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Mike_will_do
Jan 06, 2021Copper Contributor
SharePoint List - Multiple Line - Append Changes to Existing Text - View Entries
Dear Community, I am experiencing and testing around with SharePoint and therefore please forgive me, if I do not use the right terms. I am a newbie in this field, a great fantastic big but you n...
PittSharePointPro
May 14, 2021Iron Contributor
I do not know how to help you with this other than maybe use the 'comments' feature (the little bubble slightly to the left of 'Lucky' in the highlighted list item of your screenshot).
I'm actually exploring a search issue with the multiple lines of text field and the append changes setting enabled. It is not showing in search results at all. I think it has something to do with that field actually showing 'View Entries' and/or it being a 'classic' setting and not modern. Anyway, planning to 'reindex' the list but probably moot since I can't manually 'Index' multiple lines of text anyway! I have a second multi-line column in my list that does not have append changes. It does show in search results although it's poor. Probably a separate issue but the poor result example goes something like this:
item contains the word 'repaint' in non-append field and 'paint' in append field. When searching 'paint' it doesn't display at all in results. When searching 'repaint' it displays in search results properly.
I'm actually exploring a search issue with the multiple lines of text field and the append changes setting enabled. It is not showing in search results at all. I think it has something to do with that field actually showing 'View Entries' and/or it being a 'classic' setting and not modern. Anyway, planning to 'reindex' the list but probably moot since I can't manually 'Index' multiple lines of text anyway! I have a second multi-line column in my list that does not have append changes. It does show in search results although it's poor. Probably a separate issue but the poor result example goes something like this:
item contains the word 'repaint' in non-append field and 'paint' in append field. When searching 'paint' it doesn't display at all in results. When searching 'repaint' it displays in search results properly.
ShaFinning
Jun 23, 2022Copper Contributor
Wondering if you found a solution to showing search results from append only columns?
- PittSharePointProJun 24, 2022Iron ContributorI did not. Basically, I told the client that they had to accept this limitation or change the process so they just let it drop off.