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Oct 01, 2018
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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 y...
  • 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