IBM DOMINO LOTUS LIMITS


Maintained as a general resource for IBM Lotus Notes/Domino developers and administrators, with information coming from Lotus Notes Help, IBM technotes, as well as developers and admins like you! If any limits seem wrong to you, or if you have experience that says the IBM documentation is wrong, let me know. Email me about additional limits we should include, or with general suggestions for how to make this resource better. For suggested changes to specific limits, or to note bugs or caveats, click on the symbol next to each entry.

This is not official documentation, although much of it is based on official documentation. It is what you can expect from IBM Lotus Notes/Domino by way of limitations, if you don't know better. If you do know better, we'd like to! Limits that are unverified are usually marked as such.

If this is helpful to you, please share this resource with others:





Click on symbol for additional notes, and to leave comments and questions:

Hide details for How many aliases are allowed for views? How many aliases are allowed for views?
Up to 130 characters for all view aliases per view, including vertical-bar separators ("|"), including the view name (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for How many characters are allowed in names for views, forms, and so on? How many characters are allowed in names for views, forms, and so on?
Database Title: 32 (R5)
Filename: limited by OS's file system
Field names: 32
View names: 64
Folder names: 64
Form names: 32
Macro names: 32
Database Title: 96 (ND6 to 8.5)
Filename: limited by OS's file system
Field names: 32
View names: 64
Folder names: 64
Form names: 32
Macro names: 32
ACL entry: 255
Hide details for How many characters are allowed in parts of canonical names? How many characters are allowed in parts of canonical names?
Common name (CN): 80 (R5 to 8.5)
Organizational unit (OU) name: 32
Organization (O) name: 3 (min) to 62 (max), or 2 (min) if you include Country code
Country code (C): 2 (or 0 since it is optional)
Hide details for How many characters are allowed in various administrative names? How many characters are allowed in various administrative names?
Domain name: 31 (R5 to 8.5)
Notes named network: 31
Server name: 79
User name: 79
Group name: 62
Port: No maximum
Most are the same between R5 and ND6. Not sure whether Organization name difference is real or a documentation error.
Hide details for How many characters can be in path in MkDir, RmDir, or ChDir statement? How many characters can be in path in MkDir, RmDir, or ChDir statement?
128 (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for How many characters in a string to be abstracted How many characters in a string to be abstracted
64,994 bytes (ND6 to 8.5)
Hide details for How many copies of a document can be printed at once? How many copies of a document can be printed at once?
65,535 copies (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for How many data elements can be in a LotusScript array? How many data elements can be in a LotusScript array?
Determined by memory available for data, and by the storage size of each element of the array, which varies with the array data type. For example, a Long one-dimensional fixed array declared in type scope can have 16,128 elements. (The total storage size available for fixed-size data in module scope is 64K bytes, and a Long element requires 4 bytes for storage.) (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for How many documents at each level in a hierarchical view? How many documents at each level in a hierarchical view?
300,000 documents (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for How many documents can be imported into a view? How many documents can be imported into a view?
Individual documents: up to 350K; (R5 to 8.5)
from a spreadsheet, 8192 rows;
5000 separate documents
Hide details for How many fields in a form? How many fields in a form?
6MB memory for OS/2 (R5)
10MB memory for all other platforms
memory space is allotted, so more short field names or fewer long names
10MB memory space allotted (more short field names, fewer long names) (ND6 to 8.5)
Hide details for How many items can be in a Print, Write, or Input statement? How many items can be in a Print, Write, or Input statement?
255 items (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for How many levels of responses will display in a view? How many levels of responses will display in a view?
31 levels of response to 1 main document (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for How many mail rules in a mail DB? How many mail rules in a mail DB?
50 mail rules (R5)
100 mail rules (ND6 to 8.5)
Hide details for How many new documents can be created per second before modification dates skew into future? How many new documents can be created per second before modification dates skew into future?
48 new documents per second (ND7 to 8.5)
Hide details for How many outline entries can an outline have? How many outline entries can an outline have?
~21,000 entries (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for How many paragraphs in a document? How many paragraphs in a document?
19,004 paragraphs for OS/2 (R5)
21,509 paragraphs for other platforms
21,509 paragraphs for all platforms (ND6 to 8.5)
Hide details for How many responses per parent document? How many responses per parent document?
15,796 responses per document (due to bug) (R5)
300,000 documents (ND6 to 8.5)
Hide details for How many sublevels in a hierarchical view? How many sublevels in a hierarchical view?
31 levels (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for How many symbols can LotusScript handle? How many symbols can LotusScript handle?
64k of text in symbol names (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for How many variable-length strings can be defined in LotusScript? How many variable-length strings can be defined in LotusScript?
Limited by available memory and module definitions. Can be limited by symbol table to 64k of symbol names per module. (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for How wide can a column be (# of inches)? How wide can a column be (# of inches)?
20 inches (maximum width of table, so this would be with no borders) (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for margin size (in inches) margin size (in inches)
46 (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for Maximum cascading views in a database Maximum cascading views in a database
200 levels (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for Maximum columns in a view? Maximum columns in a view?
289 ten-character columns; dependent upon # or characters per column (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for Maximum individual reader names/group names in a single document? Maximum individual reader names/group names in a single document?
2005 names (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for Maximum number of ACL groups a user can be member of? Maximum number of ACL groups a user can be member of?
Up to 5.0.8: 3000 (due to bug causing server crash) (R5)
5.0.9 and higher: 4096
4096 (ND6 to 8.5)
Hide details for Maximum number of characters in a remote-console command to display properly in Administrator? Maximum number of characters in a remote-console command to display properly in Administrator?
77 characters. Some commands may handle more; others don't. The command itself is neither displayed nor logged as more than 77 characters. (R5)
More than 77 characters (documented as "addressed" in K-Base, but no new maximum value is documented). (ND6 to 8.5)
Hide details for Maximum number of columns in one table Maximum number of columns in one table
64 (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for Maximum number of documents in a view Maximum number of documents in a view
Maximum of 128 GB for a view index. (R5 to 8.5)
(16 M page of B-tree space, 8kB/page)
Also limited by available disk space (2 GB on some UNIX platforms)
Hide details for Maximum number of fields in a database Maximum number of fields in a database
~ 3000 (limited to ~ 64K total length for all field names). You can enable the database property "Allow more fields in database" to get up to 22,893 uniquely-named fields in the database. (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for Maximum number of forms in a database Maximum number of forms in a database
Unlimited (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for Maximum number of other calendars you can add in Show Calendars pane? Maximum number of other calendars you can add in Show Calendars pane?
25 other calendars (ND7 to 8.5)
Hide details for Maximum number of rows in one table Maximum number of rows in one table
255 (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for maximum number of soft-deleted documents in a database maximum number of soft-deleted documents in a database
1000 (R5)
32,768 (ND6 to 8.5)
Hide details for Maximum size for Mail recipient names in a single mail message? Maximum size for Mail recipient names in a single mail message?
For individual names and private groups which expand locally: 15KB (R5 to 6.5)
For public groups which expand on a server: 2MB
For individual names and private groups which expand locally: 15KB (ND7 to 8.5)
For public groups which expand on a server: 5MB
Hide details for Maximum size of a single paragraph in rich text Maximum size of a single paragraph in rich text
64KB (approximately 35k of text) (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for Maximum size of a text list? Maximum size of a text list?
60K bytes (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for Maximum size of all summary fields in a document combined? Maximum size of all summary fields in a document combined?
64KB of summary data per document (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for Maximum size of plain text fields? Maximum size of plain text fields?
15KB per (summary) text field (R5 to 8.5)
64KB per (non-summary) text field
30KB of fields per document (storage)
15KB displayed in a view's column
Hide details for min/max width of a table cell set through API min/max width of a table cell set through API
0.001" minimum, but less than 0.028 messes with borders (R5 to 8.5)
22.755" maximum
Hide details for min/max width of a table cell set through Designer min/max width of a table cell set through Designer
0.125" (0.318cm) minimum (R5 to 8.5)
22.75" (57.785cm) maximum
Hide details for nested table depth nested table depth
8 nestings (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for page cropping size (in inches) page cropping size (in inches)
46 (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for point size to select/print point size to select/print
250 (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for views in a database views in a database
No limit; however, as the number of views increases, the length of time to display other views also increases (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for What's the largest rich text field HTTP will update? What's the largest rich text field HTTP will update?
~64k? (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for What's the largest URL HTTP will accept? What's the largest URL HTTP will accept?
1024 (2048 5.0.10 up) (R5)
2048 (limit can be lowered with server setting) (ND6 to 8.5)
Hide details for What's the largest view column title allowed? What's the largest view column title allowed?
50 characters (R5)
80 characters (ND6 to 8.5)
Hide details for What's the maximum amount of storage that can be used for strings in a LotusScript module? What's the maximum amount of storage that can be used for strings in a LotusScript module?
2 GB or available memory. (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for What's the maximum length of a string constant in @function formulas? What's the maximum length of a string constant in @function formulas?
2048 bytes (not byes - click on symbol for details) (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for What's the maximum length of a string literal in LotusScript? What's the maximum length of a string literal in LotusScript?
32k (16k characters) (this is a BASIC language limitation) (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for What's the maximum length of an environment variable value? What's the maximum length of an environment variable value?
255 characters (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for What's the maximum line length of a line written by LotusScript Write statement? What's the maximum line length of a line written by LotusScript Write statement?
255 characters (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for What's the maximum number of profile documents allowed in a database? What's the maximum number of profile documents allowed in a database?
6000-6100 per database (R5)
around 6000-6100 per database: s/w limitation (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for What's the maximum number of results that can be returned from a full text search What's the maximum number of results that can be returned from a full text search
4,999 (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for What's the maximum password length allowed on an ID? What's the maximum password length allowed on an ID?
63 characters (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for What's the maximum recLen in Open statement? What's the maximum recLen in Open statement?
32767 (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for What's the maximum size of a LotusScript executable module's code? What's the maximum size of a LotusScript executable module's code?
limited by available memory; 64k of source without LSS include files (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for What's the maximum size of fixed-length strings in LotusScript? What's the maximum size of fixed-length strings in LotusScript?
64k (this is a BASIC language limitation) (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for What's the maximum size of variable-length strings in a LotusScript module? What's the maximum size of variable-length strings in a LotusScript module?
2 GB (1 GB of characters) per module, or available memory. (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for What is the maximum length of a role name in an ACL? What is the maximum length of a role name in an ACL?
15 characters (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for What is the maximum number of  windows you can have open simultaneously? What is the maximum number of windows you can have open simultaneously?
limited by memory; 35(?) accessible from keyboard (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for What is the maximum number of documents that can be exported to Tabular Text? What is the maximum number of documents that can be exported to Tabular Text?
Limited only by available disk space (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for What is the maximum number of documents that can be selected when using the 'Archive Selected Documents' optio What is the maximum number of documents that can be selected when using the 'Archive Selected Documents' option?
(R5)
The limit appears to be 2047, according to (ND6 to 8.5)
Hide details for What is the maximum number of documents you can cut or copy to the clipboard? What is the maximum number of documents you can cut or copy to the clipboard?
2335 (Win32) (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for What is the maximum number of entries in an Access Control List? What is the maximum number of entries in an Access Control List?
Approx: 950 names (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for What is the maximum number of groups that can be nested? What is the maximum number of groups that can be nested?
20 levels or up to 64k of group name and person name characters, whichever is lower (~30k of data using @UserNamesList or @UserRoles) (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for What is the maximum number of inserted page breaks? What is the maximum number of inserted page breaks?
19,004 page breaks for OS/2 (R5)
21,509 page breaks for other platforms because each takes a paragraph
21,509 because each takes a paragraph (ND6 to 8.5)
Hide details for What is the maximum number of paragraph styles? What is the maximum number of paragraph styles?
64,000 unique paragraph styles in a single document (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for What is the maximum number of roles in an access control list? What is the maximum number of roles in an access control list?
75 Roles (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for What is the maximum number of users to have authorized passwords on a multiple password ID? What is the maximum number of users to have authorized passwords on a multiple password ID?
8 users (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for What is the maximum size of a computed text field? What is the maximum size of a computed text field?
64,363 characters (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for What is the maximum size of a database? What is the maximum size of a database?
64 GB (gigabyte) or the OS file system's limit (R5)
2GB on Macintosh
64GB or OS file system limit (see notes) (ND6 to 8.5)
Hide details for What is the maximum size of a List in LotusScript? What is the maximum size of a List in LotusScript?
Limited by available memory (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for What is the maximum size of a rich text field? What is the maximum size of a rich text field?
Limited only by available disk space up to 1GB (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for What is the maximum size of a single paragraph you can cut or copy to the Clipboard? What is the maximum size of a single paragraph you can cut or copy to the Clipboard?
Unlimited (64K for UNIX) (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for What is the maximum value allowed in "Start page numbers at" field? What is the maximum value allowed in "Start page numbers at" field?
65,535 (R5 to 8.5)
Hide details for What is the total size of computable simple text fields? What is the total size of computable simple text fields?
63K (R5 to 8.5)

你可能感兴趣的:(Lotus)