Why is there a 50 column restriction on CSV/Excel imports?

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I’m evaluating Kintone for my company and so far things look promising but I need forms to have more than 50 fields.

Is the 50 column restriction limited to the trail or is that a system restriction?

Is there some kind of work around?

Thanks in advance.

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Hello Michael

The reply to your comment was posted few days ago by my colleague, but I’m not sure why it got deleted…
I will repost the reply.

This is a system restriction.
You can not create an App from a CSV/EXCEL with more than 50 columns.
 
You can check other requirements for creating an App from CSV/EXCEL files in the link below.
https://jp.cybozu.help/en/k/user/add_app_excel
 
For a work around, you can try the following.
 
*For example, assume there are 80 columns in a file.

  1. Edit CSV/Excel file to have 50 columns
     
  2. Create an App from above CSV/Excel file
    https://get.kintone.help/hc/en-us/articles/115000973887-Creating-an-App-from-a-CSV-or-Excel-file
     
  3. In the Form setting screen of the created App, add the remaining 30 columns of fields
    https://get.kintone.help/hc/en-us/articles/115001230768-How-to-Create-a-Table
     
  4. Import data from CSV/EXCEL into the created App
    https://get.kintone.help/hc/en-us/articles/115001511388-Importing-Records-from-a-File
     
    Hope this will help.
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Hello Arai-san,

Thank you very much for your help.

Sorry for my delayed reply.

Michael