Important Limitations

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1) Custom fields per object

• Enterprise Edition --> 500
• Unlimited And Performance --> 800

2) limit of object creation in Salesforce : 3,000 total custom objects per

Organization

3) Custom Fields Allowed Per Object

The number of custom fields allowed per object varies according to your Salesforce
edition.
• PERSONAL EDITION --> 5

• CONTACT MANAGER --> 25

• GROUP EDITION --> 100

• ESSENTIALS EDITION --> 100

• STARTER EDITION --> 25

• PROFESSIONAL EDITION --> 100

• ENTERPRISE EDITION --> 500

• UNLIMITED AND PERFORMANCE EDITION --> 800

• DEVELOPER EDITION --> 500

4) How many fields can a custom object have? Maximum of 1024 fields

5) What is the limitation of formula fields?

Formula fields are auto-calculated fields that derive their value from an
expression assigned by the admin. You can create formula fields across all modules
( Contact, Account, and Deal), with a limit of 40 formula fields per module.

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6) How many validation rules per object in Salesforce?

✓ Professional: 20

✓ Enterprise & Developer: 100

✓ Unlimited & Performance: 500

7) How many sharing rules per object in Salesforce?

There are two types of sharing rules limits per entity (per object). A
general sharing rules limit that counts for all sharing rules, including
criteria-based. The default limit is 300 and can be increased to a maximum of
500 through a Support case.
8) How many records can be stored in custom object?
Object rules default to 500 records per object. Salesforce doesn't limit
the number of users per briefcase, but the number of records plus the number
of assigned users does affect briefcase performance.
9) What is the case limit in Salesforce?
Salesforce enforces a maximum number of new Cases (5000) and Leads
(500) generated in a 24 hours period (Salesforce Features and Edition Limits).
10) What is the limit of compact layout?
It can have a maximum of 10 fields. Compact layouts support all field
types except text area, long text area, rich text area, and multi-select picklist.
11) How many page layouts can be assigned to a profile on a object?
It's important to note that you can only apply one page layout to one
group of users per object, per record Type. For example, if you have one record
Type on the Accounts object, you can only apply one page layout per profile.

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12) How many fields are in a highlight panel?

Each page's highlights panel can be modified to add up to six fields. These fields will
contain information that will enable the user to quickly find or “know” the details. You can
create a formula field to combine multiple (for example, Height + Weight+ Age) to provide
extra information to the panel.

13) How many custom tabs allowed in Salesforce?

The maximum number of Custom Tabs available varies per Salesforce edition:

✓ Contact Manager Edition: 3.

✓ Group Edition: 5.
✓ Developer Edition: 100.

14) What is character limit in Formula field Salesforce?

Formula syntax is limited by the maximum size of the database field that
stores it. For any Salesforce edition, you'll get an error message if you exceed these
limits: Maximum number of characters: 3,900 characters. Maximum formula size
when saved: 4,000 bytes.

15) What is the permission set group limit in Salesforce?

Specifically, orgs are limited to at most 1,500 global Permission Sets and
1,000 global Permission Set Groups, with each group having a maximum of 100
Permission Sets.

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16) What is the limit of permission set assignment?

You can create 1000 permission sets. This limit depends on the type of
salesforce features and editions. The permission set cannot be used to revoke
access; it can only grant access. Permission sets can't be assigned to a custom
object in Master-detail relationships if the master is a standard object.

17) What is the relationship limit in Salesforce?

Each object can have no more than 40 custom relationships, including
Master-Detail and Lookup.

18) What is the master detail relationship limitations in Salesforce?

You can have a maximum of 40 lookup on an object. You can have a
maximum of two master details on an object.

19) What are the limitations of lookup filter in Salesforce?

Please note the default limit is 5 and the max is 15. For more information,
you can review Limitations on Lookup Filters. To request an increase to the
number of active lookup filters per object, please have a System Administrator
submit a Support Case with the Feature Activations & Limits Team

20) What is the profile limit in Salesforce?

Administrators can create a maximum of 1,500 custom profiles per user

license type. Note: For Professional Edition, the maximum number of custom
profiles they can create is 3.

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