https://doc.castsoftware.com/export-v2/tg/information-guides/information-guides-by-cast-aip-component/cms-assessment-model/cms-assessment-model-information-cast-metrics/cms-assessment-model-information-metrics-configuration/Recent content in CMS Assessment Model - Information - Metrics Configuration on Documentation - V2Hugoenhttps://doc.castsoftware.com/export-v2/tg/information-guides/information-guides-by-cast-aip-component/cms-assessment-model/cms-assessment-model-information-cast-metrics/cms-assessment-model-information-metrics-configuration/cms-assessment-model-information-configuration-or-parameterization-of-number-of-columns-in-avoid-complex-select/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://doc.castsoftware.com/export-v2/tg/information-guides/information-guides-by-cast-aip-component/cms-assessment-model/cms-assessment-model-information-cast-metrics/cms-assessment-model-information-metrics-configuration/cms-assessment-model-information-configuration-or-parameterization-of-number-of-columns-in-avoid-complex-select/<p><strong>Purpose</strong></p> <p>The purpose of the page is to describe how  to change or parametrize &rsquo;the number of columns returned by select clause&rsquo; to be treated as violation in the metric <strong>Avoid Complex Select</strong>.</p> <p><strong>Applicable in CAST Version</strong></p> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Release</th> <th>Yes/No</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>8.3.x</td> <td>&#x2705;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8.2.x</td> <td>&#x2705;</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><strong>Applicable RDBMS</strong></p> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>RDBMS</th> <th>Yes/No</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Oracle Server</td> <td>&#x2705;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Microsoft SQL Server</td> <td>&#x2705;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>CSS</td> <td>&#x2705;</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h3 id="description">Description:</h3> <p>The default behavior of this metric is: “If select clause is returning more than 9 columns, this will be treated as a violation”.</p>