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Using SharePoint Designer 2013 I can no longer access a list data source on SharePoint Online when building a DVWP

Steps to reproduce.

  1. In SPD create a new Web Part Page.
  2. Edit the new page in Advanced Mode.
  3. Place cursor in ZoneTemplate tag.
  4. Click Insert -> Data View -> Empty data view.
  5. Place cursor in newly create DataSources tag.
  6. Click Insert -> Data Source -> and select a list.
  7. In the data source pane click refresh Data source link

error The server returned a non-specific error when trying to get data from the data source. Check the format and content of your query and try again. If the problem persists, contact the server administrator

Ran a fiddler session. get 500 response on. /_vti_bin/webpartpages.asmx.

soap:ServerException of type 'Microsoft.SharePoint.SoapServer.SoapServerException' was thrown.An error has occurred.

Also tried to refresh a data source on an existing DVWP with same result.

Anybody experiencing this issue?

Started within last week

I have cleared my SPD cache and tried on two different tenants.

Using SharePoint Designer 2013 I can no longer access a list data source on SharePoint Online when building a DVWP

Steps to reproduce.

  1. In SPD create a new Web Part Page.
  2. Edit the new page in Advanced Mode.
  3. Place cursor in ZoneTemplate tag.
  4. Click Insert -> Data View -> Empty data view.
  5. Place cursor in newly create DataSources tag.
  6. Click Insert -> Data Source -> and select a list.
  7. In the data source pane click refresh Data source link

error The server returned a non-specific error when trying to get data from the data source. Check the format and content of your query and try again. If the problem persists, contact the server administrator

Ran a fiddler session. get 500 response on. /_vti_bin/webpartpages.asmx.

soap:ServerException of type 'Microsoft.SharePoint.SoapServer.SoapServerException' was thrown.An error has occurred.

Also tried to refresh a data source on an existing DVWP with same result.

Anybody experiencing this issue?

Started within last week

Using SharePoint Designer 2013 I can no longer access a list data source on SharePoint Online when building a DVWP

Steps to reproduce.

  1. In SPD create a new Web Part Page.
  2. Edit the new page in Advanced Mode.
  3. Place cursor in ZoneTemplate tag.
  4. Click Insert -> Data View -> Empty data view.
  5. Place cursor in newly create DataSources tag.
  6. Click Insert -> Data Source -> and select a list.
  7. In the data source pane click refresh Data source link

error The server returned a non-specific error when trying to get data from the data source. Check the format and content of your query and try again. If the problem persists, contact the server administrator

Ran a fiddler session. get 500 response on. /_vti_bin/webpartpages.asmx.

soap:ServerException of type 'Microsoft.SharePoint.SoapServer.SoapServerException' was thrown.An error has occurred.

Also tried to refresh a data source on an existing DVWP with same result.

Anybody experiencing this issue?

Started within last week

I have cleared my SPD cache and tried on two different tenants.

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Billy Boola
Billy Boola
  • 63
  • 1
  • 5

No longer able to access Data Source Details when creating an empty data view web part using Sharepoint Designer

Using SharePoint Designer 2013 I can no longer access a list data source on SharePoint Online when building a DVWP

Steps to reproduce.

  1. In SPD create a new Web Part Page.
  2. Edit the new page in Advanced Mode.
  3. Place cursor in ZoneTemplate tag.
  4. Click Insert -> Data View -> Empty data view.
  5. Place cursor in newly create DataSources tag.
  6. Click Insert -> Data Source -> and select a list.
  7. In the data source pane click refresh Data source link

error The server returned a non-specific error when trying to get data from the data source. Check the format and content of your query and try again. If the problem persists, contact the server administrator

Ran a fiddler session. get 500 response on. /_vti_bin/webpartpages.asmx.

soap:ServerException of type 'Microsoft.SharePoint.SoapServer.SoapServerException' was thrown.An error has occurred.

Also tried to refresh a data source on an existing DVWP with same result.

Anybody experiencing this issue?

Started within last week