Hi all, quick follow-up: the issue was resolved by running
dspace index-discovery -t MetadataField The MetadataField Solr index was incomplete — fields were present in the database but not indexed, causing byFieldName to return empty results. Thanks for the hint! Kind regards, Matthias Matthias Letsch schrieb am Donnerstag, 23. Juli 2026 um 12:48:17 UTC+2: > Hi all, > > we are running DSpace 10.0 (Docker) for testing and have encountered a > reproducible issue where the /api/core/metadatafields/search/byFieldName > endpoint consistently returns totalElements: 0 for all queries, making it > impossible to add new metadata fields via the Edit Item → Metadata tab in > the admin UI. > > The same endpoint works correctly on a fresh, unmodified DSpace 10.0 > instance on the same server. We have performed an extensive bisection > (dropping and rebuilding the database step by step) and confirmed that none > of our configuration changes caused the issue. The database structure and > all indexes are intact. > > Has anyone else encountered this, or is there a known fix or internal > cache/index that could explain this behavior? > > I have attached a detailed bug report with all diagnostic steps, API > responses and bisection results. > > Thanks in advance, > > Matthias Letsch > Kommunikations-, Informations- und Medienzentrum (KIM) > Universität Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany > > -- All messages to this mailing list should adhere to the Code of Conduct: https://lyrasis.org/code-of-conduct/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "DSpace Technical Support" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/dspace-tech/18d200b8-bc11-42be-95f1-4d3b10d86598n%40googlegroups.com.
