List Threshold limit

Question

I have a list of 28000 items, i imported it in sharepoint using the Import App, but the issue is it wont allow me to do anything, i cannot create index on columns, cannot create a view or filter items. I received this error when I tried creating index

Sorry, something went wrong The attempted operation is prohibited because it exceeds the list view threshold enforced by the administrator.Operations that exceed the list view threshold are allowed in the following time window defined by the administrator: Daily, from 10:00:00 PM to 1:00:00 AM .

How to overcome this issue?

Answer 1

The List View threshold is set per web application within Central Admin. If you navigate to Central Admin > Application Management > Manage Web Applications > Select your Web App > General Settings > Resource Throttling.

This technet link outlines the software boundaries for SharePoint, although I would contest that above 30,000 items, lists can become a little "shaky", in my personal experience. Thus I would being splitting out your list if at all possible.

EDIT: If you do not have admin access, contact your administrator citing the above information.

Answer 2

I'm not sure of your limitations of your Import App, but perhaps the best solution for a large number of list items is to use an Excel spreadsheet instead. Perhaps a SharePoint list is not the BestToolForTheJob(tm).

Answer 3

Please dont do this to SharePoint. If you are expecting such a large amount of list Items then do plan first.

My suggestions would be to,

1. create more column index
2. create views with filters i.e. set filters not only on the default view but also on other views so that the number of retrieved elements is limited i.e. always less than 5000 elements (list threshold) are retrieved.
3. In case of Document libraries as well, build document structure using folders -> location based metadata!
4. Archive the old entries, set archiving schedule...

There are certainly other settings as well. BTW I had this problem a number of times and everytime I ended up building a SharePoint Search driven solution for that.

Answer 4

The "Site Collection Administrator" has a larger list view threshold. The person with those rights should be able to define those indexed columns. They can also set the default view to limit items returned (no datasheet view).

Edit: Comment below indicates the above information is wrong. I am both Farm and SC admin and admit I may have gotten it wrong. So, please try the above advice and replace "Site Collection" with "Farm".