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The 'Checked out by' column is not available in Document library
I need to make the 'Checked out by' column visible in my SharePoint document library but it is not available for selection. I tried switching to the classic experience experience the same issue. Do...
Is this site created manually in SharePoint OR migrated/programmatically created?
Maybe the site column is not available in your SharePoint site somehow. Can you try creating a document library in another SharePoint site?
Also, try opening URL like this in your browser and see if it shows any error or opens the column settings page:
<siteUrl>/_layouts/15/fldedit.aspx?field=CheckoutUser
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That should be available in modern or classic view. Is there a Content Type associated with the library? Does that Content Type include that column?
Thanks for the reply! The allow contents types is set to NO. I even tried creating a brand new document library and checked out to is still not available. Thought maybe it was the browser but issue is with both Edge and Chrome.