Lookup Columns in newform in sharepoitn 2010

I have lookup columns in the newform in SharePoint 2010. I have a reset button on the form, which refreshes the fields using Form action. All the other fields value is cleared on the form except for the lookup columns. how to
clear the lookup values on the newform? Please help.

In your click event, where you are setting other fields to default value, access the lookup field as well and set its selectedindex to 0.
Have a look at the following link that will give you some pointers
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sharepointdesigner/archive/2007/06/13/using-javascript-to-manipulate-a-list-form-field.aspx
http://razaalimithani.blogspot.in/2013/02/sharepoint-2010-set-default-values-in.html
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Updating a title column in list that is a lookup column to document library in sharepoint designer workflow 2010

Hi I have a requirement to create a list item in Contracts List when a document is uploaded in Contracts Vendor library.
Contracts List will
have columns - Contract Name ( title column), Contract Number, Contract Start date and end date.
Contracts Vendor library will have Contract
Name,Contract NUmber.
User will select the Contract Name from drop down ( this is look up column linked to Contract Name in Contract
List).When user uploads document in Contract Vendor library then item should be created in Contract List with selected Contract Name and
Contract number .
Contracts and Contracts Vendor are related by look up Contract Name. Contract Name is internally a title column in
Contracts List.
Issue1 :
Since Contract number is look up column, while I am creating item the Contract name is not getting updated in
Contracts List. I have to use sharepoint designer workflow to achieve this task. Title colum or Contract Name shows no title.
Issue 2:
One
more issue I am facing is that Contracts List has Section and Division cascaded drop downs when i select values from section and division
dropdowns and save item in Contracts list the values are getting saved in Contract List.
Could anyone suggest me how to handle this ? I am
attaching the screenshots of the list and library structure. TRuly appreciate your help.
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Hi,
According to your post, my understanding is that you wanted to update a title column in list that is a lookup column to document library in sharepoint designer workflow 2010.
I try to reproduce the issues as follows:
Create a custom list named Contracts List, add columns: Contract Name ( title column), Contract Number(Number), Contract Start date(Data and Time) and Contract End date (Data and Time).
Create a document library named Contracts Vendor library, add columns: Contract Name(Lookup), Contract NUmber(Lookup).
Create a workflow associated to the Contracts Vendor library.
Add action: Create List Item.
   5. Start the workflow automatically when an item is created.
   6. Upload a document, select the Contract Name and Contract NUmber, the workflow will be started automatically.
   7. Open the Contracts List, an item will be added with the Contract Name and Contract Number in the Contracts Vendor library.
Thank you for your understanding.
Best Regards,
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How to Prevent duplicates on Combination of Lookup columns in sharepoint 2010 using infopath 2010 form.

Hi All,
I have list with some Lookup columns like City, Pin, and Text Column Name. All these are required columns.
Now I want to prevent duplicates while submitting InfoPath form if a Combination of City,Pin & Name. (like a Composite primary in Database is used.)
Can some one help me on how to achieve this using InfoPath 2010 Rules, writing rule in Xpath.
Thanks in Advance.

1. Add a secondary data connection to the list where the form will be submitted.
2. Prior to submit via rules, set the query fields in the above connection: City, Pin & Name with values entered in the form. Query the data source and check if the result has values.
3. Show error messages accordingly if exists else continue with Submit.
This post is my own opinion and does not necessarily reflect the opinion or view of Slalom.

Move sharepoint 2010 list to 2013 with lookup columns

Hi all,
Iam planning to move my sharepoint 2010 list to 2013.I done this using save site as template.But the look up columns are showing empty data.Can u please let me know the best solution to do this.
Regards,
Praveen

The reason the lookup column doesn’t work anymore in your SharePoint 2013 list is because Save
Site as Template, preserve all the list settings. Therefore, the lookup column still points to the original list which
was located on your SharePoint 2010 list. The lookup column stores GUID of the web, list, and the field to which it points
and GUID are unique IDs that identifies a list/library/site/feature in a farm.
Using SharePoint Manager you can find the LookupList, LookupWebId and LookupField of
your old SharePoint 2010 lookup column and compare it with your new 2013 lookup column. You will see the difference.
There are two approach to get your values in lookup again.
1(a). Create a new list and update the lookup values.
1(b). Delete the lookup column and create a new lookup column and point it to the new list created in the above point.
2. Update the SchemaXml property
of the lookup column through SharePoint Manager.
I will provide you with a good reference on how to use SharePoint Manager while managing your lookup columns. http://blog.johnsworkshop.net/moving-lists-with-lookup-columns-inside-your-site-collection/
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How to take list backup with lookup columns data in sharepoint 2010

Hi friends,
I have one issue on "Copy the list in one sitecollection to another sitecollection"
I have one list like "ABC" and with lookup column "Status" this column is looked to anthor list columns
My task is i want to Copy the same list with lookup columns with Data(lookup columns Data) in one site and restored in another site.
Error is Lookup columns Data is not coming.
How to Copied list with lookup columns data to restored in another list?
Badri

i think there is no such method to move the list with lookup column.
couple of things which cause the failure, Number Source list may be not available on the target site collection, Column IDs / List IDs different from Site collection a to B.
I would try to use the backup of site collection and restore it, i am not sure whether it will work not.
i think copy the data from the lookup clomn in the excel, then move the list to different site collection with blank data then copy the data from excel to new list.
check this one for another idea:
http://blog.johnsworkshop.net/moving-lists-with-lookup-columns-inside-your-site-collection/
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SharePoint 2013 Workflow Lookup Column Error

When I try to use the value from a lookup column (e.g. display the selected value in the body of a email) in a SharePoint 2013 workflow I receive the following error. It works fine if I use the SharePoint 2010 workflow platform, but I always receive a error
with 2013.
First Error:
Retrying last request. Next attempt scheduled in less than one minute. Details of last request: HTTP NotFound to http://portal.test.com/sites/Test/_vti_bin/client.svc/web/lists/getbyid(guid'00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000')/Items(10)?%24select=ID%2CLookupId%2CLookup%2FTitle&%24expand=Lookup
Correlation Id: 3fb1bac9-f4b6-bbf1-a664-b3748668ea3c Instance Id: e7b4064d-029d-4a8b-9a75-7939f10e8817
<script type="text/javascript">// <![CDATA[ var errorMessage = "Something went wrong. To try again, reload the page and then resume
the workflow."; var dlg = null; function RetryWorkflow4(instanceName) { showDialog(); var ctx = SP.ClientContext.get_current(); var wfManager = SP.WorkflowServices.WorkflowServicesManager.newObject(ctx, ctx.get_web()); var instanceService = wfManager.getWorkflowInstanceService();
var instance = instanceService.getInstance(instanceName); instanceService.resumeWorkflow(instance); ctx.executeQueryAsync( function(sender, args) { closeDialog(); theForm.submit(); }, function (sender, args) { closeDialog(); alert(errorMessage); } ); } //
]]> </script>
Error from SharePoint Logs:
Microsoft.SharePoint.SPException: List does not exist. The page you selected contains a list that does not exist.
It may have been deleted by another user. ---> System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException: List does not exist.
The page you selected contains a list that does not exist.
It may have been deleted by another user.     at Microsoft.SharePoint.Library.SPRequestInternalClass.GetListsWithCallback(String bstrUrl, Guid foreignWebId, String bstrListInternalName, Int32 dwBaseType, Int32 dwBaseTypeAlt,
Int32 dwServerTemplate, UInt32 dwGetListFlags, UInt32 dwListFilterFlags, Boolean bPrefetchMetaData, Boolean bSecurityTrimmed, Boolean bGetSecurityData, Boolean bPrefetchRelatedFields, ISP2DSafeArrayWriter p2DWriter, Int32& plRecycleBinCount)
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dwListFilterFlags, Boolean bPrefetchMetaData, Boolean bSecurityTrimmed, Boolean bGetSecurityData, Boolean bPrefetchRelatedFields, ISP2DSafeArrayWriter p2DWriter, Int32& plRecycleBinCount)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPGlobal.HandleComException(COMException comEx)
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Boolean bSecurityTrimmed, Boolean bGetSecurityData, Boolean bPrefetchRelatedFields, ISP2DSafeArrayWriter p2DWriter, Int32& plRecycleBinCount)
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Hi
XantosX5 ,
Thank you for your posting!
According to your description, I try to reproduce your scenario in my SharePoint Server 2013 environment.
I create a lookup column in a list and create a workflow 2013 for the list. In the workflow, I add Send an email action. Then I display the lookup column in the body of the email as the below figure:
When I start the workflow, it works fine.
Have you installed
the workflow manager 1.0 cumulative update 1 ? It can be the point. If not, please install it.
Thank you for your understanding and support.
Best Regards,
Eric
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Is there a way to Insert Data into a Lookup Column Type on a SharePoint List Destination in SSIS?

Greetings.
I have successfully worked out inserting SQL data (2008 R2) into my 2010 SharePoint list (New, Update, Delete) by creating an SSIS Data Flow Task as outlined here:
http://fsugeiger.blogspot.com/2010/01/synchronise-sql-table-with-sharepoint.html
However, the problem I am running into is inserting data into the SharePoint Columns that are "Lookup" column types. I verified that all of the values I am copying from SQL into the SharePoint lookup column exist in the customn list it is pointing to. It
is important to have this column be a lookup column as it links to another custom list that has many more columns of related information.
I have read and re-read the SharePoint SSIS Adapters 2011.docx from
http://sqlsrvintegrationsrv.codeplex.com/ and the only section that seems to apply is this:
"Looking Up Values in a SharePoint List
If you have to look up a value in a SharePoint list, you can use the Lookup transformation in your data flow, and use the SharePoint List source to load the lookup table. You may have to add a Derived Column transformation or a Script component that splits
data in the lookup column on the ";#" delimiter to separate the ID value from the description.
If you are replacing values in your data with the values that you look up in the list, then loading the changed data back into SharePoint, you only have to include the ID from the lookup column. SharePoint ignores the description if you include it."
I am not sure if the above statement means that I should be passing the assocaited ID's other than the actual data into the SharePoint List destination. If that is the case, that will not really work as the lookup contains hundreds of rows. Not too mention
I have several of these lookup column types pointing to several different lists.
Any guidance in how I can put data into a SharePoint Lookup column type via Data Flow Task would be so much appreaciated.
Thank you.
My errors are:
Error: 0x0 at Data Flow Task, SharePoint List Destination: Error on row ID="1": 0x1 - Unspecified error, such as too many items being updated at once (batch), or an invalid core field value.
Error: 0xC0047062 at Data Flow Task, SharePoint List Destination [1903]: Microsoft.Samples.SqlServer.SSIS.SharePointListAdapters.PipelineProcessException: Errors detected in this component - see SSIS Errors at Microsoft.Samples.SqlServer.SSIS.SharePointListAdapters.SharePointListDestination.ProcessInput(Int32
inputID, PipelineBuffer buffer) at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Pipeline.ManagedComponentHost.HostProcessInput(IDTSManagedComponentWrapper100 wrapper, Int32 inputID, IDTSBuffer100 pDTSBuffer, IntPtr bufferWirePacket)
Error: 0xC0047022 at Data Flow Task, SSIS.Pipeline: SSIS Error Code DTS_E_PROCESSINPUTFAILED. The ProcessInput method on component "SharePoint List Destination" (1903) failed with error code 0x80131500 while processing input "Component Input" (1912). The identified
component returned an error from the ProcessInput method. The error is specific to the component, but the error is fatal and will

I have found a solution to my problem and thought I would share it here in case there are others who are struggling with the above scenario. If you have a better way, I would love to hear about it since my way is a bit tedious.
In a nutshell, in order to have an SSIS package put data from an OLE DB Source into a SharePoint List Destination Lookup Column, you need to pass the ID of the value that is being looked up, not the value that is in the “master” OLE DB source.
Rough explanation, OLE DB Source value for column “Approp” is “4005” --> SQL matches “4005” with the ID in the new lookup table (“4005” = ID “5” as defined in the SharePoint lookup list) --> “5” gets passed into SharePoint List destination lookup
column --> SharePoint displays “4005” and successfully links to the lookup list.
Funny thing (not really), the error(s) outlined in my original post are not related in getting data into a SharePoint Lookup column as I am now successful in getting data into the system but I am still getting the same above error(s). I think it has to do
with the ID column in the SharePoint list destination. What I can’t seem to figure out is why since I am not linking any data to that ID column (at least on new records). I am however linking it on Update and Delete and the errors mentioned above disappear
and things work well.
There are three tasks that need to get done in order to get data from SQL into a SharePoint lookup column assuming you have already set up your SharePoint lookup lists:
1. Create new lookup table(s) in SQL that has the IDs from the SharePoint Lookup list and the values coming from the “master” OLD DB Source. You can see the ID column in SharePoint by toggling it on in a view.
2. Create a SQL command that JOINs all the databases and tables so that the ID is passed and not the value into the SharePoint lookup column
3. Change the “Data access mode” to “SQL Command” instead of the “Table or view” in the OLE DB Source and paste your command into the “SQL command text:” area.
Other helpful info is that you may also need to add additional columns in the new lookup tables in SQL for the scenarios when the data is not unique. You can see this two times in my SQL command example for Units and JobTitles:
SELECT
pps.SSNm,
pps.file_updated,
pps.Employee_id,
/* pps.CheckDistNm,*/
Check_Distribution_id = COALESCE( d.ID, 0 ),
pps.Job_nbr,
pps.SeqNm,
pps.action_eff_dt,
Fund_id = COALESCE( f.id, 0 ),
Appropriation_id = COALESCE( ap.id, 0 ),
ActionCode_id = COALESCE( ac.id, 0 ),
SpecNumber_id = COALESCE( jt.ID, 0 ),
pps.Employee_id,
/* pps.Fund,
pps.Approp,
pps.Unit,*/
Unit_id = COALESCE( u.ID, 0 ),
PosNm,
PosCode,
pps.LastName,
pps.FirstName,
pps.MI
FROM
x_PPS.aReportVw.pps_screens_active AS pps
LEFT OUTER JOIN dbo.DistributionNumbers AS d ON
pps.CheckDistNm = d.Check_Distribution
LEFT OUTER JOIN dbo.Units AS u ON
pps.Fund = u.Fund AND
pps.Approp = u.Approp AND
pps.Unit = u.Unit
LEFT OUTER JOIN dbo.Appropriations AS ap ON
pps.Approp = ap.Approp
LEFT OUTER JOIN dbo.Funds AS f ON
pps.Fund = f.Fund
LEFT OUTER JOIN dbo.ActionCodes AS ac ON
pps.ActionCode = ac.ActionCode
LEFT OUTER JOIN dbo.JobTitles AS jt ON
pps.SpecNm = jt.SpecNumber AND
pps.JurisClass = jt.JurisClass

When creating a "lookup" column be able to display not only one column from the other list, but additional columns

With the lookup technique, it is possible to select an item from another list and display one column of this item
It is obviously possible to create several lookup columns on the same list and therefore display several columns
There’s a high risk of not selecting the same item and therefore have inconsistent columns
The Requirement therefore consist of being able of displaying several columns of the same item from the other list, based on one unique selection
Example:
In list(x), define lookup column on list (y), column Title (possible today)
Then define a “secondary” lookup column on same list, column Code
The effect would be that when selecting an item from list (X), both Title and Code would show up consistently in 2 different columns of list (Y)
All possible solutions are welcomed

If you are using SharePoint 2010, you can retrieve additional columns when adding a Lookup. If you are using 2007, there is no direct OOTB way, but the following two posts provide potential work-arounds:
https://www.definitivelogic.com/blog/microsoft-sharepoint-2007-pulling-column-data-one-list-another-based-common-list-field
http://stefan-stanev-sharepoint-blog.blogspot.com/2010/11/sharepoint-2007-associated-lookup.html
Dimitri Ayrapetov (MCSE: SharePoint)

Issue with site template that contains a document library with a lookup column to another list

I have a document library called Proposals with a lookup column in the same site called Document Categories (multiple values allowed). It points to a list called document categories. I have several sample documents in the Proposal Library that
contain valid document categories. When I save the site as a template and instantiate it, everything is fine. However, when I remove the sample documents from the Proposal library and rebuild the site template, I can't get the template to
create another site. I get an error Unable To Open Lookup List.
I don't understand why I can instantiate a site from the template when there's sample data, but not when the document library containing the lookup column is empty.
Does SharePoint 2010 site template support lookup columns?
Why would it make a difference if the library is empty?
Thanks

Hi,
According to your description, my understanding is that the error occurred when you created a site from the template with no files in the document library.
I tested the same scenario per your post, and I can create a site from the template with no files in the document library with no errors.
To solve this issue, I recommend to verify the things below:
Did you save the site as a template with Include Content checked? If yes, I recommend to test if it works when saving the site as a template with Include Content unchecked.
Test the same scenario with a new site to narrow the issue scope.
I also recommend to check the event log and ULS log to see if anything unexpected occurred.
To check event log, click the Start button and type “Event Viewer” in the Search box.
For SharePoint 2010, by default, ULS log is at C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\LOGS.
You can check the ULS log by the methods here:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/opal/archive/2009/12/22/uls-viewer-for-sharepoint-2010-troubleshooting.aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg193966(v=office.14).aspx
Best regards.
Thanks
Victoria Xia
TechNet Community Support

PowerShell: Update SharePoint multiple value lookup column?!

Hi.
I have some PowerShell scripts that access, update and insert data into various SharePoint 2010 lists. This all works nicely but there is one thing I'm having trouble with. I want to populate a lookup column in a list with multiple values. The column allows
multiple values and has many such records inserted manually - but I cannot do this using PowerShell. I can update the lookup column using a single "ID" lookup value - but not with multiple values.
I cannot find any documentation on how to do this using PowerShell. I have seen some examples (C#?) but there's little help in them.
Any suggestions?
Thank you,
Markus
Markus Sveinn Markusson

Well, being impatient in nature, I did a lot of browsing and searching - and finally found a solution that works for me - in this thread:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/winserverpowershell/thread/3788a0ff-7011-4aea-bcc6-96a276a50e60. Adapted
to my code it looks like this:
$spAssignment = Start-SPAssignment
$spList = (Get-SPWeb -identity
http://site.domain.com -AssignmentCollection $spAssignment).Lists["Tickets"]
$spNew = $spList.Items.Add()
$spNew["Title"] = $Title
$spNew["Assigned To"] = $AssignID
$spNew["Description"] = $Descr
$spNew["Priority"] = $Priority
#----- Begining of "solution"
$lookupentry1 = New-Object Microsoft.Sharepoint.SPFieldLookupValue(1,"Service 1")
$lookupentry2 = New-Object Microsoft.Sharepoint.SPFieldLookupValue(2,"Service 2")
$lookupentry3 = New-Object Microsoft.Sharepoint.SPFieldLookupValue(3,"Service 3")
$multientry = New-Object Microsoft.Sharepoint.SPFieldMultiChoiceValue($null)
$multientry.Add($lookupentry1)
$multientry.Add($lookupentry2)
$multientry.Add($lookupentry3)
$spNew["Service"] = $multientry
#----- End of "solution"
$spNew.Update()
Regards,
Markus
Markus Sveinn Markusson

Title and description for lookup column

Hopefully this can be simple. I am working on development in SharePoint 2010 but I do NOT think that it is specific to 2013 or 2010, I am migrating to 2013 in a month or so (hopefully!)
Requirement:
Display lookup list for Server Name (Title) and Server Description (Description)
Problem:
I have a custom list with 2 columns, title and description, both text fields. I am using that list as a lookup to my other custom list.
The graphic below has 2 windows squished into it. The middle window is the list pulling the data from, the lookup list.
The graphic to the right is the issue that I am running into. I create the column and hopefully I can use the lookup column with the title column AND THEN the additional fields for the Description! It DOES appear, but AFTER I fill out the form.
The form is on the left part of the graphic below.
I see the server names or "Title" but I can't even "hover" over it and see the description! I don't know how to present the description lookup in the form when I do "new item." Is this something that 2010 / 2013
can do and OOTB or do I need designer? I don't code so I can't use VS.
Thank you!
Matt

Thank you, I created a calculated column, using Microsoft's recommendations below, and Scott's!
Calculated Field Formulas -
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb862071.aspx
The result shows below. the 3rd column is the Server and Description, with the calculated column, "merging" the two text into one, with a space and a dash in the middle to separate them. The list is below and the "look up". The black section
is my new form or add new item, where I would select multiple servers based on their server name and their description.

Sort Order of Lookup Column

I have a list with look-up columns.
In particular, 'Market' is a look-up column, pulling the 'Title' column from a document library.
The issue I have is that the 'Market' look-up column contents are not listed in alphabetical order when selecting the menu to sort/filter, however, they are in alphabetical order
in the library they are being pulled from....
What controls the sort behavior of look-up column contents?
UPDATE: I have discovered that, by grouping the View by any column, the error disappears. Although this might be a work-around and provide context to an eventual solution, this is not a solution.
UPDATE 2: The key seems to be multi-value columns OR System Column (TYPE), require grouping to display sort order correctly.
Filtering by the type column (Type = xls ~ 7 items) does
NOT resolve the issue
Filtering by the type column (Type = xls ~ 7 items)
AND Grouping by
single-value lookup column (Year = 2012 ~4 items) does resolve the issue.
Filtering by a single-value lookup column (Year = 2012 ~ 1001 items) does resolve the issue
Filtering by a multi-value lookup column (Sector = Residential ~ 418 items) does
NOT resolve the issue
Filtering by a multi-value lookup column (Sector = Residential ~ 418 items)
AND Grouping by
single-value lookup column (Year = 2010 ~96 items) does resolve the issue.
- Rick

Here is a way that worked for me. I had a lookup column from a list to a document library. When I opened the form up it sorted by title. I created a new Data Connection in Infopath editing the list. When I created the Data connection
it gave me options which fields in the data connection and the ability to sort based on a field. I then just pointed my drop down list to point to the new data connection. This worked on ipad as well as IE9. No code required and my google
searching did not find this simple solution so putting here.

Modify list view - Group by Lookup column's ID

Hi
I have a main list that has a lookup column. The grouping works fine, but I want the sort order of the group to appear as the way the lookup value's ID is ...
What are the ways to achieve this, I do not want to put a number in front of the values, is there another way to do this

I understand that you don't want to add additional info in front of the lookup column values to keep the value exactly as expected.
as SharePoint 2010 allows to lookup additional fields, I would suggest to lookup the item ID also with the lookup column.
1. create a lookup column lookup your expected list.
2. in the lookup column settings, "Add a column to show each of these additional fields", check "ID" column.
3. group by the list view with the additional ID instead.
There is an issue by doing this step, the groupby title value is the lookup ID column not the original lookup column, as we actually doesn't use the lookup columnn with grouping.
For this, you can use SharePoint Designer to edit the list view, change the groupby row cell to the lookup column value instead.
Qiao Wei <br/> My blog:http://blog.goobol.com

Lookup column only return 201 items from external list

I have a BCS external list which contains about 700 items. I already set the BCS Throttle limit to 50000 items (default) and 1000000 (max). I can view all 700 items in the external list.
I created a regular lookup column in a custom list to lookup the external list. When I click the drop-down, it only returns the first 201 items with a red message "Warning: Too many results have
been returned. This result set may be incomplete or truncated.". I need all items available for selection so set up a filer will not work for me.
I just wonder if there is any work around for the issue. Many thanks.

This is unfortunately the default behavior with external content type. The limit is set at 201. You can however avoid this by setting appropriate filters to limit the number of results to less than 200. The user can use wildcards in their filter to
more fine tune the results returned.
Read more on how to set filters on external content type here:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bcs/archive/2010/05/05/why-it-s-important-to-define-filters-for-a-good-picking-experience.aspx
Thanks, Ransher Singh, MCP, MCTS | Click Vote As Helpful if you think that post is helpful in responding your question click Mark As Answer, if you think that this is your answer for your question.

Lookup Column Issue - List View Threshold exceeded

We use Sharepoint Foundation 2010 and we have 2 Lists in a site. Those are:
1. Customers List.
2. Sale Invoices List.
Customers List has Title field as Unique & Indexed Column.
Sale Invoices List has a lookup column (i.e., Customer) from the Customers List (Title).
My issue is:
Customers List has just crossed 5000 items. When I try to add a List Item in Sale Invoices List (where I have Lookup Column from Customers List), it throws an error as given below:
Error Message:- This is a lookup column that displays data from another list that currently exceeds the List View Threshold defined by the
administrator (5000). To add items to the current list, please ask the list owner to remove this column.
I have increased temporarily the List View Threshold Limit to 6000 Items. It’s working fine now.
Is there any solution to fix the issue without increasing the List Items Threshold Limit?
Thanks in Advance.

Hi Sri,
If this activity (adding item) is done programmatically, then we can set
SPList.EnableThrottling = false
but this approach is not recommended though.
Please let us know if this fixes your issue.
Thanks,
M.Gubendra Raj

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