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SharePoint column index case sensitive?

Copper Contributor

Hello there, I have a problem syncing two lists. I have a new SP list with an index on a message Id value. When copying items from the old list I get a failure on the first item.

 

...6osWST5UYqWSnJVOwAAR6_BOzAAA=

...6osWST5UYqWSnJVOwAAR6_BOZAAA=

 

The Id's are the same in all but case. My flow error is

 

  "status"400,
  "message""The list item could not be added or updated because duplicate values were found in the following field(s) {EventID]
 
I didn't expect this as I assumed the index would be case-sensitive and allow both items. 
Does anyone know if this is true?
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@daleflemming Is your "EventID" column set to have unique values in list? 

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If yes, you cannot add new item with duplicate EventID in list. Either you have to use different EventID or change column settings to allow duplicate values.


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Thank you. I understand but these two values are not duplicates.
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@daleflemming Also, SharePoint unique columns are not case-sensitive.

 

If you have previously used "ABC" as column value for one of the list item, it will not allow you to use the "abc" OR "AbC" OR "aBC", etc. again: 

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Thanks for clarifying that. I'll work around it.
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best response confirmed by daleflemming (Copper Contributor)
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@daleflemming Also, SharePoint unique columns are not case-sensitive.

 

If you have previously used "ABC" as column value for one of the list item, it will not allow you to use the "abc" OR "AbC" OR "aBC", etc. again: 

ganeshsanap_0-1664517420494.png


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