Every fixed limit in Dipper Field, from file sizes and record counts to photos per record and name lengths.
These limits are the same on iPhone, iPad and Android. Lengths are counted in characters.
Projects and names
| What | Limit |
|---|
| Project name | 80 characters |
| Record type name | 80 characters |
| Field (question) name | 80 characters |
| Your name in Settings | 100 characters |
| Name of a map you add | 60 characters |
| Project backup you open | Up to 32 GB in all, with no single file inside it over 8 GB, and up to 100,000 files |
There's no set number of projects, record types or records. The device's free space is what limits them.
| What | Limit |
|---|
| Conditions for showing one question | 10. See show questions only when they apply. |
| Answers and numbers in Calculate from answers | 8 |
| Parts in Join answers | 8 |
| Ranges in Sort a number into ranges | 50 |
| Decimal places of a worked-out number | 0 to 6 |
| Fixed text in a worked-out answer | 100 characters for each piece |
See fill in answers automatically.
| What | Limit |
|---|
| Attachments on one record | 32 in all: photos, videos, voice notes and signatures together |
| Photos chosen from the library at once | 20, and no more than the record still has room for |
| Photos a record type can require | 0 to 20 |
| Photos a record type can allow | 1 to 20, or No limit |
| One voice note | 10 minutes. Recording stops and the note is kept. |
See photos with on-site info and markup and video tracks and voice notes.
Shapes and positions
| What | Limit |
|---|
| Points (vertices) in one line or area | 100,000, whether walked with GPS, drawn or edited |
| Undo while editing a shape | The last 50 changes |
| Distance to an offset point | 6,561 ft (2,000 m) |
| Antenna height (m) | 0 to 99.999 meters (about 328 ft), with up to three decimals |
When you zoom out over many records, the map draws a share of them and says Not every record is shown at this zoom. Zoom in to see them all. Your records are all still there.
Inspections
| What | Limit |
|---|
| Assets in one inspection round | 500 |
| Custom number of days for an inspection interval | 1 to 36,500 |
| Problem level | 1 to 5 |
| What did you find? for one problem | 2,000 characters |
Editing many records
| What | Limit |
|---|
| Records changed at once with Change selected records | 5,000. More shows Select at most 5,000 records at a time. |
Importing data
| What | Limit |
|---|
| One file | 2 GB |
| Free space needed | About three times the file's size. Otherwise There is not enough room on this device. |
| Layers or sheets offered from one file | The first 64 |
| Columns read from one layer or sheet | The first 128 |
| Shapefiles or KML files in one ZIP | 1 |
| Excel workbooks | .xlsx only |
See import records from files and an import didn't work.
Reference layers
| What | Limit |
|---|
| Reference layers in one project | 8 |
| Shapes in one reference layer | 500,000 |
Maps
| What | Limit |
|---|
| Maps you add | 50 |
| A map service's address | 2,048 characters |
| One area saved for offline use | 50,000 tiles and 1 GB |
| Detail of a saved area | Standard up to zoom level 17, Detailed up to 19 |
| Downloads on mobile data | Up to 20 MB. Larger ones wait for Wi-Fi unless you allow mobile data. |
| Space kept free when saving a map | 200 MB |
Some map providers set their own, lower limits. See why some maps can't be saved offline.
Reports and exports
| What | Limit |
|---|
| Records in one PDF report | 1,000 (Record limit) |
| Photos and other attachments in one report | 200 (Media limit) |
| Photos in a one-record report | 50 |
| First point number in a survey point file | 1 to 999,999,999 |
When more match than the limits allow, the report says This report includes part of the matching data. PDF and Excel contain the same included records. See make a PDF report.
Files and support
| What | Limit |
|---|
| Connected locations in Data Files | 3. A fourth shows You can mount up to 3 locations. Disconnect one to add another. |
| Crash reports kept on the device | The 5 most recent |