Read-only columns in Sharepoint library

FNU LNU Khristina 21 Reputation points
2022-05-06T12:07:01.41+00:00

Is there any way to make a column read only in Sharepoint Library (not in the list)?
I saw articles about list read only columns, but found nothing about library.

Probably it can be done via power automate somehow but I am not sure.
(using Sharepoint online)

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  1. Yanli Jiang - MSFT 21,371 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2022-05-09T08:37:56.847+00:00

    Hi @FNU LNU Khristina ,

    It can be set via library settings.
    1, Create a calculated column [read-only1] with caculation based on the column you want to set to be read-only.
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    2, Go to Advanced settings-->Allow management of content type.
    3, Go to Library settings-->Content Types ,click “Document” .
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    4, Click “hide1” and Choose “Hiden” ,Then click “OK”.
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    5, Go to Edit current view ,and show the calculated column [read-only1] instead of the hidden column [hide1] .
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    This way even if the user go to the quick edit, it cannot edit the column value.
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    Thanks,
    Yanli Jiang

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  1. FNU LNU Khristina 21 Reputation points
    2022-05-11T08:44:05.993+00:00

    Hello @YanliJiangMSFT-7045,

    Thank you so much for the detailed reply! I have tried these steps and it worked.
    The only question left, is there any way to hide these nulls? So that there will be "-" or just nothing?

    there is null if the hidden column is empty
    there are 2 columns with the same text if we display the hidden column