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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions docs/configuration/dtable-web-settings.md
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Expand Up @@ -196,6 +196,8 @@ BIG_DATA_ROW_IMPORT_LIMIT = 500000
BIG_DATA_ROW_UPDATE_LIMIT = 500000
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In addition, there's a file size limit of 40MB per XLSX file. This limit cannot be configured.

## Base export limit

SeaTable exports bases in DTABLE files. A DTABLE file contains all tabular data, assets, and a lot of metadata and can thus become large.
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52 changes: 26 additions & 26 deletions docs/introduction/system-limitations.md
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Expand Up @@ -4,29 +4,29 @@ The following limitations apply to SeaTable Server as well as SeaTable Cloud and

For API-related limits, please see the SeaTable [API reference](https://api.seatable.com/reference/limits).

| Category | Limitation Type | Limit | Additional Notes |
| :---------------------------------- | :-------------------------------------------------- | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Bases | Rows | 100 000 | The base becomes read-only when exceeding this limit. The limit can be modified in dtable_server_config.json. |
| | Rows 2 | 150 000 | The base will fail to load when exceeding this limit. The limit can be modified in dtable_server_config.json. |
| | Archived rows | no limit | |
| | Tables | 200 | |
| | External links for bases | 100 | |
| | External links for views | 100 | |
| | Apps | 100 | |
| | Forms | 100 | |
| Tables | Columns | 500 | |
| External links | External link viewing rate | 300/min | |
| Import / export | Size of a base being exported as a DTABLE file | 100MB | All files stored in a base can be viewed and deleted via File Management. The limit can be modified in dtable_web_settings.py (`DTABLE_EXPORT_MAX_SIZE`). |
| | Import of a XLSX/CSV file | 50 000 records or 10MB | |
| | Export of a table | 10 000 records or 1,000,000 cells | |
| | Export of a view in table | 1 000 000 cells | |
| Import / export big data | Import from XLSX to big data storage | 500 000 records or 40MB | The limit can be modified in dtable_web_settings.py (`BIG_DATA_ROW_IMPORT_LIMIT`). |
| | Update from XLSX to big data storage | 500 000 records | The limit can be modified in dtable_web_settings.py (`BIG_DATA_ROW_UPDATE_LIMIT`). |
| | Export big data view to Excel | 250 000 records | The limit can be modified in dtable_web_settings.py (`ARCHIVE_VIEW_EXPORT_ROW_LIMIT`). |
| Groups | Group members | 500 | The limit can be modified in dtable_web_settings.py (`GROUP_MEMBER_LIMIT`). |
| | Group bases | 500 | |
| Common datasets (CDS) | Syncs of CDS | Sync up to the first 50 000 records | |
| | Sync frequency | 5 minutes | The limit can be modified in dtable_web_settings.py (`SYNC_COMMON_DATASET_INTERVAL`). |
| Automation rules | Records meet specific conditions after modification | For batch modification, check the first 50 records. A rule can be triggered up to 10 times per minute. | |
| | Add record | For batch addition, check the first 50 records. A rule can be triggered up to 10 times per minute. | |
| | Run periodically on records meet conditions | Lock a maximum of 200 rows and send a maximum of 50 emails in one trigger | |
| Category | Limitation Type | Limit | Additional Notes |
| :----------------------- | :-------------------------------------------------- | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Bases | Rows | 100 000 | The base becomes read-only when exceeding this limit. The limit can be modified in dtable_server_config.json. |
| | Rows 2 | 150 000 | The base will fail to load when exceeding this limit. The limit can be modified in dtable_server_config.json. |
| | Archived rows | no limit | |
| | Tables | 200 | |
| | External links for bases | 100 | |
| | External links for views | 100 | |
| | Apps | 100 | |
| | Forms | 100 | |
| Tables | Columns | 500 | |
| External links | External link viewing rate | 300/min | |
| Import / export | Size of a base being exported as a DTABLE file | 100MB | All files stored in a base can be viewed and deleted via File Management. The limit can be modified in dtable_web_settings.py (`DTABLE_EXPORT_MAX_SIZE`). |
| | Import of a XLSX/CSV file | 50 000 records or 10MB | |
| | Export of a table | 10 000 records or 1,000,000 cells | |
| | Export of a view in table | 1 000 000 cells | |
| Import / export big data | Import from XLSX to big data storage | 500 000 records or 40MB | The row limit can be modified in dtable_web_settings.py (`BIG_DATA_ROW_IMPORT_LIMIT`). The file size limit cannot be configured. |
| | Update from XLSX to big data storage | 500 000 records or 40MB | The row limit can be modified in dtable_web_settings.py (`BIG_DATA_ROW_UPDATE_LIMIT`). The file size limit cannot be configured. |
| | Export big data view to Excel | 250 000 records | The limit can be modified in dtable_web_settings.py (`ARCHIVE_VIEW_EXPORT_ROW_LIMIT`). |
| Groups | Group members | 500 | The limit can be modified in dtable_web_settings.py (`GROUP_MEMBER_LIMIT`). |
| | Group bases | 500 | |
| Common datasets (CDS) | Syncs of CDS | Sync up to the first 50 000 records | |
| | Sync frequency | 5 minutes | The limit can be modified in dtable_web_settings.py (`SYNC_COMMON_DATASET_INTERVAL`). |
| Automation rules | Records meet specific conditions after modification | For batch modification, check the first 50 records. A rule can be triggered up to 10 times per minute. | |
| | Add record | For batch addition, check the first 50 records. A rule can be triggered up to 10 times per minute. | |
| | Run periodically on records meet conditions | Lock a maximum of 200 rows and send a maximum of 50 emails in one trigger | |