Custom String Fields say 60 but in reality only allow 23. (error on site updated but still very limited)

Custom String Fields say 60 but in reality only allow 23. (error on site updated but still very limited)

Anil Kumar
May I know which field are you concerned about.
Check box or date field
3:20 PMbrendon
Text Fields at the moment are the only ones not working
not sure how much I have used of others
Sorry TextArae
3:21 PMAnil Kumar
Are you sure, ?
3:21 PMbrendon
TextArea
check box still works
3:22 PMAnil Kumar
ok, Could you check and tell me how many fields in each of these data types have you created in tasks. (Text, Pick List, Multi-select Pick List, Email, Phone, Text Area, URL, and Auto Number)
3:22 PMbrendon
picklist works
apart from the default ones?
3:22 PMAnil Kumar
yes
forget about the standard fields. Don't count them
3:24 PMbrendon
26
under tasks
havent touched events and calls yet
might be out by one or two
sorry 23
3:25 PMAnil Kumar
Can I have a look at it over the remote session
3:25 PMbrendon
sure
3:26 PMAnil Kumar
Sent you an email please check
3:26 PMbrendon
ok
only used once here
but need more text area mostly
i should be under still with text area
unless event and call have some already
but i havent customised call and events yet
3:51 PMAnil Kumar
Ok
I have a question now.
Would you be using the content of these text area fields in any other actions like criteria in workflow, Reports, custom views and Sorting etc.?
3:53 PMbrendon
yes
one of the main reasons for all the custom fields
not workflow but for reports yes
3:59 PMAnil Kumar
Sorry for the delay Brendon,
I was in a discussion with our product team about this matter.
4:00 PMbrendon
ok
4:01 PMAnil Kumar
I was asking is there any plan in the list to increase or any possibility for now atleast to increase it up to the required level. Unfortunatley had no luck on that.
But I was told that we have plan of increasing the overall limit in the future.
4:02 PMbrendon
but I have not used up String fields (Text, Pick List, Multi-select Pick List, Email, Phone, Text Area, URL, and Auto Number)
I count only 23 used
4:03 PMAnil Kumar
Yes, among the string type fields. there is a limit of 10 per module certainly for text area field
Due to various technical reasons.
4:04 PMbrendon
but the website say 60 per module for string fields
not 10
4:05 PMAnil Kumar
Yes I apologize for not having that specified. I have asked our internal team to update that in online docs.
4:05 PMbrendon
so the website is wrong?
https://www.zoho.com/crm/help/erutaef321.html#custom-fields
If this gets out it is major negative press for Zoho. I would suggest fixing this.
not changing the online docs
23 is way off 60
4:15 PMAnil Kumar
Give me a few minutes please
4:15 PMbrendon
ok
4:22 PMAnil Kumar
Thanks for waiting.
4:22 PMbrendon
no problem
4:23 PMAnil Kumar
yes, we missed out the note about the Text Area field limit in help doc.
But we will update it shortly. I have just went ahead and spoke with the concerned person.
4:24 PMbrendon
what should it say
looks clear to me
4:24 PMAnil Kumar
Sure
4:25 PMbrendon
doesnt look like anything misssing just looks incorrect
what is missing?
String fields (Text, Pick List, Multi-select Pick List, Email, Phone, Text Area, URL, and Auto Number)
60
4:25 PMAnil Kumar
A note about the limit of Text Area per module.
4:26 PMbrendon
but its there under String Fields. it says Text Area - 60
not missing at all
4:26 PMAnil Kumar
Yes it will be corrected in while we update it
4:27 PMbrendon
so will there not be a limit of 23 fields not 60
now be a limit*
4:27 PMAnil Kumar
It still remains the same other than Text Area.
4:27 PMbrendon
or text area will will be seperate
why can it just be fixed?
4:28 PMAnil Kumar
Text area will be separate.
4:28 PMbrendon
im sure it is not a technical issue just development time
I still need more text area
what can be done?
4:29 PMAnil Kumar
As I already mentioned, the Text Area field has been limited a long back due to technical reasons.
4:29 PMbrendon
what is hte technical reason?
i dont understand why
4:32 PMAnil Kumar
If you write an email to support@zohocrm.com with a detailed requirement with the Text Area field. We will take that forward to our product team to analyze the possibilities to provide you more fields than the limit. Howverm, we can't assure that, because it is based on the outcome of the analysis.
4:33 PMbrendon
Analysis of what? effort
how many peopel complain?
or that it should have been done properly