KB17499: Setting a height or width value for a rectangle shape in a Report Services Document greater than 56 inches won’t take effect in MicroStrategy Developer 9.x and 10.x

SYMPTOM
When attempting to resize a rectangle shape within a Report Services Document in Strategy Developer 9.x and 10.x to a value greater than 56 inches, the change is not applied.
 
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
Using the Strategy Tutorial, perform the following actions:

• Create a new Report Services Document.
• Select any report as the dataset.
• Add a rectangle to the Detail section of the document as shown in the following image:
   
  

• From the Property list panel change the Height Size value for the rectangle to 57 inches as shown in the image below:
  

• Hit the ENTER key or click somewhere else in order to attempt to perform the value change. The value will be reset to the original value and the change won't take effect as shown in the image below:
  

CAUSE
The maximum height and width size value for a rectangle or a rounded rectangle is set to 56 inches by design in Strategy 9.x and 10.x.
 
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