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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, response, full. Default is full.
--query [query]
JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples
-o, --output [output]
Output type. json,text,csv. 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>`'

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