sharepoint 2019 server remove an invalid field

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I'm migrating a SharePoint 2013 site to SharePoint 2019, using the 3-phase method. After migrating the site to SP 2016, I tried to open a list and received an error:

"Field type FilteredLookupField is not installed properly. Go to the list settings page to delete this field."

When I open the settings page, there are 2 fields that have "Delete this invalid field" in the "Used by" column, but the field names are not links to edit the fields themselves.

Any ideas how I can remove or change those fields?

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Hi @Phillips, Keith,

I'm glad to hear you solve the problem, if you have any issue about SharePoint, you are welcome to raise a ticket in this forum.

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[sharepoint 2019 server remove an invalid field]

Issue Symptom:

I'm migrating a SharePoint 2013 site to SharePoint 2019, using the 3-phase method. After migrating the site to SP 2016, I tried to open a list and received an error.

Current status:

The issue has been solved. Thanks for Phillips's reply and finding, the solution is:

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Discovered the problem: a third-party solution for a filtered lookup column is present in our SP 2013 system, but not in SP 2019. I found the developer's GitHub page, where he has an updated version for SP 2016. That same version also works in SP 2019.

Here's the link for anyone interested:
[https://github.com/hasangok/sharepoint-2016-filtered-lookup-field]

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[sharepoint 2019 server remove an invalid field]

Issue Symptom:

I'm migrating a SharePoint 2013 site to SharePoint 2019, using the 3-phase method. After migrating the site to SP 2016, I tried to open a list and received an error.

Current status:

The issue has been solved.

Answer

Hi @Phillips, Keith ,

This might be because of the fact that your list definition contains at-least one column which is referencing any other column and it does not exist ( might be deleted by someone or miss-spelled ).

You could go to List Settings > check all the columns which has been custom added. Then fix it or delete it.

Besides, I found a similar case for you, he re-installed custom "Sharepoint Filtered Look up field" and it worked, maybe you can try it.

Please refer to：[https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/4e062c2e-4cb3-4563-8177-4eea1ebd69ec/error-quotfield-type-filteredlookupfield-is-not-installed-properly-go-to-the-list-settings-page?forum=sharepointadminprevious

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