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The test result sample in our slack message truncates the columns too short for my needs. Can the length of this truncation be configured so we only truncate after X chars?

This isn’t configurable today.  Slack samples are rendered either as:  - A fixed‑width table when there are up to 5 columns, which can cause values to be visually truncated, or   - JSON when there are more than 5 columns. [[Slack column width](<https://elementary-community.slack.com/archives/C02CTC89LAX/p1760512465867779>); [Table vs JSON](<https://elementary-community.slack.com/archives/C02CTC89LAX/p1742375110302609>)]  The knowledge sources don’t mention any setting to change the per‑column truncation length or to control when truncation occurs. You *can* configure how many sample rows are saved/shown using `test_sample_row_count`, but that affects row count, not string length. [[FAQ samples](<https://docs.elementary-data.com/oss/general/faq#can-i-see-more-result-samples-in-the-report>)]  So based on the available docs and Slack threads, there is currently no way to configure “truncate after X characters” for Slack samples.