hide a list field from the create forum

Question

I have a field which was created at the list level inside my online SharePoint site, and i want to hide it from the create form, so i run the following PnP code:-

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Connect-PnPOnline -Url https://****.sharepoint.com/sites/***
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> $fieldTitle = "ClosureSummary"
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> $list2 = Get-PnPList -Identity Lists/ProjectUpdateSystem
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> $customfield = $list2.Fields.GetByInternalNameOrTitle($fieldTitle)
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> $customfield.SetShowInNewForm($false)
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> $Context.ExecuteQuery()
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> $customfield.UpdateAndPushChanges($true)
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> $Context.ExecuteQuery()

Now i did not get any error but the field is still showing inside the list create form, any advice?

Answer 1

Try with the below sample script for your requirement:

#Load SharePoint CSOM Assemblies
Add-Type -Path "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\16\ISAPI\Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.dll"
Add-Type -Path "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\16\ISAPI\Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Runtime.dll"

Function Get-SPOContext([string]$Url,[string]$UserName,$Password)
{
    write-host Get-SPOContext   
    $Context = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ClientContext($Url)
    $Context.Credentials = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.SharePointOnlineCredentials($UserName, $Password) #SecurePassword
    return $Context
}

$UserName = "******@globalsp.onmicrosoft.com"
$Password = Read-Host -Prompt "Password" -AsSecureString    
$Url = "https://globalsp.sharepoint.com/sites/Contoso"
$listTitle = "ProjectUpdateSystem"
$FieldName = "ClosureSummary"

$Context = Get-SPOContext -Url $Url -UserName $UserName -Password $Password
$List = $Context.Web.Lists.GetByTitle($ListTitle)
$Context.Load($List)
$Context.ExecuteQuery()

#Retrieve field
$field = $List.Fields.GetByInternalNameOrTitle($FieldName)
$Context.Load($field)
$Context.ExecuteQuery()
$field.SetShowInNewForm($false)
$field.UpdateAndPushChanges($true)

$Context.ExecuteQuery()

Write-Host Completed

Thanks & Regards,

Answer 2

The following code can meet your needs, you can refer to it:

Connect-PnPOnline <tenant-site-url>  
  
$ctx = Get-PnPContext  
$field = Get-PnPField -Identity <field-name> -List <list-name>  
  
$field.SetShowInNewForm($false)  
$field.Update()  
$ctx.ExecuteQuery()  

Note: Please update the <tenant-site-url>, <field-name> and <list-name> with your SharePoint Online environment.

I hope this information has been useful, please let me know if you still need assistance.

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