Index: lams_tool_sbmt/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/sbmt/dbupdates/patch20161025.sql
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diff -u
--- lams_tool_sbmt/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/sbmt/dbupdates/patch20161025.sql	(revision 0)
+++ lams_tool_sbmt/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/sbmt/dbupdates/patch20161025.sql	(revision 4ef9f1c0729b7f2390c92d94f23b80229b0c8bbd)
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+-- Turn off autocommit, so nothing is committed if there is an error
+SET AUTOCOMMIT = 0;
+SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS=0;
+----------------------Put all sql statements below here-------------------------
+
+--    LDEV-4022 Increase the file description size (currently at 255 characters)
+
+ALTER TABLE tl_lasbmt11_submission_details MODIFY fileDescription text;
+
+
+
+
+----------------------Put all sql statements above here-------------------------
+
+-- If there were no errors, commit and restore autocommit to on
+COMMIT;
+SET AUTOCOMMIT = 1;
+SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS=1;
\ No newline at end of file
Index: lams_tool_sbmt/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/sbmt/form/LearnerForm.java
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diff -u -r5773f84ed608838de3521ecde87c52f3c72d478c -r4ef9f1c0729b7f2390c92d94f23b80229b0c8bbd
--- lams_tool_sbmt/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/sbmt/form/LearnerForm.java	(.../LearnerForm.java)	(revision 5773f84ed608838de3521ecde87c52f3c72d478c)
+++ lams_tool_sbmt/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/sbmt/form/LearnerForm.java	(.../LearnerForm.java)	(revision 4ef9f1c0729b7f2390c92d94f23b80229b0c8bbd)
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  */
 public class LearnerForm extends ValidatorForm {
 
-    public static int DESCRIPTION_LENGTH = 250;
+    public static int DESCRIPTION_LENGTH = 5000;
 
     private String description;
     private FormFile file;