Web part controls don't work after sites are migrated to SharePoint Server 2016

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  • Applies to:
    SharePoint Server 2016, SharePoint Server 2013

Symptoms

After you migrate the sites on Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 to SharePoint Server 2016, the following web part controls no longer work on the migrated sites:

  • SpListFilterWebPart
  • ExcelWebRenderer
  • ReportViewerWebpart

Cause

These web part controls were replaced by new versions in SharePoint Server 2016.

Resolution

To resolve this issue, use one of the following methods.

Method 1

Delete the web part controls and then reinsert them.

Method 2 Mark the web part controls as safe controls

To do this, add the following entries in the web.config file for the migrated Web Apps.

SpListFilterWebPart

Add the following entry to the SafeControls section:

<SafeControl Assembly="Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal, Version=15.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c" Namespace="Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal.WebControls" TypeName="SpListFilterWebPart" Safe="True" />

ExcelWebRenderer

Add the following entry to the assemblyBinding section of the web.config file:

<dependentAssembly>   
 <assemblyIdentity name="Microsoft.Office.Excel.WebUI" publicKeyToken="71e9bce111e9429c" />   
 <!-- Assembly versions can be redirected in application, publisher policy, or machine configuration files. -->   
 <bindingRedirect oldVersion="15.0.0.0" newVersion="16.0.0.0"/>   
 </dependentAssembly>

ReportViewerWebPart

Add the following entry to the SafeControls section:

<SafeControl Assembly="Microsoft.ReportingServices.SharePoint.UI.WebParts, Version=12.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=89845dcd8080cc91" Namespace="Microsoft.ReportingServices.SharePoint.UI.WebParts" TypeName="*" Safe="True" />

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