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spo field add

Adds a new list or site column using the CAML field definition

Usage​

m365 spo field add [options]

Options​

-u, --webUrl <webUrl>

Absolute URL of the site where the field should be created.

-l, --listTitle [listTitle]

Title of the list where the field should be created (if it should be created as a list column). Specify either listTitle, listId or listUrl.

--listId [listId]

ID of the list where the field should be created (if it should be created as a list column). Specify either listTitle, listId or listUrl.

--listUrl [listUrl]

Server- or site-relative URL of the list where the field should be created (if it should be created as a list column). Specify either listTitle, listId or listUrl.

-x, --xml <xml>

CAML field definition.

--options [options]

The options to use to add to the field. Allowed values: DefaultValue,AddToDefaultContentType, AddToNoContentType, AddToAllContentTypes, AddFieldInternalNameHint, AddFieldToDefaultView, AddFieldCheckDisplayName.

-h, --help [help]

Output usage information. Optionally, specify which section of command's help you want to see. Allowed values are options, examples, remarks, permissions, response, full. Default is options.

--query [query]

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

-o, --output [output]

Output type. json, text, csv, md, none. Default json.

--verbose

Runs command with verbose logging.

--debug

Runs command with debug logging.

Remarks​

If the specified field already exists, you will get a A duplicate field name "your-field" was found. error.

Examples​

Create a date time site column.

m365 spo field add --webUrl https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/contoso-sales --xml '`<Field Type="DateTime" DisplayName="Start date-time" Required="FALSE" EnforceUniqueValues="FALSE" Indexed="FALSE" Format="DateTime" Group="PnP Columns" FriendlyDisplayFormat="Disabled" ID="{5ee2dd25-d941-455a-9bdb-7f2c54aed11b}" SourceID="{4f118c69-66e0-497c-96ff-d7855ce0713d}" StaticName="PnPAlertStartDateTime" Name="PnPAlertStartDateTime"><Default>[today]</Default></Field>`'

Create a URL list column to a list retrieved by Title.

m365 spo field add --webUrl https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/contoso-sales --listTitle Events --xml '`<Field Type="URL" DisplayName="More information link" Required="FALSE" EnforceUniqueValues="FALSE" Indexed="FALSE" Format="Hyperlink" Group="PnP Columns" ID="{6085e32a-339b-4da7-ab6d-c1e013e5ab27}" SourceID="{4f118c69-66e0-497c-96ff-d7855ce0713d}" StaticName="PnPAlertMoreInformation" Name="PnPAlertMoreInformation"></Field>`'

Create a URL list column and add it to all content types.

m365 spo field add --webUrl https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/contoso-sales --listTitle Events --xml '`<Field Type="URL" DisplayName="More information link" Required="FALSE" EnforceUniqueValues="FALSE" Indexed="FALSE" Format="Hyperlink" Group="PnP Columns" ID="{6085e32a-339b-4da7-ab6d-c1e013e5ab27}" SourceID="{4f118c69-66e0-497c-96ff-d7855ce0713d}" StaticName="PnPAlertMoreInformation" Name="PnPAlertMoreInformation"></Field>`' --options AddToAllContentTypes

Create a URL list column to a list retrieved by ID.

m365 spo field add --webUrl https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/contoso-sales --listId e785fe80-2ca1-409e-b9d1-19055a85cd38 --xml '`<Field Type="URL" DisplayName="More information link" Required="FALSE" EnforceUniqueValues="FALSE" Indexed="FALSE" Format="Hyperlink" Group="PnP Columns" ID="{6085e32a-339b-4da7-ab6d-c1e013e5ab27}" SourceID="{4f118c69-66e0-497c-96ff-d7855ce0713d}" StaticName="PnPAlertMoreInformation" Name="PnPAlertMoreInformation"></Field>`'

Create a date time list column to a list retrieved by URL.

m365 spo field add --webUrl https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/contoso-sales --listUrl /sites/contoso-sales/lists/Events --xml '`<Field Type="DateTime" DisplayName="Start date-time" Required="FALSE" EnforceUniqueValues="FALSE" Indexed="FALSE" Format="DateTime" Group="PnP Columns" FriendlyDisplayFormat="Disabled" ID="{5ee2dd25-d941-455a-9bdb-7f2c54aed11b}" SourceID="{4f118c69-66e0-497c-96ff-d7855ce0713d}" StaticName="PnPAlertStartDateTime" Name="PnPAlertStartDateTime"><Default>[today]</Default></Field>`'

More information​

Response​

{
  "AutoIndexed": false,
  "CanBeDeleted": true,
  "ClientSideComponentId": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
  "ClientSideComponentProperties": null,
  "ClientValidationFormula": null,
  "ClientValidationMessage": null,
  "CustomFormatter": null,
  "DefaultFormula": null,
  "DefaultValue": "[today]",
  "Description": "",
  "Direction": "none",
  "EnforceUniqueValues": false,
  "EntityPropertyName": "PnPAlertStartDateTime",
  "Filterable": true,
  "FromBaseType": false,
  "Group": "PnP Columns",
  "Hidden": false,
  "Id": "5ee2dd25-d941-455a-9bdb-7f2c54aed11b",
  "Indexed": false,
  "IndexStatus": 0,
  "InternalName": "PnPAlertStartDateTime",
  "IsModern": false,
  "JSLink": "clienttemplates.js",
  "PinnedToFiltersPane": false,
  "ReadOnlyField": false,
  "Required": false,
  "SchemaXml": "<Field Type=\"DateTime\" DisplayName=\"Start date-time\" Required=\"FALSE\" EnforceUniqueValues=\"FALSE\" Indexed=\"FALSE\" Format=\"DateTime\" Group=\"PnP Columns\" FriendlyDisplayFormat=\"Disabled\" ID=\"{5ee2dd25-d941-455a-9bdb-7f2c54aed11b}\" SourceID=\"{4f118c69-66e0-497c-96ff-d7855ce0713d}\" StaticName=\"PnPAlertStartDateTime\" Name=\"PnPAlertStartDateTime\" Version=\"1\"><Default>[today]</Default></Field>",
  "Scope": "/sites/SPDemo",
  "Sealed": false,
  "ShowInFiltersPane": 0,
  "Sortable": true,
  "StaticName": "PnPAlertStartDateTime",
  "Title": "Start date-time",
  "FieldTypeKind": 4,
  "TypeAsString": "DateTime",
  "TypeDisplayName": "Date and Time",
  "TypeShortDescription": "Date and Time",
  "ValidationFormula": null,
  "ValidationMessage": null,
  "DateTimeCalendarType": 0,
  "DateFormat": null,
  "DisplayFormat": 1,
  "FriendlyDisplayFormat": 1,
  "TimeFormat": null
}
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