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Glitch when creating Sharepoint list from Excel
I've been trying to create a Sharepoint list from an Excel spreadsheet, and I keep having a problem with one column. The column contains mostly numbers, but they are not formatted very consistently. Some records have additional characters like #, / or -, which is not a problem for me. However, if I choose "Number" as the data type for that column in Sharepoint, I get errors on the records that contain non-numeric characters, and the entire list isn't converted. If I first convert the column to Text or General format in Excel, then choose "single line of text" as my Sharepoint data type, the list isn't created at all. After a few seconds it says that the process is 100% complete, but no list is created. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Migrating SharePoint Wiki
We moved from SharePoint 2013 to SharePoint Online and the Wiki pages did not get migrated, note I am not an administrator, so I have limited abilities, but I do own the site. I am trying to recreate the wiki and managed to copy all the docs and .asxp files. I have been trying to figure out a way of copying these old .asxp file to the newly created wiki site so that I can link them back in. I can get to the wiki library I created, but I cannot figure out how to copy the file into it. I can see the auto generated wiki pages. Below is where I am trying to copy the files. Any ideas or better ways to migrate the wiki? Thanks -Erik
SharePoint Online List: Filtered List View Not Refreshing After Change
Before recently, any time a change was made to a list row column that a view filter was based on, the items in view would automatically refresh to show the changes. Now the list view doesn't update unless the user refreshes the page in their browser. This is a consistent issue across all lists in the tenant. Our organization has SharePoint lists with a 'Status' column that impacts what items are shown in a view and its hurting productivity when these views aren't updating with new items unless the page is manually refreshed. Is there a new setting that is impacting the ability for filtered views to auto-refresh?Only One Site Level Term Group Allowed? ( type: SiteCollectionGroup ) Graph API & GUI Attempted
Put simply, I am unable to find a way to create more than one group in the 'Site level term groups' area within a given site's settings. Either via the GUI or via the Graph API options. If I send a POST to the /termGroups endpoint it just modifies the current, sole, site level group. The Graph API docs do not indicate any limitation, and neither do the SP docs that I've found (here, here, and here) ... just wondering if someone out there knows something obvious that isn't within my current realm of finding.
SharePoint pages - multiple folders
Hello. Is it possible to store SP pages in different libraries and/or document folders? I have created several pages in my SP site and rather than having to wade through a long list of pages, I would like to organise them in folders with different names. Is this possible?
SP List Description - not visible to list user
Hiya, I am using a modern SP list, and I would like the overall SP list description to show under the list name for users to have as guidance on their updates. I have added the description to the list settings, but it doesn't seem to do anything. I have also looked through list settings to see if it am missing something... Is this possible? what am I not doing? Any help would be appreciated.
Best way to build a dynamic data driven navigation, that can be restricted based on security roles
Hi All, I'm in the process of designing a power app and would like to use the tab control or gallery for the menu. Looking for advice on how best to wrap authorization around the navigation for example to check if a logged in user belongs to a role they can see only specific menu item or disable a link button etc.. Any advice would be appreciated Thanks in AdvanceImprove Microsoft Lists UX: Open Lookup Details in a Panel with JSON Column Formatting
🚀 Enhance Microsoft Lists UX with JSON Column Formatting! Have you ever clicked on a Lookup column in Microsoft Lists and ended up opening multiple tabs? There’s a better way! In my latest video, I show you how to open related item details in a panel on the same page using JSON column formatting. This simple tweak improves navigation, saves time, and creates a smoother user experience. ✅ What you’ll learn: ✔ Apply JSON formatting to Lookup columns ✔ Open details in a side panel without leaving the page ✔ Boost productivity in Microsoft Lists 🎥 Watch the full tutorial here: https://youtu.be/yKoNRY_Orhc #MicrosoftLists #Microsoft365 #JSONFormatting #Productivity #UXDesignDate field shows one day earlier in SharePoint document preview (Word Online)
Hi everyone, we’re experiencing an issue with custom date field in SharePoint Online when previewing Word documents in the browser. Context Displayed Position Word Desktop (opened locally 28.07.2025 left SharePoint Preview (Word Online) 27.07.2025 middle SharePoint library (column view) 28.07.2025 right Additional details: Both the site and user profile time zones are set to: (UTC+02:00) Amsterdam, Berlin, Bern, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna. The issue affects multiple documents and users. The moment the document is opened locally in Word Desktop, the date is displayed correctly again. Thanks in advance for any insights or guidance!SharePoint Server Subscription Edition with Entra ID
Hi All, Hope the weekend is going good. I am hoping that someone has done this, but i thought i would ask. As you all know that project online has been announced as retiring in September 2026. I have been looking at a few options and one of that is Project Server Subscription Edition. A few points to note: Project server is an application that sits on the Sharepoint Subscription Server. From the documentation - it does say we can integrate with MS Entra with Open ID However, the conflicting point is that Sharepoint Services need Active Directory Services From the documentation it also says the SQL Server or Managed Instance also requires Domain controller. In our environment we have never had DCs or AD. We are totally dependent on Entra ID. Has anyone got any further information or done any experimentations around this? I just don't have all the links with me right now, but happy to post them. We really do want to avoid AADS (DCs) and Entra DDS. Thanks in Advance.Error while opening file from SharePoint Online
When I open a file from SharePoint Online, I sometimes see the following error (screenshot attached): "UPLOAD FAILED – Your file wasn’t uploaded because your changes can’t be merged with changes made by someone else." I’d like to know what is causing this issue. Has anyone else experienced this?
Set image focal point not working
When adding an image header to a SharePoint page, the "Set image focal point" is not working. Instead, it crops the image, and users are not able to control what part of the image is displayed in the header. I am wondering if this is a temporary glitch? Otherwise, there might not be a reason to have this button available in SharePoint in the first place. Anyone else experiencing this? I've just noticed it this week, but my colleague says this has been how header images work in her system for weeks.
News/page publishing process changes
We've had a workflow in place so that when people create news articles, it runs through a powerautomate workflow first. The process would be : Create news item, populate content Click "Submit for approval" in the top right. Side panel opens to tick some boxes (to create tags) User clicks "Publish", the workflow is processed A few minutes later it appears on some other pages which have a webpart configured to display this news. However in recent months, Microsoft seemed to have required all news/pages to have the "Save and close" button in the top left to be clicked first. I'm guessing this is related to the default check in/out workflow that sharepoint uses. What this has resulted in is much confusion, as the two processes work totally independently, and users dont know that they have to click "Save and close" first before then clicking the "Submit for approval" button to kick off the workflow. Has anyone else seen this? Can the "save and close" function be incorporated into the flow itself? The workflow is used to create managed metadata for the article, so that different categories of news can be displayed on different pages. This is not particularly relevant though to this issue i dont think.Change Shared file's permission from Edit to Read only
Hello, good afternoon. We have a Site for the Finance team, one of my colleagues who is a Member of the site, shared a few documents with a few users outside the finance team (but withing the company) to start with they were given Edit permission, but now that the files were revised accordingly, the permission should be changed from Edit to Read only so that they cannot keep changing the files. My colleague R created the file, and shared it, but now, when he is trying to "manage access" they gets the following message (saying they are not the owner of the file - thought they created it) - and the same is happening with several other documents There is nothing on the site, preventing members from changing permissions. Why is this happening and is there a way to work around this issue? thank you for your help. Kind regards,Syntex not processing files
48 hours ago, Syntex stopped processing files in our libraries, across several SharePoint sites and models. Processing Status is currently “In Progress” for over 36 hours in some cases. No errors are shown in the “Processing status” column. We've tried removing the models and applying again, adding new files, manually choosing to Classify & Extract. This occurred 3 months ago, and Microsoft had a SharePoint service degradation issue at the time, but current nothing showing on 365 Health. Anyone else experiencing this or have ideas? We logged a support request but current they cannot find an issue.calculated columns not working with Dynamic filtering in SharePoint -SharePoint Online
I have used dyanmic filtering based on a calculated column various times. But when i tried today i can;t see the calculated column display the column when enabling Dynamic Filtering in the List webpart The list webpart doesn't show the column Above is the way i created the cal column But When i configure the list webpart it doesn't list the column name. Any adice or has anything changed. I confirm with my previous setup and it was working but new setup see not to work Thanks in AdvanceMicrosoft Syntex: Turning Your Documents Into Digital Intelligence
In today’s workplaces, organizations generate an overwhelming amount of content—contracts, invoices, reports, emails, and more. Manually managing, classifying, and extracting insights from this information is not only time-consuming but also prone to errors. Microsoft Syntex, an AI-powered service within Microsoft 365, transforms the way businesses handle content. By automatically classifying files, extracting metadata, applying compliance policies, and even generating new documents from templates, Syntex brings automation and intelligence directly into familiar tools like SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams. This blog explores how Microsoft Syntex helps organizations boost productivity, reduce operational costs, and unlock the true value of their content.SharePoint Threshold Limit Mitigation via Indexing Strategy
To address the SharePoint list/library threshold limit issue, we implemented a structured indexing approach: The document library contains 5000 items distributed across multiple libraries. We created indexes on relevant columns to optimize query performance and enable filtering/sorting without triggering the threshold limit. This indexing strategy allowed us to successfully access and manage the SharePoint site without performance degradation or errors due to the threshold limit. This approach ensures scalability and maintains usability for end users, especially when working with large datasets in SharePoint Online. Anyone has face the similar kind of situation and tried in a different way to fix that, then please share.
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