Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Fixing SharePoint 2010 Navigation Crumbs

I found a navigation crumb whose link was broken.  The library was working correctly when the user clicked the Library link in the "Quick aunch" left section but the crumb at the top wasn't pointing to the "Forms/AllItems.aspx" page but rather to nowhere. This problem occurs when there's no default view selected for the Library or list.  Perform the following to fix the problem:


  1. Click Site Actions
  2. Click Site Settings
  3. Click Site libraries and lists from the Site Administration section
  4. Click "Customize..." on the library or list that's not working
  5. Scroll down the page until you see Views
  6. You should notice that there is no view checked as Default View
  7. If there are existing views to choose from, make one of them the default
  8. If there are no views, click Create view, and pick "All Documents" at the bottom
  9. Use the defaults and click OK
  10. This will return you to the library/list page where you should see the views section updated
  11. Use your crumb or Quick Launch link to return to the problemed library
  12. Click on the updated crumb at the top of the page, it should be working now

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