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SharePoint Online Site Deletion blocked by Retention Policy although no content is retained
Hi everyone, I'm trying to understand whether this behavior is expected or if other organizations are experiencing the same issue. Environment SharePoint Online (Microsoft 365) Microsoft Purview Retention Policy Retention duration: 180 days Trigger: based on last modified date After retention period: Do nothing The intention of the policy is not to automatically delete content. We only want to prevent deletion for 180 days and allow deletion afterwards. Microsoft previously explained to us that retention applies to the content/items, not to the container (the SharePoint site itself). Problem We are currently unable to delete SharePoint sites. When attempting to delete a site from the SharePoint Admin Center we receive the following message: This site can't be deleted at this time because it is blocked by a compliance policy. What we already checked For the affected site: CompliancePolicyIds = empty ArchiveStatus = NotArchived SensitivityLabel = empty The Preservation Hold Library is empty: Preservation Hold Library => Items = 0 We also inspected the internal DLC properties of the site and found entries such as: dlc_sitehaspolicy dlc_sitehasexpirationpolicy dlc_webhasexpirationpolicy Even after clearing these values for testing purposes, the site still could not be deleted. Important Observation If we explicitly exclude the site from the retention policy, deletion becomes possible. This makes it appear that the retention policy is blocking deletion of the site container itself, even though our understanding was that retention should only protect retained content and not permanently prevent deletion of the entire SharePoint site. Has anyone else observed this behavior? Additional OneDrive Issue We are seeing a similar problem with unlicensed OneDrive accounts. Many of these OneDrive sites: are already archived are shown as blocked by retention/compliance cannot be deleted remain present for years For example: ArchiveStatus = FullyArchived CompliancePolicyIds = empty The accounts appear in the list of unlicensed OneDrive accounts, but we are unable to permanently remove them while the retention policy is in effect. Has anyone found a practical way to clean up or remove these orphaned/unlicensed OneDrive sites when a tenant-wide retention policy is configured? Questions Has anyone seen a situation where: CompliancePolicyIds is empty the Preservation Hold Library is empty but site deletion is still blocked by a compliance policy? Does a retention policy configured as: Retain for 180 days Then Do nothing intentionally block deletion of the entire SharePoint site container? Is it expected that excluding a site from the retention policy immediately makes deletion possible? How are other organizations handling site lifecycle management when tenant-wide retention policies are enabled? Has anyone experienced similar issues with unlicensed OneDrive accounts that cannot be deleted because of retention/compliance requirements? Any experiences, recommendations, or explanations would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!External Users Unable to Access Microsoft List Form
We have created a Microsoft List and are using the default Microsoft Lists Form for data entry / intake form. Internal users can access the form URL and submit items successfully. However, external users are unable to access the form link, even though they have been granted Contribute permissions to the SharePoint list. External users can: Access the list Create new items using the + New button Edit items based on their permissions However, they cannot access the dedicated Microsoft Lists Form URL and getting following error. This link is only available to internal users. This link is not available to you. Our requirement is to allow external users to: Open the Microsoft Lists Form URL View the form Submit new items without providing additional access beyond what is required for form submission, and without using Microsoft Forms. Is guest/external user access to the Microsoft Lists Form experience supported? If so, what configuration or permissions are required to enable external users to access and submit items through the form URL?
Power Automate List Formatting - Compact List Rows
Hey everyone, I am hoping I can get some assistance on the following request. I am currently using a SharePoint for leadership to request creation of an item, once the request goes in multiple other things happen to this sharepoint list. One of those things is to create a list view and apply formatting, but I cannot figure out how to control my row height via View Formatting or an HTTP request to SharePoint. Would greatly appreciate any assistance!
Storing and organizing performance review data - SharePoint lists or something else?
My team has been asked to move our performance review records from a legacy HR system into something within M365. Someone suggested SharePoint lists but I'm worried about permissions (employees shouldnt see each others reviews), workflow complexity, and whether it'll scale. We have about 400 employees. Is SharePoint the right tool for this or should I be looking at something purpose-built that integrates with our M365 environment?
Format Power BI report in SharePoint page
Hey everyone, I have a wide and short Power BI report that is 2500 by 350 and I am trying to embed it in a SharePoint page. The problem is that when I embed it there is a ton of negative space below the report. I tried formatting the web part but there are only two display ratios (16:9 and 4:3). Is there a way to shorten the web part or reduce the negative space below the report.Sharepoint list view issue/bug when setting 2x Group By column with View Style set to default
Hi all, When setting the View with 2 Group By and setting the style to Default, the second Group By will have issue as attached below. The issue happened on the 10 July 2026 and it was working fine before that. Anyone having the same issue?
default time in the Date and Time column
Is there is possibility to change the default Time in the Date and Time column globally? Example: That is the default - 12 AM 00 is that possible to change that for anything? even 12PM:00? So all records under would get something different than 12 AM 00 by default?
Can you preserve links when exporting from a list to Excel?
Hi! I have a list with a multiline text field set to support enchanced richtext used to store URLs of files. I am inserting data into this list when people submit a Jotform using Power Automate to connect the two. In Power Automate, I build the field value by looping the uploaded files and building out HTML: <a href="https://www.server.com/path/file.png">file.png</a><br> <a href="https://www.server.com/path/file.pdf">file.pdf</a><br> Problem is, if I go to the list and do Export to Excel, the query.iqy file I get just shows file.png and file.pdf as basic, nonlinked text in the column. Is there any way to get Sharepoint to create an Excel file where the links are preserved?
"labels" in the left navigation pane
Hi, Can anyone advise me if it is possible to add labels in bulk to libraries? What I am asking badly is....I have over a hundred libraries on a site and they need labels adding to them so they are "grouped" in categories. Some of the labels need applying to several libraries. I have been doing smaller sites manually but the bigger ones will be very tedious and time consuming. I hope that makes sense?How to map permission of Dynamics 365 to SharePoint Online ?
How to replicate permission from Dynamics 365 to SharePoint Online ? Is there any out of box approach/custom solution like Power Automate/Azure Functions available to meet this requirement ? And, what kind of limitations may occur in longer run when data grows?
Recycle Bin and Site Content Hidden for Site Members and Site Visitors
I have a requirement that the Recycle bin and Site Contents should not be be hidden from the Site Members and Site Visitors. Please how can I achieve this because the Server Infrastructure activation is not working for me. Any workarounds? Please helpAutomatically email supplier when their certificate expires
Good afternoon. I have set myself a challenge and really could do with some help. I have a list of suppliers like below. I have expiry dates set up, with a colour formatting to show any date past the current date. On the end of the row, there is an email address of the company contact. I want SharePoint to automatically email that person as soon as it turns red/expires. What is the simplest way of doing this? I have looked at Flows etc, and online on video tutorials, but some of the guides are old and out of date or very complex and I am a novice. Is anyone kindly, can give me a step-by-step guide on how to do this, as this would be just awesome and finally bring my company into the 21st century! Thanks in advance.Recycle Bin and Site Content Hidden for Site Members and Site Visitors
I posted this before but made a mistake with my write up, so I am reposting. I have a requirement that the Recycle bin and Site Contents should be be hidden from the Site Members and Site Visitors. Please how can I achieve this because the Server Infrastructure activation is not working for me. Any workarounds? Please helpIssues with SharePoint Product Catalog (Classic)
Is it a known issue for search-based web parts (content search web part or search box, refiners and results) to be interfering with a page layout integrated with catalog item reuse snippets in SharePoint Online (classic)? Due to the limitation in creating a product catalog site in modern experience, we went down the path of creating a classic version of product catalog in SharePoint Online. For a year and a half, the product catalog has been working fine until recently while there were no new changes made to the page or the page layout. The page used to surface catalog item content based on the product tag in the URL (https://[tenantname].sharepoint.com/sites/products/overview.aspx?myproduct=apple) as well as search-based content. Upon investigating the issues, it appears that the catalog item reuse snippets on the page layout and the search-based web parts both are interfering with each other's. If we removed search-based web parts from the page, the catalog item content then surfaces. If the search-based web parts are re-added, the catalog item content then disappears. Has anyone experienced this issue?Can PnP Provisioning preserve SharePoint List GUIDs across environments?
I am using PnP Framework 1.15.1 with the 2022/09 Provisioning Schema to provision SharePoint Online lists. After applying the provisioning template, I noticed that all newly created lists have different SPList.Id (GUID) values compared to the source site. My template contains standard pnp:ListInstance definitions, for example: <pnp:ListInstance Title="Event Types" TemplateType="100" Url="Lists/EventTypes" TemplateFeatureID="00bfea71-de22-43b2-a848-c05709900100"> ... </pnp:ListInstance> I checked the 2022/09 schema and I couldn't find any attribute to specify the list GUID. I also noticed that the provisioning engine registers ListIdToken using createdList.Id, which seems to happen after the list has already been created. My questions are: Is it expected that PnP Provisioning always creates new SharePoint List GUIDs? Is there any supported way to preserve the original SPList.Id during provisioning? Was this ever supported in previous versions of the PnP Provisioning schema or framework? Any official documentation or confirmation from the PnP team would be appreciated.Dynamic Mandatory Fields
In a SharePoint library, I have folders which are = a. Admin b. Events c. Furniture and Moves d. Janitorial and Maintenance e. Parking and Transportation f. Shipping and Receiving g. Supplies and Equipment h. Waste and Recycling I have Meta data across the library whose data type are all choices and are: a. Document Type = Contract, Financial, planning b. Building = Gym, Garage, Heating c. Asset Category = Office, Playground d. Fiscal Year = FY23, FY24, FY25, FY26, FY27 e. Vendor = Maple Leaf, Canadian Tire, Home Depot f. Status = Active, Pending, Not Active g. Retention Label = 3 years, 5 years h. Service Type = Admin, Events, Furniture and Moves, Janitorial and Maintenance, Parking and Transportation, Shipping and Receiving, Supplies and Equipment, Waste and Recycling Service Type and Retention Label are mandatory fields, with the Rule below for all the files in the various folders: IF Folder Name = Admin, then Service Type = Admin and Retention Label = 5 years; the mandatory fields should be Document Type, Status and Fiscal Year IF Folder Name = Events, then Service Type = Events and Retention Label = 3 years; the mandatory fields should be Document Type, Status and Fiscal Year, Building and Vendor IF Folder Name = Furniture and Moves, then Service Type = Furniture and Moves and Retention Label = 3 years; the mandatory fields should be Document Type, Status and Building IF Folder Name = Janitorial and Maintenance, then Service Type = Janitorial and Maintenance and Retention Label = 3 years; the mandatory fields should be Document Type, Status and Fiscal Year IF Folder Name = Parking and Transportation, then Service Type = Parking and Transportation and Retention Label = 3 years; the mandatory fields should be Document Type, Status and Fiscal Year IF Folder Name = Shipping and Receiving, then Service Type = Shipping and Receiving and Retention Label = 3 years; the mandatory fields should be Document Type, Status IF Folder Name = Supplies and Equipment, then Service Type = Supplies and Equipment and Retention Label = 3 years; the mandatory fields should be Document Type, Status and Fiscal Year IF Folder Name = Waste and Recycling, then Service Type = Waste and Recycling and Retention Label = 3 years; the mandatory fields should be Document Type, Status and Vendor I have used Column Default Value Settings for SharePoint to display Auto-Display the Service Type and Retention Label, but I cannot seem to perform the conditional mandatory fields using Validations setting for the other requirements. Please helpAnyone having issues moving SharePoint web parts today?
I have received several reports this morning regarding issues with moving web parts in both communication sites and Teams sites. I was able to reproduce, but am unsure if this is an internal issue or some larger issue. When trying to move web parts instead of moving between sections or around the flexible section it simply highlights all text boxes in the vicinity. This also occurs when attempting to move web parts using the "move section" button in the properties bar. Anyone else experiencing this issue this morning?
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