System and Operational Limits

Item	Limit
Maximum number of columns in a table or view	750
Maximum record length (in bytes) (See note 1.)	32,767
Maximum number of volume IDs in a storage group	133
Maximum number of queries open at one time	50 per user
Maximum length of an SQL statement	32,767
Maximum projected columns in a SELECT list	750
Maximum UNION operators in a SELECT statement	32
Maximum number of predicates in a WHERE or HAVING clause	No Limit
Maximum number of columns in a GROUP BY clause	750
Maximum number of columns in an ORDER BY clause	750
Maximum number of tables in a FROM clause (number of tables per JOIN)	15
Maximum bytes in a compound index	203
Maximum index field length (in bytes) (See note 2.)	4056
Maximum number of indexes per table	No limit
Maximum number of columns in an index key	64
Maximum number of records per table	2 billion +
Maximum number of databases (See note 3.)	No limit
Maximum number of locations open at a time (single user)	10
Maximum nested query levels	Limited only by system storage
Maximum queries per level	Limited only by system storage
Maximum recursion levels for PREVIOUS function with index (no limit without index)	20
Maximum sort fields	750
Maximum number of elements in a SELECT list	750

Table Notes:

Including 2 byte record overhead plus 1 byte overhead for odd length character fields and 2 byte overhead for other field types.
Only the first 254 characters of a field are actually used in creating the index.
Limited by storage space and operating system.