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Incorrect 'Note' field index

Description

If you specify (thanks copy & paste) Indexed attribute for note field the follow exception will occuer during feature activation:

Message: Microsoft.SharePoint.SPException: Cannot complete this action. Please try again.; System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException: Cannot complete this action. Please try again.; StackTrace: at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPElementDefinitionCollection.ProvisionListInstances(SPFeaturePropertyCollection props, SPSite site, SPWeb web, Boolean fForce) at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPElementDefinitionCollection.ProvisionElements(SPFeaturePropertyCollection props, SPWebApplication webapp, SPSite site, SPWeb web, SPFeatureActivateFlags activateFlags, Boolean fForce)

Maliciously formed XML:

<Field 
    group="My group"
    id="{FE2C05A9-1861-48C3-8DB4-3C08E9830E2C}" 
    type="Note" 
    displayname="Content" 
    description="Brief description." 
    required="TRUE" 
    indexed="TRUE" 
    numlines="6" 
    name="Name1"
    staticname="Name1" 
    overwrite="TRUE">
</Field>

Correctly forment XML, without Indexed attribute:

<Field 
    group="My group" 
    id="{FE2C05A9-1861-48C3-8DB4-3C08E9830E2C}" 
    type="Note" 
    displayname="Content"
    description="Brief description." 
    required="TRUE" 
    numlines="6" 
    name="Name1" 
    staticname="Name1" 
    overwrite="TRUE">
</Field>

Resolution

Remove "Indexed" attribute from Field tag.

Links

• Field Element