Fixing Import Errors: LIMIT_EXCEEDED

To fix this error, you have two options.

Edit Field Limits in Salesforce

1. Open the error csv file you received as an attachment in the summary email after the initial import
2. Click the gear icon in the top right corner of the Salesforce screen
3. Select Setup
4. Click Object Manager
5. Click the Label for the object you are importing into
6. Click Fields & Relationships
7. Click the hyperlink for the custom field identified in the error message in the error csv file
8. Click Edit
9. Update the field limit identified in the error message in the error csv file
10. Click Save
11. Perform the import again using the error csv file

Change Field Values in Your CSV File

1. Click the gear icon in the top right corner of the Salesforce screen
2. Select Setup
3. Click Object Manager
4. Click the Label for the object you are importing into
5. Click Fields & Relationships
6. Click the hyperlink for the custom field identified in the error message in the error csv file
7. Open the error csv file you received as an attachment in the summary email after the initial import
8. In the error csv file, change the value in the cell identified in the error message so it fits within the limits of the field in your Salesforce org
9. Save the error csv file
10. Perform the import again using the error csv file