Increase Single-Select Option Limit in Custom Fields Beyond 500

English Forum Product Feedback
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Hi everyone!

I’d like to request an increase to the maximum number of single-select & multi-select options allowed per custom field, ideally raising it from 500 to somewhere around 2,000–3,000 :star_struck:

This request came from a workaround we developed to address a major limitation in the Calendar View. When you have multiple custom fields, subtasks, or multihomed tasks, the calendar quickly becomes cluttered and the task titles unreadable. On top of that, you can’t see start time, only due time. This has been one of the biggest pain points in our organization since multiple departments heavily rely on the calendar for daily operations.

To make the daily and weekly view of tasks cleaner and more usable, we built a system using two single-select custom fields:

  • Day of the Year

  • Week Number

With the help of custom scripts, whenever a task receives a due date, the automation assigns the corresponding week and day of the year values automatically. If those options don’t exist yet, it creates them on the fly (cheers to the script actions team :tada:)

This setup has been a game-changer for us, allowing us to group tasks by day or week on grid view for a much cleaner and more useful workaround to the Calendar View. You can easily see start times, durations, and key details without overwhelming the interface.

However, as tasks and events span across multiple years, the “Day of the Year” field quickly hits the 500-option limit, which prevents the system from working long-term.

Increasing this limit would open the door for many creative and advanced workflow solutions that rely on dynamic field values, not just ours, but for other teams using Asana in similar scalable ways.

Initial request that triggered this use case → :date: Fix Calendar View

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@Esteban_Giannini,

Did you also create a English Forum > Product Feedback request for the underlying issue with Calendar view that necessitated the workaround? I think that would be good to capture if not, and link in this request.

Thanks,

Larry

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@lpb You are always one step ahead! I was about to post that in a min :ok_hand:

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Whoops…didn’t mean to rush you! Thanks…

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I’d like that number to be increased as well!

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Increase Dropdown Options for Custom Fields (from 500 → 1000+)

What I’m trying to do
I’m building out a comprehensive workflow in Asana that relies heavily on dropdown custom fields to categorize and track a large number of items. Our use case requires us to have more than 500 unique dropdown options in a single custom field—for example, to represent product SKUs, client names, or project categories.

What I’ve tried so far

  • I’ve organized our options into multiple smaller fields, but that adds unnecessary complexity and makes reporting harder.

  • I also explored using text fields, but that sacrifices consistency and introduces errors when users manually enter values.

  • Automations or integrations don’t solve this either since they still rely on the same dropdown limit.

What’s not working or confusing
The current 500-option limit prevents us from maintaining a single, accurate source of truth within one field. This means we need to split or simplify data that should live together, which adds friction for users and increases the chance of mistakes.

Feature Request
Please consider increasing the dropdown option limit for custom fields from 500 to 1,000+ (or ideally removing the cap entirely). Many larger teams and enterprise users rely on extensive data sets, and a higher threshold would make Asana much more scalable for these workflows.

Expanding this limit would:

  • Simplify data structure (fewer fragmented fields)

  • Improve reporting accuracy

  • Support more complex enterprise use cases

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Hi @Ollie_Neagus1

I’ve moved your request to an existing similar one, where you can vote (top left :wink:)