There are two issues I am trying to solve regarding SPO webpart pages.

I am rebuilding several SharePoint 2013 sites in SPO and have a several lists I used to display on the sites home page using multiple “list” webparts but cannot get the same results.

New Item opens in a New Tab – I have a custom list with the advanced options set to use Dialogs (Yes). When on the list itself and clicking “new item” a dialog opens as expected however we are using a Webpart page to show several different views of a simple Time Entry app.

Issue: When selecting “New Item” from one of the Webparts a new tab is opened not the Dialog I was hoping/expecting to see. Is there a way to fix/change this without using Power Apps?  Below is how the SPF 2013 works and its nice because the NewForm opens as a dialog which allows the “Service Codes” webpart to be visible as a quick reference when entering time.

Context Menu: List items displayed on a Webpart page cannot be edited directly from the webpart, only showing “Share” or “Copy link” or “Delete”. I want to turn off the quick edit but even with that on the context menu is still limited, even to the Site Owner. (Left: SP2013, Right: SPO)

Again, in SPF 2013 we have several consoles pages that use Webparts to show items from different lists or in one view. From the “Console” page the user would normally select an item and take action, either editing the item or accessing custom forms/links from the “Context Menu”.

Task Lists as Webpart: When trying to add a “Tasks” list as a webpart (on right), all task type lists are not available to select?  This are used on a console webpart page with multiple other webparts so the user can see all relevant info, eg Unassigned (top left), Active (mid left) and Completed Jobs (left bottom) in separate webpart and Active Tasks (top right) in a 4th webpart. Then take action on the Job items or Task directly from the console page.

Since the context menus and inability to add Tasks lists as a webpart is not working, these consoles are rendered useless, and users will need to have several tabs open on multiple screens to replicate the old SPF 2013 simple one page console.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

​There are two issues I am trying to solve regarding SPO webpart pages.I am rebuilding several SharePoint 2013 sites in SPO and have a several lists I used to display on the sites home page using multiple “list” webparts but cannot get the same results. New Item opens in a New Tab – I have a custom list with the advanced options set to use Dialogs (Yes). When on the list itself and clicking “new item” a dialog opens as expected however we are using a Webpart page to show several different views of a simple Time Entry app.Issue: When selecting “New Item” from one of the Webparts a new tab is opened not the Dialog I was hoping/expecting to see. Is there a way to fix/change this without using Power Apps?  Below is how the SPF 2013 works and its nice because the NewForm opens as a dialog which allows the “Service Codes” webpart to be visible as a quick reference when entering time.Context Menu: List items displayed on a Webpart page cannot be edited directly from the webpart, only showing “Share” or “Copy link” or “Delete”. I want to turn off the quick edit but even with that on the context menu is still limited, even to the Site Owner. (Left: SP2013, Right: SPO)Again, in SPF 2013 we have several consoles pages that use Webparts to show items from different lists or in one view. From the “Console” page the user would normally select an item and take action, either editing the item or accessing custom forms/links from the “Context Menu”.Task Lists as Webpart: When trying to add a “Tasks” list as a webpart (on right), all task type lists are not available to select?  This are used on a console webpart page with multiple other webparts so the user can see all relevant info, eg Unassigned (top left), Active (mid left) and Completed Jobs (left bottom) in separate webpart and Active Tasks (top right) in a 4th webpart. Then take action on the Job items or Task directly from the console page.Since the context menus and inability to add Tasks lists as a webpart is not working, these consoles are rendered useless, and users will need to have several tabs open on multiple screens to replicate the old SPF 2013 simple one page console.  Any suggestions would be appreciated.   Read More

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