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Cannot filter modern library by column
I have a customer that has added some columns to a document library. In the modern view, we are not able to filter using those columns. When I "Return to classic SharePoint", I am able to filter those columns. Has anyone had this problem? Can you suggest a solution (besides switching back to classic)?
Creating views for this document library doesn't seem to work in modern, either. I created a view where a column contains a string, and it shows no results in the modern view but shows 62 results when I use classic. I'm assuming it's all related.
- I recommend you to open a support ticked. I have been able to create views in the new UI with no problems
Ya, I went ahead and submitted a ticket a couple hours ago. I'm less concerned about the view. I was trying to give that to the customer as a work around, but they really want to be able to filter by any column at any level in the document library. I'm adding some details to this and I'll follow up with whatever I hear back from support.
The customer has a folder in a document library. When in top level of the document library, columns can be filtered. For example, if a document was modified by "Snow, John" in the top level of the document library, I can filter the Modified By column by "Snow, John" (or any other name that's listed in the Modified By column). In the location column, I can filter by "Castle Black".
Top level of the document library:
Title Location Modified By Folder 1 Castle Black Snow, John File 1 Castle Black Snow, John If I go into a folder (ie. Folder 1), I can only filter by values that are available at the top level. So in the below table, if I click on "Location" I still see "Castle Black" (not "Winterfell") and if I click on "Modified By" I still see "Snow, John" (not "Snow, Ramsay").
Click into folder 1:
Title Location Modified By File 1 in Folder 1 Winterfell Snow, Ramsay File 2 in Folder 1 Winterfell Snow, Ramsay I've tested this in IE and Chrome and get the same thing. When I was on the call with support, he was able to reproduce this in his own environment. I'll update when I get a response.
