Error while clicking Manage Content and Structure in Sharepoint 2010

Let me share some series of error messages that I have experienced while troubleshooting the issue:

Failed to retrieve the list schema for feature [FEATURE GUID], list template [TEMPLATE]; expected to find it at: ""

System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.    at - Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.Internal.WebControls.ObjectSerializer.DeleteAllowed(Boolean checkPermissions)

List does not exist. The page you selected contains a list that does not exist.  It may have been deleted by another user.

As you can see from the above mentioned error messages, a hint/a clue/ray of hope is already reflected and you can easily troubleshoot the issue without asking for anybody’s help. Yes, you can resolve this issue on your own...

Let’s try to figure out some common words from these error messages “List does not exist, Object not set to an instance, failed to retrieve a list”-this suggest that some list instance/library instance has been corrupted/not working as per the expected behavior.

So now the big question arises- How to find out this corrupted instance?

It’s very easy, here are the details:

§  Open the SharePoint site

§  Site actions

§  Site settings

§  Site administration

§  Site libraries and lists

§  Click on each and every list one by one

§  The list which is corrupted/not working will throw this exception:

 List does not exist.

§  That’s it-Delete that list and you issue will be resolved. J J

Happy SharePoint once again J

If you are thinking as How to delete that list then there are so many options:

Here we go:

§  By using SharePoint Designer 2010

§  By using windows explorer

§  By using Power shell command

stsadm.exe -o forcedeletelist -url <your list url>

If you have any queries/questions regarding the above mentioned error message then please let me know. I would be more than happy to help you as well as resolves your issues J

Thank you.

Event ID 8214: “Object reference not set to an instance of an object”

Problem Description:

When you perform Check-Out documents from the Document Library where document check-out is required from the SharePoint site in your SharePoint farm, you are getting following error message

“Object reference not set to an instance of an object”

Impact: You are not able to open and edit any office documents

When you will not face the issue: You are not facing the issue on the document library where check-out is not required to edit the documents

Why the problem occurred: Issue started to occur when you installed WSS 3.0 SP2 on you SharePoint server

How you will cross checked: Event Viewer ApplicationàEvent ID 8214

Event Type:        Error

Event Source:    Windows SharePoint Services 3

Event Category:                Topology

Event ID:              8214

Date:                     5/12/2009

Time:                     3:21:14 PM

User:                     N/A

Description:

The description for Event ID ( 8214 ) in Source ( Windows SharePoint Services 3 ) cannot be found. The local computer may not have the necessary registry information or message DLL files to display messages from a remote computer. You may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this description; see Help and Support for details. The following information is part of the event: A request was made for a URL, http://novashare, which has not been configured in Alternate Access Mappings.  Some links may point to the Alternate Access URL for the default zone, http://spadmin.  Review the Alternate Access mappings for this Web application at http://spadmin/_admin/AlternateUrlCollections.aspx and consider adding http://spadmin as a Public Alternate Access URL if it will be used frequently.  Help on this error: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=114854.

Resolution:

1.       Central Administration site

2.      Operations

3.      Alternate Access Mappings

4.      Show AllàChange Alternate Access Mapping Collection

5.      Select the Web Application which belongs to the problem site

6.      There is a URL that is reflecting in “Default” zone

7.      Now specify the URL which is giving you problem in the “Intranet” zone

8.     IISRESET

That’s it- Your issue will be resolved and you should be able to check-out and edit the office documents