Sharepoint search returns property doesn’t exist

This error can occur if refinement calls for values that doesn’t exist in the search services Managed Properties.

When search has been executed, edit page and edit the Refinement Panel webpart property  under Refinement>Filter Category Definition

Below is the standard output on a unedited. Compare to your values and see what differs.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><FilterCategories> <Category Title="Result Type" Description="The file extension of the item" Type="Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.WebControls.ManagedPropertyFilterGenerator" MetadataThreshold="5" NumberOfFiltersToDisplay="4" MaxNumberOfFilters="0" SortBy="Frequency" SortDirection="Descending" SortByForMoreFilters="Name" SortDirectionForMoreFilters="Ascending" ShowMoreLink="True" MappedProperty="FileExtension" MoreLinkText="show more" LessLinkText="show fewer"> <CustomFilters MappingType="ValueMapping" DataType="String" ValueReference="Absolute" ShowAllInMore="False"> <CustomFilter CustomValue="Adobe PDF"> <OriginalValue>pdf</OriginalValue> </CustomFilter> <CustomFilter CustomValue="Email"> <OriginalValue>eml</OriginalValue> <OriginalValue>msg</OriginalValue> <OriginalValue>exch</OriginalValue> </CustomFilter> <CustomFilter CustomValue="Excel"> <OriginalValue>odc</OriginalValue> <OriginalValue>ods</OriginalValue> <OriginalValue>xls</OriginalValue> <OriginalValue>xlsb</OriginalValue> <OriginalValue>xlsm</OriginalValue> <OriginalValue>xlsx</OriginalValue> </CustomFilter> <CustomFilter CustomValue="Image"> <OriginalValue>tif</OriginalValue> <OriginalValue>tiff</OriginalValue> </CustomFilter> <CustomFilter CustomValue="Lotus Notes"> <OriginalValue>nsf</OriginalValue> </CustomFilter> <CustomFilter CustomValue="OneNote"> <OriginalValue>one</OriginalValue> </CustomFilter> <CustomFilter CustomValue="PowerPoint"> <OriginalValue>odp</OriginalValue> <OriginalValue>ppt</OriginalValue> <OriginalValue>pptm</OriginalValue> <OriginalValue>pptx</OriginalValue> </CustomFilter> <CustomFilter CustomValue="Publisher"> <OriginalValue>pub</OriginalValue> </CustomFilter> <CustomFilter CustomValue="Text"> <OriginalValue>odt</OriginalValue> <OriginalValue>txt</OriginalValue> <OriginalValue>url</OriginalValue> <OriginalValue>csv</OriginalValue> </CustomFilter> <CustomFilter CustomValue="Visio"> <OriginalValue>vdw</OriginalValue> <OriginalValue>vdx</OriginalValue> <OriginalValue>vsd</OriginalValue> <OriginalValue>vss</OriginalValue> <OriginalValue>vst</OriginalValue> <OriginalValue>vsx</OriginalValue> <OriginalValue>vtx</OriginalValue> </CustomFilter> <CustomFilter CustomValue="Webpage"> <OriginalValue>ascx</OriginalValue> <OriginalValue>asp</OriginalValue> <OriginalValue>aspx</OriginalValue> <OriginalValue>htm</OriginalValue> <OriginalValue>html</OriginalValue> <OriginalValue>jhtml</OriginalValue> <OriginalValue>js</OriginalValue> <OriginalValue>mht</OriginalValue> <OriginalValue>mhtml</OriginalValue> <OriginalValue>mspx</OriginalValue> <OriginalValue>php</OriginalValue> <OriginalValue></OriginalValue> </CustomFilter> <CustomFilter CustomValue="XML"> <OriginalValue>xml</OriginalValue> </CustomFilter> <CustomFilter CustomValue="Word"> <OriginalValue>doc</OriginalValue> <OriginalValue>docm</OriginalValue> <OriginalValue>docx</OriginalValue> <OriginalValue>dot</OriginalValue> <OriginalValue>nws</OriginalValue> </CustomFilter> <CustomFilter CustomValue="Zip"> <OriginalValue>zip</OriginalValue> </CustomFilter> </CustomFilters> </Category> <Category Title="Site" Description="Which site this document is from" Type="Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.WebControls.ManagedPropertyFilterGenerator" MetadataThreshold="5" NumberOfFiltersToDisplay="4" MaxNumberOfFilters="20" SortBy="Frequency" SortByForMoreFilters="Name" SortDirection="Descending" SortDirectionForMoreFilters="Ascending" ShowMoreLink="True" MappedProperty="SiteName" MoreLinkText="show more" LessLinkText="show fewer" /> <Category Title="Author" Description="Use this filter to restrict results authored by a specific author" Type="Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.WebControls.ManagedPropertyFilterGenerator" MetadataThreshold="5" NumberOfFiltersToDisplay="4" MaxNumberOfFilters="20" SortBy="Frequency" SortByForMoreFilters="Name" SortDirection="Descending" SortDirectionForMoreFilters="Ascending" ShowMoreLink="True" MappedProperty="Author" MoreLinkText="show more" LessLinkText="show fewer" /> <Category Title="Modified Date" Description="When the item was last updated" Type="Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.WebControls.ManagedPropertyFilterGenerator" MetadataThreshold="5" NumberOfFiltersToDisplay="6" MaxNumberOfFilters="0" SortBy="Custom" ShowMoreLink="True" MappedProperty="Write" MoreLinkText="show more" LessLinkText="show fewer" > <CustomFilters MappingType="RangeMapping" DataType="Date" ValueReference="Relative" ShowAllInMore="False"> <CustomFilter CustomValue="Past 24 Hours"> <OriginalValue>-1..</OriginalValue> </CustomFilter> <CustomFilter CustomValue="Past Week"> <OriginalValue>-7..</OriginalValue> </CustomFilter> <CustomFilter CustomValue="Past Month"> <OriginalValue>-30..</OriginalValue> </CustomFilter> <CustomFilter CustomValue="Past Six Months"> <OriginalValue>-183..</OriginalValue> </CustomFilter> <CustomFilter CustomValue="Past Year"> <OriginalValue>-365..</OriginalValue> </CustomFilter> <CustomFilter CustomValue="Earlier"> <OriginalValue>..-365</OriginalValue> </CustomFilter> </CustomFilters> </Category><Category Title="Enhet" Description="Enheter" Type="Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.WebControls.ManagedPropertyFilterGenerator" MetadataThreshold="3" NumberOfFiltersToDisplay="3" MaxNumberOfFilters="20" ShowMoreLink="True" MappedProperty="Enhet" MoreLinkText="show more" LessLinkText="show fewer" /></FilterCategories>