Symptoms

The attempted operation is prohibited because it exceeds the list view threshold enforced by the administrator error on process
 

Diagnoses

Receive the following error on a process I've migrated to development environment:
Message: Server was unable to process request. ---andampgt The attempted operation is prohibited because it exceeds the list view threshold enforced by the administrator. ---andampgt The attempted operation is prohibited because it exceeds the list view threshold enforced by the administrator. ServiceName: SharePoint - Artwork_Approval ServiceGuid: 4713c563-e2e5-4166-9e79-0c8c2fcbcaa5 InnerExceptionMessage:

 

Resolution

This is a SharePoint limitation/error that is bubbled up on the "Restrict Access Action" event.
http://www.portalfronthosting.com/blog/whats-up-with-sharepoint-list-message-the-attempted-operation-is-prohibited-because-it-exceeds-the-list-view-threshold-enforced-by-the-administrator

After increasing the list view threshold, we were able to retry the error and it executed successfully
Navigate to Central Administration. You can get to it by going to the SharePoint server and searching for “Central Administration” under the start menu. Go to Application Management andgt Manage Web Application and click on your web application to select it. In the Ribbon, click on General Settings drop down and choose “Resource Throttling”. In the “List View Threshold”, increase the value by 2 fold and click OK. Check the list now. Keep increasing the threshold if the error persists.