I create a page in pages not site pages in SharePoint 2013 and when I want to edit in advanced mode and insert data view it is gray out what should I do I check in and check out it several times but it does not change.
What should I do?
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Sign up to join this communityI create a page in pages not site pages in SharePoint 2013 and when I want to edit in advanced mode and insert data view it is gray out what should I do I check in and check out it several times but it does not change.
What should I do?
Try to do the following:
If the data view still disabled,
Make sure that you are trying to add data view in the correct place within Web Part Zone
below <ZoneTemplate>
then click on Parse HTML and The Data view should be now enabled.
If The current site Master Page is Oslo Master Page. It looks like a bug in SharePoint designer 2013 where you can't add DataView to a page in a site that has Oslo Master Page.
Check other root causes and the detailed steps at Data View disabled in SharePoint Designer 2013