Index: org/jbpm/context/exe/variableinstance/HibernateStringInstance.hbm.xml
===================================================================
--- org/jbpm/context/exe/variableinstance/HibernateStringInstance.hbm.xml	(revision 2854)
+++ org/jbpm/context/exe/variableinstance/HibernateStringInstance.hbm.xml	(working copy)
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
             discriminator-value="I">
     <any name="value" id-type="string" cascade="save-update">
       <column name="STRINGIDCLASS_" />
-      <column name="STRINGVALUE_"/>
+      <column name="STRINGVALUE_" length="4000" />
     </any>
   </subclass>
 </hibernate-mapping>
Index: org/jbpm/context/exe/variableinstance/StringInstance.hbm.xml
===================================================================
--- org/jbpm/context/exe/variableinstance/StringInstance.hbm.xml	(revision 2854)
+++ org/jbpm/context/exe/variableinstance/StringInstance.hbm.xml	(working copy)
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@
   <subclass name="org.jbpm.context.exe.variableinstance.StringInstance" 
             extends="org.jbpm.context.exe.VariableInstance" 
             discriminator-value="S">
-    <property name="value" type="text" column="STRINGVALUE_"/>
+    <property name="value" type="string" column="STRINGVALUE_" length="4000"/>
   </subclass>
 </hibernate-mapping>
Index: org/jbpm/context/log/variableinstance/StringUpdateLog.hbm.xml
===================================================================
--- org/jbpm/context/log/variableinstance/StringUpdateLog.hbm.xml	(revision 2854)
+++ org/jbpm/context/log/variableinstance/StringUpdateLog.hbm.xml	(working copy)
@@ -9,8 +9,16 @@
   <subclass name="org.jbpm.context.log.variableinstance.StringUpdateLog" 
             extends="org.jbpm.context.log.VariableUpdateLog"
             discriminator-value="U">
-    <property name="oldValue" column="OLDSTRINGVALUE_" type="text"/>
-    <property name="newValue" column="NEWSTRINGVALUE_" type="text"/>
+    <property name="oldValue" column="OLDSTRINGVALUE_" length="4000">
+      <type name="string_max">
+        <param name="length">4000</param>
+      </type> 
+    </property>
+    <property name="newValue" column="NEWSTRINGVALUE_" length="4000">
+      <type name="string_max">
+        <param name="length">4000</param>
+      </type> 
+    </property>
   </subclass>
 
 </hibernate-mapping>
Index: org/jbpm/db/hibernate.queries.hbm.xml
===================================================================
--- org/jbpm/db/hibernate.queries.hbm.xml	(revision 2854)
+++ org/jbpm/db/hibernate.queries.hbm.xml	(working copy)
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 <hibernate-mapping>
 
+  <typedef class="org.jbpm.db.hibernate.StringMax" name="string_max" />
+  
   <!-- related to ProcessDefintion -->
   <!-- ########################### -->
 
Index: org/jbpm/graph/action/Script.hbm.xml
===================================================================
--- org/jbpm/graph/action/Script.hbm.xml	(revision 2854)
+++ org/jbpm/graph/action/Script.hbm.xml	(working copy)
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <subclass name="org.jbpm.graph.action.Script" 
             discriminator-value="S" 
             extends="org.jbpm.graph.def.Action">
-    <property name="expression" column="EXPRESSION_" type="text" />
+    <property name="expression" column="EXPRESSION_" length="4000" />
     <set name="variableAccesses" cascade="all">
       <key column="SCRIPT_" foreign-key="FK_VARACC_SCRIPT"/>
       <one-to-many class="org.jbpm.context.def.VariableAccess" />
Index: org/jbpm/graph/def/ExceptionHandler.hbm.xml
===================================================================
--- org/jbpm/graph/def/ExceptionHandler.hbm.xml	(revision 2854)
+++ org/jbpm/graph/def/ExceptionHandler.hbm.xml	(working copy)
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@
          table="JBPM_EXCEPTIONHANDLER">
     <id name="id" column="ID_"><generator class="native" /></id>
 
-    <property name="exceptionClassName" column="EXCEPTIONCLASSNAME_"
-      type="text" />
+    <property name="exceptionClassName" column="EXCEPTIONCLASSNAME_" length="4000"/>
 
     <any name="graphElement" id-type="long" meta-type="char">
       <meta-value value="A" class="org.jbpm.taskmgmt.def.Task"/>
Index: org/jbpm/graph/def/Node.hbm.xml
===================================================================
--- org/jbpm/graph/def/Node.hbm.xml	(revision 2854)
+++ org/jbpm/graph/def/Node.hbm.xml	(working copy)
@@ -25,7 +25,11 @@
 
     <!-- GRAPHELEMENT -->
     <property name="name" column="NAME_"/>
-    <property name="description" column="DESCRIPTION_" type="text"/>
+    <property name="description"  column="DESCRIPTION_" length="4000">
+      <type name="string_max">
+        <param name="length">4000</param>
+      </type> 
+    </property>
     <many-to-one name="processDefinition" 
                  column="PROCESSDEFINITION_" 
                  foreign-key="FK_NODE_PROCDEF"
Index: org/jbpm/graph/def/ProcessDefinition.hbm.xml
===================================================================
--- org/jbpm/graph/def/ProcessDefinition.hbm.xml	(revision 2854)
+++ org/jbpm/graph/def/ProcessDefinition.hbm.xml	(working copy)
@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@
     <!-- GRAPHELEMENT -->
     <!-- base class fields are mapped here -->
     <property name="name" column="NAME_" />
-    <property name="description" column="DESCRIPTION_" type="text"/>
+    <property name="description"  column="DESCRIPTION_" length="4000">
+      <type name="string_max">
+        <param name="length">4000</param>
+      </type> 
+    </property>
     <map name="events" cascade="all">
       <key column="PROCESSDEFINITION_" foreign-key="FK_EVENT_PROCDEF" />
       <index column="EVENTTYPE_" type="string"/>
Index: org/jbpm/graph/def/Transition.hbm.xml
===================================================================
--- org/jbpm/graph/def/Transition.hbm.xml	(revision 2854)
+++ org/jbpm/graph/def/Transition.hbm.xml	(working copy)
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@
 
     <!-- GRAPHELEMENT -->
     <property name="name" column="NAME_"/>
-    <property name="description" column="DESCRIPTION_" type="text"></property>
+    <property name="description"  column="DESCRIPTION_" length="4000">
+      <type name="string_max">
+        <param name="length">4000</param>
+      </type> 
+    </property>
     <many-to-one name="processDefinition" 
                  column="PROCESSDEFINITION_"
                  foreign-key="FK_TRANS_PROCDEF"
Index: org/jbpm/graph/exe/Comment.hbm.xml
===================================================================
--- org/jbpm/graph/exe/Comment.hbm.xml	(revision 2854)
+++ org/jbpm/graph/exe/Comment.hbm.xml	(working copy)
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@
 
     <property name="actorId" column="ACTORID_"/>
     <property name="time" column="TIME_"/>
-    <property name="message" column="MESSAGE_" type="text"/>
+    <property name="message" column="MESSAGE_" length="4000">
+      <type name="string_max">
+        <param name="length">4000</param>
+      </type> 
+    </property>
     <many-to-one name="token" 
                  column="TOKEN_" 
                  foreign-key="FK_COMMENT_TOKEN"
Index: org/jbpm/graph/log/ActionLog.hbm.xml
===================================================================
--- org/jbpm/graph/log/ActionLog.hbm.xml	(revision 2854)
+++ org/jbpm/graph/log/ActionLog.hbm.xml	(working copy)
@@ -10,7 +10,13 @@
             extends="org.jbpm.logging.log.CompositeLog"
             discriminator-value="A">
             
-    <property name="exception" column="EXCEPTION_" type="text"/>
+    <property name="exception"
+              column="EXCEPTION_"
+              length="4000">
+      <type name="string_max">
+        <param name="length">4000</param>
+      </type> 
+    </property>              
     <many-to-one name="action" 
                  column="ACTION_" 
                  class="org.jbpm.graph.def.Action" 
Index: org/jbpm/instantiation/Delegation.hbm.xml
===================================================================
--- org/jbpm/instantiation/Delegation.hbm.xml	(revision 2854)
+++ org/jbpm/instantiation/Delegation.hbm.xml	(working copy)
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
          table="JBPM_DELEGATION">
     <id name="id" column="ID_"><generator class="native" /></id>
 
-    <property name="className" column="CLASSNAME_" type="text" />
-    <property name="configuration" column="CONFIGURATION_" type="text" />
+    <property name="className" column="CLASSNAME_" length="4000"/>
+    <property name="configuration" column="CONFIGURATION_" length="4000"/>
     <property name="configType" column="CONFIGTYPE_"/>
     
     <many-to-one name="processDefinition" 
Index: org/jbpm/job/Job.hbm.xml
===================================================================
--- org/jbpm/job/Job.hbm.xml	(revision 2854)
+++ org/jbpm/job/Job.hbm.xml	(working copy)
@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@
     <property name="isExclusive" column="ISEXCLUSIVE_" />
     <property name="lockOwner" column="LOCKOWNER_" />
     <property name="lockTime" column="LOCKTIME_" />
-    <property name="exception" column="EXCEPTION_" type="text"/>
+    <property name="exception" column="EXCEPTION_" length="4000">
+      <type name="string_max">
+        <param name="length">4000</param>
+      </type> 
+    </property>
     <property name="retries" column="RETRIES_" />
 
   </class>
Index: org/jbpm/logging/log/MessageLog.hbm.xml
===================================================================
--- org/jbpm/logging/log/MessageLog.hbm.xml	(revision 2854)
+++ org/jbpm/logging/log/MessageLog.hbm.xml	(working copy)
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@
   <subclass name="org.jbpm.logging.log.MessageLog" 
             extends="org.jbpm.logging.log.ProcessLog"
             discriminator-value="M">
-    <property name="message" column="MESSAGE_" type="text"/>
+    <property name="message" column="MESSAGE_" length="4000">
+      <type name="string_max">
+        <param name="length">4000</param>
+      </type> 
+    </property>
   </subclass>
 
 </hibernate-mapping>
Index: org/jbpm/module/def/ModuleDefinition.hbm.xml
===================================================================
--- org/jbpm/module/def/ModuleDefinition.hbm.xml	(revision 2854)
+++ org/jbpm/module/def/ModuleDefinition.hbm.xml	(working copy)
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <!--  :  -->
     <!--  :  -->
     
-    <property name="name" column="NAME_"/>
+    <property name="name" column="NAME_" length="4000"/>
     <many-to-one name="processDefinition" 
                  column="PROCESSDEFINITION_"
                  foreign-key="FK_MODDEF_PROCDEF"
Index: org/jbpm/taskmgmt/def/Task.hbm.xml
===================================================================
--- org/jbpm/taskmgmt/def/Task.hbm.xml	(revision 2854)
+++ org/jbpm/taskmgmt/def/Task.hbm.xml	(working copy)
@@ -12,7 +12,11 @@
   
     <!-- GRAPHELEMENT -->
     <property name="name" column="NAME_" />
-    <property name="description" column="DESCRIPTION_" type="text"/>
+    <property name="description" column="DESCRIPTION_" length="4000">
+      <type name="string_max">
+        <param name="length">4000</param>
+      </type> 
+    </property>
     <many-to-one name="processDefinition" 
                  column="PROCESSDEFINITION_" 
                  foreign-key="FK_TASK_PROCDEF"
Index: org/jbpm/taskmgmt/exe/TaskInstance.hbm.xml
===================================================================
--- org/jbpm/taskmgmt/exe/TaskInstance.hbm.xml	(revision 2854)
+++ org/jbpm/taskmgmt/exe/TaskInstance.hbm.xml	(working copy)
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@
     <version name="version" column="VERSION_" />
   
     <property name="name"         column="NAME_" />
-    <property name="description" column="DESCRIPTION_" type="text"/>
+    <property name="description"  column="DESCRIPTION_" length="4000">
+      <type name="string_max">
+        <param name="length">4000</param>
+      </type> 
+    </property>
     <property name="actorId"      column="ACTORID_" index="IDX_TASK_ACTORID"/>
     <property name="create"       column="CREATE_" />
     <property name="start"        column="START_" />