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Managed MetaData and Document Libraris
Hello, we are currently going through the process of setting up managed metadata tags on our SharePoint Online systems. The requirement has been identified that any documents need to be tagged with some labels, and I would like to make it so that, when the user creates or uploads a document to the libraries in question, that there be a popup window or some other form of forced interaction for the user that will require them to set the tags that we are wanting to use. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated, cheers.Intermittent failures when creating new libraries in modern SharePoint
Hi everyone, I’m seeing an issue in our modern SharePoint Online site collection where creating new document libraries has started failing. This site has worked normally for years, but over the past week, most library creation attempts haven't worked. 1) The page briefly flashes or glitches during the creation process. and 2) A non‑ending spinning wheel when I hit "create" or 3) Creation attempts return “Something's not right.” error page. The failures happen across all subsites, in multiple browsers, and I’m a Site Collection Administrator. No permission changes were made recently. Has anyone seen similar intermittent library creation failures in a modern site collection, or know what might cause this kind of inconsistent behavior? Any guidance would be appreciated. Thanks! Meagan
Integrated - PowerApps Customized Form - not working
Hi, The Power App customised form is not being retrieved. When the user selects the 'Add new item' button a customised form should open, but getting this pop up. Does anyone know if there are any issues with SharePoint Online and this will hopefully resolve itself or any other potential solution as to why this is occurring. It was working yesterday
Power BI Service report on SharePoint lists with multi-select relationships
Dear all, we plan to document our projects on project specific SharePoint sites with risks, decisions, changes, scope statements and status reports in dedicated lists. The idea is to also cross-reference those items, i.e. for example a weekly status report (documented as a row in the list) could reference multiple decisions, risks or changes (rows from the other lists) via lookup columns. In addition to this setup, we want to be able to report via Power BI / Power Query in Power BI Service on the data documented in the project specific SharePoint sites and their lists. Now we are facing several challenges in this setup: dynamic data sources the number of projects, and hence the number of SharePoint sites and their lists are dynamic and need to be queried using functions, to circumvent the dynamic data source problem in Power BI service, e.g. Web.Contents() with option RelativePath extraction of multi-select references using SharePoint.Tables() gives the IDs of the referenced items in the other list, but this method cannot be modified with option RelativePath to circumvent dynamic data sources issue Web.Content() is able to use RelativePath option, however output for multi-select relationships doesn't seem to be complete getting identifiers for resolving references across different list one option we identified is combination of List.Id property (GUID) and ListItem.Id (int32), however here we are not sure if these are unique identifiers another option would be the field UniqueID {32-bit Hex} coming via SharePoint Search api call data privacy levels/combination of different data sources for resolving the relations between list (and related query output) lists would need to be referenced, which is not working in the Power BI service across different queries However we think, that we can circumvent that by doing the/resolving the relations via DAX So all in all i tried to combine several approaches to adress these requirements and also restrictions, however i am not sure anymore if the above outlined approach would be feasible at all. I hope that my description is not to confuse; in case anything is unclear or should be outlined in more detail please let me know. Did anybody else try to address such requirements and succeeded? Looking forward to any input for feedback :) Kind regards PetterUsing meta data from a MS form created in SharePoint in Email
Hi, I've created a Form within SharePoint and I want to add the results to 1) An Approval 2) To Body of Email This is the main part of the Flow and I'm using Compose actions The Names column is a People or Group type. Field = Names The Building Ward Access is a Choice type Field = Building_x002d_Ward_x0020_Access Both have 'Allow Multiple Selections' I'm try just to add the Name or Names and Building / Ward or plural into the body of the Approval and Email. I seem to be getting additional data including @odata I've been using Join expressions, if Statements and nothing seems to be working?? Can someone please assist???SharePoint Quick Steps: The New Feature That Supercharges Lists & Libraries
🚀 New SharePoint Feature Alert! Microsoft has just released Quick Steps for SharePoint Lists and Document Libraries — a powerful new capability that helps streamline multi‑step actions into a single click. I just published a new YouTube video where I walk through: ✅ What Quick Steps are ✅ How to create them ✅ Real‑world scenarios to boost productivity ✅ Why this feature is a game‑changer for Microsoft 365 users If you work with SharePoint or manage content in Microsoft 365, this update is definitely worth exploring. 🎥 Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/EgJhN44GxBI #SharePoint #Microsoft365 #Productivity #Collaboration #Automation #SharePointOnline #Lists #DocumentLibrary #GiulianoDeLuca
Add content type file to every new document library created in a site
I created a new template via content type that I want to be available in every document library (existing and new). For existing document libraries on the site and subsites, I can manually add the template but there are 300 subsites with 4 folders each. I'm looking for a faster way to do this. Also, I want the template added to every new folder that is created on the main site or subsites. What is the solution?
SharePoint view filtered to Me
Hello! Is it possible to create a view, or JSON format a view, when a field contains my information that is not a people picker field? I have a multiple line of text field where I enter a JSON object with user emails. Is there a way to change the view to only show the line item if that text field contains my email? I have tried using that field with Contains [Me] but that does not work. Presumably as [Me] is for people picker fields. Is there a way to add a filter to the view to look for my email?Can we fill *.pdf in File Identifier on Get file metadata
Sir, I'm a rookie of Power Automate, so i'm tried to created flow to automatic fill metadata column in SharePoint Library as below. So, if i have specific file identifier, the flow was running successful, but if i have fill *.pdf then the flow was running fail. In fact, i cannot specify file identifier was uploaded in SharePoint but this flow must run automatically. My question is how to fix on this an issue? Many thanks for advice. Sonchai M. Flow Running fail
Hero and Quick Links web parts not supporting library and folder links
In the last few days, I noticed the "picker" modal used by the Hero and Quick Links visually changed. I didn't think anything of it at first until I realized the Hero web part was no longer allowing me to select libraries or folders to serve as the link. This was using the "Site" blade, which appropriately shows all the libraries and lets me drill into each and see the contents, but the ability to select a library or folder doesn't work. To make matters much worse, the "From a link" blade doesn't work either. "From a link" now seems to have a new validation component, so when I attempt to paste in a library or folder URL (i.e. https://tenant.sharepoint.com/sites/HR/Benefits) it detects that it's a SharePoint resource and displays a folder for me to select before I'm allowed to commit it - problem is, I still can't select this. I've tried pointing to the .aspx page that correlates to a library/folder view - doesn't work. I tried creating a Link in the library/folder that points to itself - I can't select these either. The Quick Links web part, on the other hand, does allow me to select these - same exact UI but allows for selecting libraries and folders. This does work for folders, but does not work for libraries. It visually looks like it works for libraries, but when you save the change is not really committed. I'm genuinely surprised to not have found this issue reported elsewhere so far. I assume this has to be a bug and hope it's fixed soon - allowing your most popular web parts to link to the root of content in your own platform is one of the most basic feature requirements and for this to break and not be noticed is pretty alarming.
Sites webpart not showing all sites in the hub
Hi there A few days ago I created a parent hub, and associated some sites. Then I made those sites a second level hub, and associated sites to the second level. In the second level hub sites, I created a sites web part to show all sites in the hub. But it only chooses one, or maybe 3 to 4 but not all of the sites. I have the permission to add sites to the hubs. I put in a call to Microsoft, heard back after 2 days which they said they would go away and find an answer and I've not heard back. Is there a particular method to doing this. Eg. Should I go back to the Admin Centre, disassociated sites, unregister hubs then redo it all in a particular order? (not preferred option) or is there another way I can get the sites web part to render sites. Thanks in advance.What Are the Best Practices for Implementing Microsoft Power Automate in a Growing Organization?
Hello Everyone, We’re planning to scale Microsoft Power Automate across our growing organization and would appreciate your expert insights. What are the best practices for implementing Microsoft Power Automate effectively — especially regarding governance, security, environment management, licensing, and user adoption? If you’ve implemented Microsoft Power Automate in a mid-sized or scaling company, please share: Key lessons learned Common mistakes to avoid Governance and CoE strategies Tips for managing citizen developers Looking forward to your valuable suggestions. Thank you!NEW! SharePoint Lists & Libraries: Default Approvers for Configure Approvals Explained
🚀 New SharePoint Feature Alert! Microsoft has just introduced a super useful capability in SharePoint Lists and Document Libraries: the option to set Default Approvers when configuring approval workflows. This small but powerful enhancement removes repetitive manual steps and makes approval automation more consistent across teams using SharePoint + Power Automate. In my latest YouTube video, I walk through how this feature works, how to set it up, and why it can significantly streamline your approval processes. 🎥 Watch the full breakdown here: https://youtu.be/Xxn-IrKVh6E 👍 If you find it useful, let me know in the comments! #SharePoint #Microsoft365 #PowerAutomate #Productivity #M365 #SharePointOnline #Automation #DigitalTransformationSharePoint Library - Invisibile Metadata
Hi All, Strange issue I'm running into on a library Left is my Admin profile where files are grouped by WF Year (metadata column) Right is a couple users with the issue where its showing Unassigned due to blank Year and Month I've exported the data from both accounts and both have the Year and Month Tried going to Properties on User account and the Year field appears like this ...very strange, any help would be appreciated :)Linking documents/pictures to other sites?
What is the correct way to use documents and images stored in a Home Site library on other SharePoint sites? I need to embed images and create hyperlinks to documents on pages in other sites. I have been using the “Copy link” button, which creates a sharing link with individual user permissions. The problem is that if I move the picture to another folder within the same library, the image sometimes disappears from the page. Occasionally the share link still works after moving the file, but not always. What is the recommended way to do this, and is it fully supported?Stock images -- insert or change not working
We are a GCC cloud client. Starting Tuesday, we are no longer able to add images or change images while accessing from the Stock Images option. When we click stock images, the app sits and spins and then throws an error "Your search didn't match any content. Please try another term". Does matter what the term is, it doesn't resolve. Prior to this, when clicking stock images, the window would open with images where we could then filter, etc. Now nothing will show not matter what. I am a SharePoint admin, we have also tried with Site owners and on different browsers with cache cleared. We did submit a ticket with MS, but response has been slow. Anyone else experiencing this?Migrating large number of Nintex based SPS 2019 Workflows to SPO
Hi SP Brain trust, We’re migrating a SharePoint 2019 on-prem farm (200+ sites) to SharePoint Online, which includes massive 100+ Nintex workflows heavily used across the business and we’re working within a tight timeline which makes it a massive challenge to go down the modernisation path. Has anyone migrated a large number of Nintex workflows (100+ ) from SharePoint 2019 to SharePoint Online using 3rd party tooling? What approach or tools did you use, how much manual rework was involved, and what was your overall success rate and effort like? Thank you!
Organization Asset Libraries not filtering in PowerPoint Brand Images
Hi, I have set up three Organization Asset Libraries on the same SharePoint site using the `Set-SPOOrgAssetsLibrary` PowerShell cmdlet. All three are image libraries, each intended for a different language version of our company assets. When I go to PowerPoint → Insert → Pictures → Brand Images, I can see a dropdown that allows me to switch between the libraries. However, regardless of which library I select, all images from all three libraries are displayed at the same time. My questions: 1. Is this expected behavior (by design), or is it a bug? 2. If by design — what is the actual purpose of the library switcher dropdown if it doesn't filter the content? Any insight or official documentation reference would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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