# Define limits in a repeating section
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You can set limits to show only a certain number of distinct dimension values for each dimension of a repeating section. You can choose to show between 1 and 1000 distinct values. The default limit is 50.

**To define limits in a repeating section**

1. Navigate to the section that you want to add a repeating behavior to and choose the **Edit repeating section** (triple panel).

1. In the **Edit section** that opens, choose the ellipsis (three dots) next to the dimension that you want to change.

1. For **Limit to**, enter the number of values that you want to limit the sorting to. You can enter a number between 1 and 1000.

**Considerations for limits**

The following limitations apply to limits in repeating sections.
+ An *instance* is defined as a distinct value of a dimention or a unique combination of values of multiple dimensions.
+ If the number of unique instancess for a dimension in a repeating section exceeds 1000, the PDF report is NOT generated. If this occurs, try one of the following options.
  + Define a limit for your dimension.
  + Create a sheet level filter to restrict the dimension values.
  + Use row level security (RLS) to restrict the dimension values.
  + Apply dataset filters.