Fix Quick Edit Disabled in SharePoint Issue
Datasheet view is now called "Quick Edit" in SharePoint 2013. It provides a nice flexible Excel like editor to bulk edit, copy-paste list items and metadata. Similar to a spreadsheet you can create, change and delete items in the grid. As with the new name, quick edit brought many new features in SharePoint 2013, such as:
Quick edit is not working in SharePoint 2013?
In my SharePoint environment, few users having trouble with quick edit. Found Quick Edit button on the "List" tab is disabled (grayed out) with an error message "This control is currently disabled" and "Edit" link missing! How to enable quick edit in SharePoint 2013?
Here is my check list to troubleshoot quick edit not working issue:
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- You can Edit Managed Metadata columns (Still Rich text columns are not editable in Quick Edit! content type change can't be done from quick edit!!)
- It works just fine in other browsers ( I tested with Firefox and Chrome), where SharePoint 2010 Datasheet view was working ONLY with internet explorer 32 bit version.
- No more Active-X control dependencies. Quick edit doesn't need Office access run time engine now!
- It supports Filters now! Remember the pain of losing filters on datasheet views in those old days?
Quick edit is not working in SharePoint 2013?
In my SharePoint environment, few users having trouble with quick edit. Found Quick Edit button on the "List" tab is disabled (grayed out) with an error message "This control is currently disabled" and "Edit" link missing! How to enable quick edit in SharePoint 2013?
- Check Quick Edit is Enabled: To enable/disable quick edit in SharePoint 2013, you need to navigate to: List Settings >> Advanced settings page >> Scroll down and Under quick edit option, choose "Yes" and then click OK.
- Remove the Group By: If you have grouping enabled in your Views, You got to remove it! If you group list or library items in SharePoint 2013, quick edit (Datasheet View) option is disabled. remove "Group By" selection by setting it to none.
- Change the View style to default: Changing view style to "Shaded", "Newsletter" or something else disables Quick Edit. Change it to "default" in view settings. https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2876824
- Enable 'Allow individual item" check boxes: In view settings make sure, "Allow Individual Items Check boxes" is enabled.
- If you are in datasheet view already- If your current view is "Datasheet view" then quick edit is disabled (obviously!).
- SharePoint View definition XML uses an attribute "<JSLink>clienttemplates.js</JSLink>". During a migration, I had to add this to an existing view using SharePoint designer and verified Quick Edit works as expected.
- Test it in another browser, it could be a browser related issue.
- Calculated columns won't work in quick edit.
- If you have multiple lines of text field, make sure its set to plain text.
- Last but not least: Try creating a new view using "Standard View" and check if Quick edit works.
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Very helpful!
ReplyDeleteHello,
ReplyDeleteYour solution seems to be great.
I encountered the same problem. I'm beginner and need some help about the JSLink.
Can you tell me where I can add this information?
I migrated from SharePoint 2007 to SharePoint Online.
Thank you.
Philippe
Very good article written in simple manner. Thanks a lot for sharing valuable information.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the article!
ReplyDeleteI've have an addition for photo libraries... If using a picture library, you need to use the "Picture Library Details" style. The default and standard style seem to hide the Quick Edit button.
"Enable 'Allow individual item" check boxes: In view settings make sure, "Allow Individual Items Check boxes" is enabled."
ReplyDeleteRidiculous requirement, but thanks for pointing it out!
Thanks a lot. You saved me lot much time.
ReplyDeleteOne of the best posts. Thank you! My issue was I was using a non-default view. Once I switched back to default, it worked great. What is nice is I can have a default view that is not default as long as I have another view option that is the default. I can use that view for Quick Edit.
ReplyDeleteWonderful! Thank you! Who would've thought that non-default view (shaded tables) make Quick Edit impossible?
ReplyDeleteHi There, and thnx for this article
ReplyDeleteI've the same probleme after a migration from 2010 to 2013 and before recreating a list. I've found Something interesting.
The parameter InlineEdit can be set to TRUE in 2010.
I don't find any way to modify it except by PowerShell.
So to check
Add-PsSnapin Microsoft.Sharepoint.Powershell
$web = Get-SPWeb -Identity "https://mysupersite.com/mycolsitename"
$list = $web.Lists["listName"]
$view = $list.Views["viewNameCaseSensitive"]
$view.InlineEdit #To see the value for me it was set to TRUE
$view.InlineEdit = $null
$view.Update() # to Update the view.
If it can help...
Thank you. This article saved me from a bit of madness since there seems to be a bug in Office 365 New Link in document libraries, but New Link to Document is the workaround.
ReplyDeleteGreat article. #3 "View Style" got me. Fixed now. Thanks!
ReplyDelete