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Access Denied Error in SharePoint List Board View During Drag-and-Drop for some users
- Jun 27, 2025
Hi dharam2
Pl refer some workaround which might help
1.Switch from “Contribute” to “Edit” Permission Temporarily
- In some cases, Contribute permission may not be sufficient for Board View drag-and-drop, especially if:
- The field being updated has workflow triggers
- Or if it's connected to Power Automate/Flows
Try giving an affected user Edit permission temporarily and retest.
2.Disable and Recreate the Board View
- A corrupted or partially cached view can cause this:
- Delete and re-create the Board view using the same field.
- Do not clone or reuse the old view via Save As.
3.Force Refresh Permissions via PowerShell (if inherited)
Sometimes inheritance looks intact but is not. You can reassert it via PowerShell:
# Force re-inherit permissions for all items
Get-PnPListItem -List "Your List Name" | ForEach-Object {
Set-PnPListItemPermission -List "Your List Name" -Identity $_.Id -InheritPermissions
}
Backup first and test on a subset!
4.Use Classic Grid View for Updates (Temporarily)
If business critical, advise users to use Grid View (Quick Edit) until Microsoft resolves the Board View issue.
5.Raise Microsoft Support Ticket
This is increasingly being reported on:
- Microsoft 365 forums
- Admin center messages (some tenants are seeing advisories)
If you're a Microsoft 365 admin, check Health Center or raise a ticket. This may be a rolling update bug.
Hi Surya_Narayana, Thank you for your valuable insights. I have few more concerns:
Why is it working for some users and not for the rest? All the users have same level of permission - Contribute.
The power automate flow is an automated flow which triggers when the list item gets updated and it runs under owners permission who have full control over the site and power automate.