Admins can't create classic subsites through the site collection user interface (UI) within SharePoint Online
Admins can't create classic subsites through the site collection user interface (UI) within SharePoint Online
November 03, 5:24pm
November 03, 5:24pm
Title: Admins can't create classic subsites through the site collection user interface (UI) within SharePoint Online
User Impact: Admins can't create classic subsites through the site collection UI within SharePoint Online.
Current status: We're analyzing Unified Logging Service (ULS) logs to determine the source of the issue.
Scope of impact: All admins with subsite creation permissions that attempt to create classic subsites from the site collection UI within SharePoint Online may experience impact.
Next update by: Thursday, November 4, 2021, at 12:30 AM UTC
November 03, 6:27pm
November 03, 6:27pm
Current status: We've determined that an update for optimizing the service is inadvertently preventing admins from creating classic subsites through the site collection UI within SharePoint Online. We're deploying a fix to remediate the impact.
Scope of impact: All admins with subsite creation permissions that attempt to create classic subsites from the site collection UI within SharePoint Online may experience impact.
Start time: Friday, October 22, 2021, at 7:01 AM UTC
Root cause: An update for optimizing the service is inadvertently preventing admins from creating classic subsites through the site collection UI within SharePoint Online.
Next update by: Thursday, November 4, 2021, at 9:00 PM UTC
November 04, 12:43pm
November 04, 12:43pm
Current status: Our fix to resolve the issue has initiated deployment, and has currently saturated throughout seven percent of the affected environment. We're continuing to monitor its progress while we establish an estimated timeline to completion.
Scope of impact: All admins with subsite creation permissions that attempt to create classic subsites from the site collection UI within SharePoint Online may experience impact.
Start time: Friday, October 22, 2021, at 7:01 AM UTC
Root cause: An update for optimizing the service is inadvertently preventing admins from creating classic subsites through the site collection UI within SharePoint Online.
Next update by: Friday, November 5, 2021, at 8:30 PM UTC
November 05, 1:55pm
November 05, 1:55pm
Current status: Our fix to resolve the issue is saturated across 43 percent of the affected environment. We'll continue to monitor its progress to ensure it doesn't encounter any delays and will aim to provide an estimated time to completion as it becomes feasible.
Scope of impact: All admins with subsite creation permissions that attempt to create classic subsites from the site collection UI within SharePoint Online may experience impact.
Start time: Friday, October 22, 2021, at 7:01 AM UTC
Root cause: An update for optimizing the service is inadvertently preventing admins from creating classic subsites through the site collection UI within SharePoint Online.
Next update by: Monday, November 8, 2021, at 8:30 PM UTC
November 08, 1:39pm
November 08, 1:39pm
Title: Admins can't create classic subsites through the site collection user interface (UI) within SharePoint Online
User Impact: Admins couldn't create classic subsites through the site collection UI within SharePoint Online.
Final status: Following our fix deployment, we've internally validated that impact has been remediated.
Scope of impact: All admins with subsite creation permissions that attempted to create classic subsites from the site collection UI within SharePoint Online may have experienced impact.
Start time: Friday, October 22, 2021, at 7:01 AM UTC
End time: Monday, November 8, 2021, at 7:39 PM UTC
Root cause: An update for optimizing the service was inadvertently preventing admins from creating classic subsites through the site collection UI within SharePoint Online.
Next steps:
- We're reviewing our update procedures to better understand why it produced impact, and to help identify similar issues during our development and testing cycles.
This is the final update for the event.
November 08, 1:39pm
November 08, 1:39pm
Resolved