Predictive Indexing Lists - SharePoint Online Microsoft Office 365

Overview

Most of us are very familiar with the following messages when working with large lists or libraries:

"The number of items in this list exceeds the list view threshold."

"The number of items in this list exceeds the list view threshold, which is 5000 items. Tasks that cause excessive server load (such as those involving all list items) are currently prohibited."

With SharePoint Server, we have seem many administrators simply applying a "band aide" by simply increasing the threshold limit via Central Administration at the expense of server resources and performance. As these administrators upgrade to SharePoint Online, they quickly realize that they need to break these habits and adhere to the best practices.

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