# MaxSourceCharacters

The number of characters in each SourceType field to use to generate summaries.

If your documents are unusually long, increase the default to use more than the first 10,000 characters available in SourceType fields. This process can affect performance.

Type: | Long
Default: | 10000
Required: | No
Configuration Section: | Summary
Example: | `MaxSourceCharacters=2000`
See Also: | SourceType

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