# Customization via System Settings

| Key                                            | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| ---------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **max.character.count.for.text.custom.fields** | <p>It allows users to define the maximum number of characters allowed in text-type custom fields.</p><p><br></p><p>Parameters:</p><ul><li>The default limit is 1000 characters.</li><li>Maximum allowed: Up to 5000 characters.</li></ul>                                                                                                                                                                  |
| **enable.time.customfield**                    | <p>Configure to show/hide the time components (hour, minute, second) from the Date Custom Fields across all relevant modules: Data Catalog, Business Glossary, Tags, Data Quality, and ROPA.</p><p><br></p><p>Parameters:</p><ul><li>The default value is True.</li><li>If set to True, the time component will be displayed.</li><li>If set to False, the time component will not be displayed.</li></ul> |
| **projects.beta.mode.enable**                  | <p>Enable or disable specific fields (Project Groups, Parent Tasks, Project Audit, Baseline Feature, Dependencies, and Custom Fields in Task Shutter and List View) in the Projects module.</p><p><br></p><p>Parameters:</p><ul><li>The default value is false.</li><li>If true: Fields will be visible for users to input data.</li><li>If false: These fields will be hidden.</li></ul>                  |

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