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(830607) - Describes an issue where SharePoint Portal Server 2003 incorrectly crawls a list in a document library if the list contains more than 30,000 items. Items in that particular list are not included in the content index.

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Article ID: 830607 - Last Review: August 27, 2004 - Revision: 1.3

No items from a list that contains several thousand items are returned when you search for content that is stored in that list in SharePoint Portal Server 2003

SYMPTOMS

When you search for content that is stored in a list in a document library in Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003, if the list contains several thousand items, you may find that no items from that list are returned in the search results. SharePoint Portal Server 2003 does not include the list items in the content index.

CAUSE

This problem occurs if the list contains more than 30,000 items. If a list in a document library contains more than 30,000 items, SharePoint Portal Server 2003 does not crawl that list correctly, and the items in that particular list are not included in the content index.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section of this article.Microsoft is researching this problem and will post more information in this article when the information becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about working with search settings in SharePoint Portal Server 2003, see the "Managing Search Settings" topic in the "Administration" chapter of the Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Administrator's Guide. The Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Administrator's Guide (Administrator's Help.chm) is located in the Docs folder in the root of the SharePoint Portal Server 2003 CD.

For additional information about SharePoint Portal Server 2003, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/PRODUCTS/info/product.aspx?view=22&pcid=2f7ba03d-1762-4ae9-b059-23aa198c08fb (http://www.microsoft.com/PRODUCTS/info/product.aspx?view=22&pcid=2f7ba03d-1762-4ae9-b059-23aa198c08fb)

APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003
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