Index: lams_admin/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/admin/service/ImportService.java
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/lams_admin/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/admin/service/ImportService.java,v
diff -u -r1.20.2.5 -r1.20.2.6
--- lams_admin/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/admin/service/ImportService.java	11 May 2016 07:06:57 -0000	1.20.2.5
+++ lams_admin/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/admin/service/ImportService.java	23 Nov 2016 19:21:03 -0000	1.20.2.6
@@ -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)) {