SharePoint Designer Workflow Error Resolutions & Workarounds

SharePoint Workflow Errors: Descriptions, resolutions and Workarounds SharePoint Workflow Errors

There are many cases where a workflow developed using SharePoint Designer will stop due to a workflow error. A number of factors can cause a workflow error, including list permissions, data types, incorrect lookups to items that don’t exist based on the criteria specified or document libraries and lists with Force Checkout and Content Approval enabled.

Workflow errors can also be used intentionally to break / stopping a looping workflow sequence. For example, a looping workflow that is configured to processe all items from a list will stop once all items have been processed as it will not be able to find the next item to process. The result will be a “List item not found” error which will cause the looping workflow sequence to break / stop.

For more information about workflow errors in SharePoint including examples, common causes and workarounds / resolutions, see SharePoint Workflow Errors.

Common Workflow Errors:

  • List Item Not Found
  • Error updating a list item
  • Access Denied
  • Failed on Start (retrying)
  • Document must be checked out
  • Error Deleting a list item

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