Add More Text Columns than 30

[koolkat]

I see you can only add 30 text columns. Is there a way to increase this? I
need more.

 

[JulieS]

Hello koolkat,

Sorry, no. You do have the notes field. Perhaps if you can explain
why you need above 30 text columns, we can suggest an alternative
process.

I hope this helps. Let us know how you get along.

Julie
Project MVP

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[Jim Aksel]

Custom Colums available:
Text1-Text30
Number1-20
Cost1-20
Date1-10
Duration1-10
Start1-10
Finish1-10
Flag1-20
Outline Code 1-10

No additional custom fields are available. You may want to consider using
some of the other fields.




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[vanita]

Hi

There are 30 Text cols. for Task views and 30 separate Text cols. for
Resource views. So in total 60. Do you need more...? If yes, copy your Task
name/Resource name cols. in an Excel sheet and you may keep more associated
data in that file.

I hope it helps.
Vanita

 

[Rob Schneider]

As others say, the limit is 30 custom text fields. But, you can also
work out some sort of algorithms where you store your own custome fields
inside single fields, e.g. here are four "sub-fields" held in one field:

[Text1]="Susan Smith";"4-Nov-1941";"Rome";3

where one Text field holds a name, birthday, home town, and number of
projects. You parse the fields it with your own code for your own use.

This will work--but it will take design and implementation.

So, like July said, what is it you are actually trying to do and perhaps
it can be accomplished in other ways without this complexity.


--rms

www.rmschneider.com

 

[Rob Schneider]

As others say, the limit is 30 custom text fields. But, if absolutely
required to have this much custom information, you could work out a
design where you store your own custom fields inside single custom field.

For example, here are four "sub-fields" held in one field:

[Text1]="Susan Smith";"4-Nov-1941";"Rome";3

where one T
text field holds a name, birthday, home town, and number of projects
with semicolons as the delimiter. You parse the fields into subfields
with your own code for your own use. You probably could build your own
input screens. You will have to watch field length as the text fields do
not have unlimited storage space (255 characters).

This will work--but it will take design and implementation.

So, like Julie said, what is it you are trying to do? Perhaps it can be
accomplished in other ways without this complexity.

--rms

www.rmschneider.com