Merge pull request 'fix(makedata): shorten the DC_MAXCELLS_WEBEDIT description to fit var_desc' (#346) from fix/makedata-vardesc-length into feat/release-7.18

Reviewed-on: #346

sas/sasjs/db/migrations/20261003_row_and_cell_limits.sas

@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@ quit;
       set tx_to=&now
       where var_name='DC_MAXCELLS_WEBEDIT' and var_active=1 and &now lt tx_to;
 
+    /* Why the cell limit exists, kept out of var_desc - MPE_CONFIG.VAR_DESC
+      is varchar(300), and a truncation WARNING aborts the build.  A wide
+      table is expensive long before it is tall - 250 rows of a 1000 column
+      table is a quarter of a million cells. */
     insert into &dclib..mpe_config
       set tx_from=&now
         ,tx_to='31DEC9999:23:59:59'dt
@@ -106,10 +110,8 @@ quit;
         ,var_active=1
         ,var_desc='This sets the maximum number of CELLS (rows multiplied by'
           !!' columns) that can be loaded into the browser for editing in the'
-          !!' EDIT screen.  It exists because a wide table is expensive long'
+          !!' EDIT screen.  Whichever of this and DC_MAXOBS_WEBEDIT is reached'
-          !!' before it is tall - 250 rows of a 1000 column table is a quarter'
+          !!' first applies.';
-          !!' of a million cells.  Whichever of this and DC_MAXOBS_WEBEDIT is'
-          !!' reached first applies.';
   quit;
 %end;
 %else %do;

sas/sasjs/macros/mpe_makedata.sas

@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ insert into &lib..mpe_config set
       !!' will require a decent browser (ie, not IE) and more memory on the'
       !!' client side.  The DC_MAXCELLS_WEBEDIT limit is applied at the same'
       !!' time, whichever is reached first.';
+/* Why the cell limit exists, kept out of var_desc - MPE_CONFIG.VAR_DESC is
+  varchar(300), and a truncation WARNING aborts this whole build.  A wide
+  table is expensive long before it is tall - 250 rows of a 1000 column
+  table is a quarter of a million cells. */
 insert into &lib..mpe_config set
     tx_from=0
     ,tx_to='31DEC9999:23:59:59'dt
@@ -88,9 +92,7 @@ insert into &lib..mpe_config set
     ,var_active=1
     ,var_desc='This sets the maximum number of CELLS (rows multiplied by'
       !!' columns) that can be loaded into the browser for editing in the EDIT'
-      !!' screen.  It exists because a wide table is expensive long before it'
+      !!' screen.  Whichever of this and DC_MAXOBS_WEBEDIT is reached first'
-      !!' is tall - 250 rows of a 1000 column table is a quarter of a million'
-      !!' cells.  Whichever of this and DC_MAXOBS_WEBEDIT is reached first'
       !!' applies.';
 insert into &lib..mpe_config set
     tx_from=0