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SharePoint list - can't create more than 12 columns (Type: Person/Group)
How come I can't create more than 12 columns of the type Person or Group?
When I create column no 13 the list crashes. It just says 'Something went wrong' and 'try again later'.
I googled it, and you're supposed to be able to create 96 columns of the type Person or Group.
Hi Deleted,
You are hitting the lookup column limit for a single view. You can have no more than 12 complex columns (lookup, person/group, managed metadata) in a single view. So you can add more than 12 to your lists/libraries, but you will have to hide a couple in the view. All columns will appear in the list forms, though.
This limit is described in this SharePoint Online Limits support article:
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/sharepoint-online-limits-8f34ff47-b749-408b-abc0-b605e1f6d498
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Hi Deleted,
You are hitting the lookup column limit for a single view. You can have no more than 12 complex columns (lookup, person/group, managed metadata) in a single view. So you can add more than 12 to your lists/libraries, but you will have to hide a couple in the view. All columns will appear in the list forms, though.
This limit is described in this SharePoint Online Limits support article:
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/sharepoint-online-limits-8f34ff47-b749-408b-abc0-b605e1f6d498
This link: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/sharepoint-online-limits-8f34ff47-b749-408b-abc0-b605e1f6d498 you provided does not state anything about the maximum number of managed metadata/lookup columns you can display in a view. Is there other Sharepoint documentation that does?
- Not to my knowledge. You could submit it on SharePoint UserVoice as an idea. https://sharepoint.uservoice.com/forums/329214-sites-and-collaboration
