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Highlighted content Webpart - Managed Property Filter Broken?
Hi all
I'm currently trying to configure the Highlighted Content webpart, but "Find a managed Property" Filter seems to be broken.
Earlier, i have configured the same webpart already on the same page successfully. Now, when adding another Highlighted Content Webpart to the same page, i'm not able anymore to filter by the managed property, the dropdown just remains inactive.
Regardless what i type into the find textbox, the dropdown never gets activated.
I even realized that when changing the find-Text in the "old" Webpart, the choices do not change as well, contentclass remains there. Hence there seems to be something broken with the update of the dropdown?
I tested on 2 different tenants with IE, Chrome & Firefox, all the same issue.
Anyone else facing this issue?
Thx
Martin
The thing is that there is not "proper" internal API to look up a set of managed properties for a tenant, and the feature is using a "side-effect" API which will not yield all properties, and can time out - as this thread reflects.
I suggest you rather flip the web part into custom KQL mode and just type out your KQL using any managed property you choose, also using aliases. Works 100% of the time 🙂
Microsoft breaks this API every year - usually on a global scale. 🙂
We use this "side-effect" API as a part of our search driven product, as there is no other way to query the list of managed properties :). Every time it breaks, we have to explain customers why, and teach them to use workarounds 🙂
Here we go again. Stoped working on multiple tenants.
Are there any updates on this issue? Same problem in my tenant......
Hi Andy
Back in May when i had the issue, it took about a month until it was fixed again. By now I do not have any issues with the Highlighted Content Webpart.
I'm able to Filter for Managed Properties using the dropdown filters, and the custom Expression using KQL do work as excpected too. (I quickly tested this on 2 different tenants.)
Regards
Martin
Sorry for my delayed response but this is a demo account from which I usually don't check the email.
I still experience the same problem, the managed property field is greyed out..... 😞
Also checked it in two other tenants and there I have the same problem..... Any updates how to fix this?
Once again, the HCWP seems to be broken.
I just tested 3 different tenants and i was not able to filter by managed property anymore.
The ugly thing is, it worked now for monthes, and suddenly stopped working on Tuesday and the customer uses this webpart to navigate to different libraries. So he's pretty blocked... :(
Same on our Tenant. The ManagedProperty Filter on the Highlight WebPart does not discover the ManagedProperties it should.
Yep. Same here. I have a custom site column that it's not recognizing on one site (a newly created site), but it's working just fine on another site (created a month ago). Same tenant. Both modern sites with only a few differences.
I am using RefinableString00 to filter content in HighLight content WP, but when i provide alias name it doe not work ?
I'm on a targeted release tenant, the managed property filter doesn't seem to work when using managed property alias's, you have to use the internal managed property name, RefinableStringXX etc.
Just for your Information:
One week ago, something has changed on the highlighted Content Webpart again. We used Wildcards to filter some Titles (e.g. Title includes the words: L0*) and this does not bring any result back anymore.
MS Support is currently investigating whether this is a bug or a new feature... 😊
M365061290i never tried using alias in this context, but wouldn't be suprised if that's not supported.
We use this web part EXTENSIVELY and have begun to see inconsistent performance. Sometimes the configuration page freezes the whole page as soon as you take the web part in to edit mode. Other times the dropdowns, including managed property, are inconsistent and unreliable.
Are the API's being reworked as announced enhancements are now being rolled out? Is there any way to get a clearer picture of what is going on?
It looks like the functionality of the Property Dropdown has been fixed. I'm able to filter & sort correct again.
It is not exactly fixed. You can not search custom managed properties anymore.
It's broken again !
This morning I'm unable to configure a new hignlited content web like this one configured previously:
- Same for us.
But: how and why has it been broken !
I confirm that we also have the same problem.
