A System Administrator at Horizon Energy is configuring Feed Tracking for a custom object named Equipment_Maintenance__c. The operations team requires automated feed updates whenever key record fields are modified. When the administrator attempts to select additional custom fields to track under Setup > Feed Tracking, the system does not allow checking any further field boxes for this object, even though Feed Tracking is enabled. What is the cause of this restriction?
- Salesforce enforces a maximum limit of 20 tracked fields per object in Feed Tracking.Answer
- BFeed Tracking for custom fields must be enabled on the Global Publisher Layout before field selection.
- CChatter Feed Tracking for custom objects requires enabling feed tracking globally in Organization-Wide Defaults.
- DCustom fields must be marked as Required or Track History on the object definition before enabling Chatter feed updates.
Answer
Salesforce limits Chatter Feed Tracking to a maximum of 20 fields per object.
In Salesforce Core Administration, Feed Tracking allows users to see updates for fields they follow. However, Salesforce imposes a hard limit of 20 tracked fields per standard or custom object. Once 20 fields are enabled for feed tracking on a given object, no additional fields can be checked unless existing tracked fields are unselected.
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Key Concept
Chatter Feed Tracking Limits and Configuration