variationsfixuptool

I got this error message.

The attempted operation is prohibited because it exceeds the list view threshold enforced by the administrator.

Luckily, I was able to identify the issue.

I knew the Variation uses the “Relationships List” List at the (variation or web app?) root. I looked at the list settings. It shows:

We could increase the threshold for the Web Application in Central Administration, Web Applications Management, Manage Web Applications, General Settings, Resource Throttling.

But what does the variationsfixuptool try to do with this list and reports the error due to this threshold?

With the –scan switch, after scanning the integrity of the specified subsite and reporting the result, it displays the entire “Relationships List”, which seems useless to me.

For the moment, I have not yet tried the –fix switch, thus do not know whether hitting the threshold prevents it from functioning properly when it tries to correct the integrity. Will see and write here again.