Error "Operation Failed" on Sending Task Status Report

Users in the office where I work are having an issue with certain tasks in shared folders. Our users are using Outlook 2010 primarily. 

We follow our files by updating a task that all the employees have access to (with full edit and delete permissions), and send status reports between each other to update on the status of files or of things to be done. However, lately, certain tasks have stopped operating for certain users.  In a specific shared folder, about 3-4 tasks will be broken and give error messages.

Here's what happens:

If I open the task, and do not edit anything, then I can send a status report as normal or save and close the task without issue. Providing I change absolutely nothing in the body of the task.

However, if I edit the task or add to it and then try to send a Status Report or Save and Close the task I get a generic "Operation Failed" error (no additional information in the error message is given). 

To get around the issue employees receiving the error message are having to email their edits to other employees, who then edit the task for them and don't receive the error message.

I have tried to fix the issue with resetting profiles and by changing between cached mode - neither have worked. 

I should also note that we are all connected over a domain server. And users who are receiving the error are from our satellite office. 

However, I am not certain if the satellite office fact matters, as my personal user account does not work whether I'm connecting from a machine in the satellite office or our home branch.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. 

June 10th, 2015 5:57pm

Hi,

Please try to do the same on OWA, is there any issue? This will help determine whether this issue is client specific or permission related.

As for the error "Operation Failed", you can also try to start Outlook with the switch "/cleanviews", I've seen this helps some users before:

Press Win + R, in the Run dialog type in "outlook.exe /cleanviews", press Enter.

Check the result.

Regards,

Melon Chen
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June 11th, 2015 10:28am

Hi,

Please try to do the same on OWA, is there any issue? This will help determine whether this issue is client specific or permission related.

As for the error "Operation Failed", you can also try to start Outlook with the switch "/cleanviews", I've seen this helps some users before:

Press Win + R, in the Run dialog type in "outlook.exe /cleanviews", press Enter.

Check the result.

Regards,

Melon Chen
TechNet Community Su

June 17th, 2015 11:13am

Hi,

Please try to do the same on OWA, is there any issue? This will help determine whether this issue is client specific or permission related.

As for the error "Operation Failed", you can also try to start Outlook with the switch "/cleanviews", I've seen this helps some users before:

Press Win + R, in the Run dialog type in "outlook.exe /cleanviews", press Enter.

Check the result.

Regards,

Melon Chen
TechNet Community Su

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June 17th, 2015 11:13am

I have tried to log on via OWA, but I am not seeing any Shared Task folders on the web app at all. 
June 17th, 2015 6:45pm

I have tried to log on via OWA, but I am not seeing any Shared Task folders on the web app at all. 
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June 17th, 2015 6:45pm

I have tried to log on via OWA, but I am not seeing any Shared Task folders on the web app at all. 

OK I see.

How about switching to Online Mode then?

https://support.office.com/en-US/article/Turn-on-or-off-Cached-Exchange-Mode-e8966ca4-6ecd-4bdd-ade2-64993dda432b

Follow the steps in the link above to turn off Cached Exchange Mode, this will let Outlook work in Online Mode, check if the problem persists.

In Cached Exchange Mode, Outlook keeps a local cache(.ost) and connects to Exchange at intervals; while in Online Mode, Outlook connects to Exchange directly and doesn't use the local cache.

Regards,

Melon Chen
TechNet Community Su

June 18th, 2015 2:27am

I have tried to log on via OWA, but I am not seeing any Shared Task folders on the web app at all. 

OK I see.

How about switching to Online Mode then?

https://support.office.com/en-US/article/Turn-on-or-off-Cached-Exchange-Mode-e8966ca4-6ecd-4bdd-ade2-64993dda432b

Follow the steps in the link above to turn off Cached Exchange Mode, this will let Outlook work in Online Mode, check if the problem persists.

In Cached Exchange Mode, Outlook keeps a local cache(.ost) and connects to Exchange at intervals; while in Online Mode, Outlook connects to Exchange directly and doesn't use the local cache.

Regards,

Melon Chen
TechNet Community Su

Free Windows Admin Tool Kit Click here and download it now
June 18th, 2015 2:27am

I have tried to log on via OWA, but I am not seeing any Shared Task folders on the web app at all. 

OK I see.

How about switching to Online Mode then?

https://support.office.com/en-US/article/Turn-on-or-off-Cached-Exchange-Mode-e8966ca4-6ecd-4bdd-ade2-64993dda432b

Follow the steps in the link above to turn off Cached Exchange Mode, this will let Outlook work in Online Mode, check if the problem persists.

In Cached Exchange Mode, Outlook keeps a local cache(.ost) and connects to Exchange at intervals; while in Online Mode, Outlook connects to Exchange directly and doesn't use the local cache.

Regards,

Melon Chen
TechNet Community Su

June 19th, 2015 3:08pm

Bump. 

Still unresolved; more shared tasks are giving the error message now. Need help! 

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June 22nd, 2015 11:11am

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