What are some limitations for encrypted fields?
A. Cannot be unique
B. Cannot be longer than 16 characters
C. Cannot be an external ID
D. Cannot have a default value
E. None of these
Answer:
A. Cannot be unique
C. Cannot be an external ID
D. Cannot have a default value
Some more info about Encrypted fields.
- Encrypted custom fields cannot be unique, an external ID, or have default values.
- While other text fields can contain up to 255 characters, encrypted text fields are limited to 175 characters due to the encryption algorithm.
- Encrypted fields are not available for use in filters such as list views, reports, roll-up summary fields, and rule filters.
- Encrypted fields cannot be used to define report criteria but they can be included in report results.
- Encrypted fields are not searchable but they can be included in search results.