Index: lams_admin/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/admin/service/ImportService.java
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diff -u -r51fb2a37254f24bb2a805d4ffd54482c779f43fa -r887b418fede977524af40bed054e33e1eda4f382
--- lams_admin/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/admin/service/ImportService.java	(.../ImportService.java)	(revision 51fb2a37254f24bb2a805d4ffd54482c779f43fa)
+++ lams_admin/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/admin/service/ImportService.java	(.../ImportService.java)	(revision 887b418fede977524af40bed054e33e1eda4f382)
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@
 	Organisation org = new Organisation();
 	String[] args = new String[1];
 
-	String name = parseStringCell(row.getCell(ImportService.NAME));
+	String name = StringUtils.substring(parseStringCell(row.getCell(ImportService.NAME)),0,240);
 
 	//validate organisation name
 	if (StringUtils.isBlank(name)) {