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title: Avoid Picklist Fields With Too Many Values
description: "**Impact area** Manageability **Severity** Medium **Affected element** Custom Field ## Rule ID **SF-0206** ## Impact Too many values in a picklist field can affect data quality ## Remediation Reduce the values of the picklist to the important ones. ### Time…"
url: "https://community-staging.qualityclouds.com/qcdocs/qcr/rules/avoid-picklist-fields-with-too-many-values/"
updated: "2025-03-21"
category: Rules
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# Avoid Picklist Fields With Too Many Values

**Impact area**

Manageability

**Severity**

Medium

**Affected element**

Custom Field

## Rule ID

**SF-0206**

## Impact

Too many values in a picklist field can affect data quality

## Remediation

Reduce the values of the picklist to the important ones.

### Time to fix

15 min