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title: "Here is The Permissible Length of DB2-Object-Names"
description: "The maximum limits that can be used in DB2 database a quick reference."
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date: 2014-09-01
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# Here is The Permissible Length of DB2-Object-Names

In this post, you will see the maximum size of different DB2 objects.

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| ** Item** | ** Limit** |
| --- | --- |
| ** Longest alias, synonym, collection ID, correlation  name, statement name, or name of a column, cursor,  index, table, view, or table check constraint** | ** 18 bytes** |
| ** Longest authorization name, package name, or name of  a plan, database, table space, storage group, or  referential constraint** | ** 8 bytes** |
| ** Longest host identifier** | ** 64 bytes** |
| ** Longest server name or location identifier** | ** 16 bytes** |

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