SharePoint List error when selecting security group for Targeted Audience

Question

Hi,

I have enabled Targeted Audience on my SharePoint List and have created security groups for each department, but when I try to select/insert the security group in the list rows, I get the error "object reference not set to an instance of an object. What I intend to do is to display the data for the respective department which I have embedded the list in a web part. What am I doing wrong?

Thanks,

Steffny

Answer 1

Dear Steffny Bill,

Thank you for providing the necessary information about the issue you are facing.

Kindly try the below troubleshoot and please share us your results with a follow up replay.

Please try creating a new a person or group column and also allow selection of groups. Check if it works on the new group new column.

Also please make sure you enter the security group name correctly. If you entered it wrongly, it might not be detected.

If you have any additional questions or if you need any additional help regarding this or anything else at all - let me know, I'll be here to help you out.

And in the meantime, I hope you'll have a lovely day ahead, stay safe & take care!

Yours sincerely

Answer 2

Hi Sophia,

Thank you for your reply.

Yes, I have enabled the "Allow selection of Groups" option. It's been more than 24 hours since I've enabled the settings but I'm still getting the same error.

Thanks

Steffny

Answer 3

Dear Steffny Bill,

Thank you for posting your query in our community.

Please don't worry, let's resolve your concern together and move towards a path towards resolution.

Can you confirm the below information in order to get better understanding about the issue.

In the column settings did you enable the “allow section of the groups” ?

Also, please note that according to this article -->> Target content to a specific audience on a SharePoint site - Microsoft Support

• If you've selected an audience group that you recently created or changed, it may take some time to see targeting applied for that group.

If you have any additional questions or if you need any additional help regarding this or anything else at all - let me know, I'll be here to help you out.



And in the meantime, I hope you'll have a lovely day ahead, stay safe & take care!

Yours sincerely