Number of elements in picklists

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Dear all, 
 I'm trying to find out if there is a limitation in the number of elements a pikclist in MultiTerm can have but couldn't find anything about it in the documentation. Does anyone know the limit, if any? 
 Thank you very much in advance, 
 M.

Ozzie O · Answer

Monica, I created a test termbase to check on this issue. I would then say that the number of elements you can include in a picklist is unlimited, because a picklist is just another text field which theoretically can take up to 1GB of text (if we are to judge by the underlying database technology of a termbase). Please note that I said 'theoretically' but MultiTerm Desktop may have internally its own limits (which we don't know, and that's the reason of your inquiry). However, my test only included 30 elements and the termbase manages them very easily. 
 On the other hand, let me ask you, are you trying to include a lot of picklist elements or values in your termbase? However, if you need to include a lot of elements, you may want to rethink the design of your termbase. I hope my reply will help.

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Number of elements in picklists

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