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MartaGM
Copper Contributor
Oct 21, 2021

Blank fields when editing an existing list element

Please, I need someone's help. I have several lists in different sharepoint that worked as expected until a few days ago.   Since then, when I try to edit an existing element in any list (I get the...
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MartaGM
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Hi Eva. Thanks for answering me.

I don't really understand what you are saying but I have the same problem in a Team where I'm the owner and the only member (is the one that I use to try things before updating the ones with other people), and I haven´t change anything there that I remember
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MartaGM
Copper Contributor
Oct 21, 2021
I have just realized one thing, eventhough all the fields seem to be blank when editing, only the ones with date format maintein their value when saving.

I tried creating a new list with 2 columns (number and text) and it worked fine, then I add another column with date format and the same problem appeared.

I really don't understand anything. Is any of this ringing a bell for you?

Thanks again.

best regards, Marta
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    Eva Vogel
    Steel Contributor
    Oct 21, 2021

    Hi Marta, pls. check your regional settings, like language and currency settings in your M365 Account.
    Here attached 4 you to little films: first to check your permissons level in SharePoint( user15 is a Member, Me=Site Owner) and second film is about your regional settings. That includes keyboard and (!) currency settings. Maybe your Tenant was set only for English settings (reset after update?). Occasionally I have that issue, when I initialize a new Flow with Power Automate and currency Fields, then the flow settings are reset to english. Are you working with Power Automate Flows? That could be a reason.

    Please make sure your Account Settings (including the Office Apps!) are in Spanish. If you cannot change these settings, pls. write a ticket to your Teams Admin.

    • Eva Vogel's avatar
      Eva Vogel
      Steel Contributor
      Oct 21, 2021

      MartaGM this little tutorial is the stuff about checking your own permission level in a sharepoint site. If it is a standard level "Member" (Mitglied) or "Owner"(Besitzer) you should be able to edit all items in that list. If not, maybe your Owner knows why (this is the user level to control the Members and their access)... 😉 

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      MartaGM
      Copper Contributor
      Oct 22, 2021

      Hi Eva Vogel !!

       

      We are almost there, but not yet. 

       

      You are completely ritght about using power automate, I use it for creating the elements in those lists. And I also think the problem is in the language, but I can't find where to correct it.

       

      I mean, I asked my colleague to send me a picture of the list he can see on his computer and compare it to mine, and guess what? the dates are different:

       

      Here's what he sees:

      and here, what I see:

      Mine is a mix between Spanish and English!!

       

      So I checked what you told me, and changed to Spanish the same option you changed to German, but nothing happend 😞 

       

      Any idea how to continue?

       

      Thanks in advance for your help.

       

      Regards, Marta

       

      • Eva Vogel's avatar
        Eva Vogel
        Steel Contributor
        Oct 22, 2021
        Hi Marta, some power automate ideas for you:
        if you are the creator of that List Flow or a Co-Creator / co-Owner, you can add an action to convert field contents, not fields. This goes: a) create a variable with number in it, initalize the variable with your SP Lists Field. then choose a new action called "Number formatting" (Zahlformatierung) and choose the variable to convert the field content into a certain currency.



        Or: Maybe the creator of that list did not select you as a User?
        If possible it is easier for me to help, as you give me a screenshot of that flow...

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