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Cannot create a list that is based on a list template that has the E-Mail Notification option enabled in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 or in SharePoint Server 2007


You create a Project Tasks list, a Tasks list, or an Issue Tracking list in Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 or in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. Additionally, you click Yes to enable the E-Mail Notification option next to Send e-mail when ownership is assigned. Then, you click Save list as template on the List Settings page. When you try to create a new list that is based on the new template, you receive the following error message: Cannot complete this action.

CAUSE

This issue occurs if the following conditions are true:
• You create a Project Tasks list, a Tasks list, or an Issue Tracking list that has the E-Mail Notification option enabled.
• You save the list as a template.

RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, turn off the E-Mail Notification option before you save the list as a template.

MORE INFORMATION
Steps to reproduce the behavior
1.Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click SharePoint 3.0 Central Administration.
2. Click View all site content.
3. Click Create.

4. Under Tracking, click Project Tasks.
5. On the New page, enable the E-Mail Notification option, and then click Create.
6. Visit the new Project Tasks list page, click Settings, and then click List Settings.
7. Click Save the list as a template.
8. Click Home, and then click View all site content.
9. Click Create, and then try to create a new list that is based on the template that you created earlier.

Cannot create a list that is based on a list template that has the E-Mail Notification option enabled in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 or in SharePoint Server 2007

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