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Create a default value from Name column

Anonymous
2021-07-05T20:29:06+00:00

Hi,

I am using SharePoint O365. I have a folder that contains a mix of files and URLs. I would like to create a column, "Friendly Description" that will default the value to the 'Name' column, but can't seem to get it to work. I tried using =[Name] as the calculated default value.

I want this field to be required, but with the default value, it will always be filled. And can be manually updated to the "Friendly Description" when the filename is not obvious or the user wants a different title description. This way I will always have a value to describe the record.

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Anonymous
2021-07-06T06:03:35+00:00

Hi AZBob,

Thank you for posting your query in our community.

Per your description, my understanding is that you want to create a column named "Friendly Description", when the Name column change, the "Friendly Description" can be changed.

Based on my experience, a flow may could meet your requirement, like below picture:

So we suggest you could also post your query in Microsoft Power Automate Community to see if the members and engineers in this community could help you create a flow for your requirement.

Appreciate your cooperation.

Best regards,

Jazlyn

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