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Rick Brock
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Nov 05, 2020
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Need to be able to click on SharePoint list column to open form

I need to be able to click on a user in the PEOPLE column to open the form.  I'll be getting rid of the Title column and need an efficient way to open up the details for an item by clicking on it.  ...
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  • ganeshsanap's avatar
    ganeshsanap
    Nov 06, 2020

    Rick Brock You can use below JSON to open the default form on click of person name:

     

    {
  "$schema": "https://developer.microsoft.com/json-schemas/sp/v2/column-formatting.schema.json",
  "elmType": "button",
  "txtContent": "@currentField.title",
  "customRowAction": {
    "action": "defaultClick"
  },
  "style": {
	"border": "none",
	"background-color": "inherit"
  }
}

     

    Reference: button elements 

     

    Note: Using this JSON, you will loss the default hover action of person or group field (where you can see user details). Maybe adding some more JSON code you can achieve hover also. check above link for more information on column formatting.

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ganeshsanap
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Nov 06, 2020

Rick Brock You can use below JSON to open the default form on click of person name:

 

{
  "$schema": "https://developer.microsoft.com/json-schemas/sp/v2/column-formatting.schema.json",
  "elmType": "button",
  "txtContent": "@currentField.title",
  "customRowAction": {
    "action": "defaultClick"
  },
  "style": {
	"border": "none",
	"background-color": "inherit"
  }
}

 

Reference: button elements 

 

Note: Using this JSON, you will loss the default hover action of person or group field (where you can see user details). Maybe adding some more JSON code you can achieve hover also. check above link for more information on column formatting.

Please click Mark as Best Response if my post helped you to solve your issue. This will help others to find the correct solution easily. It also closes the item. If the post was useful in other ways, please consider giving it Like.

 

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Awesome390
Copper Contributor
Oct 14, 2022
Although this post is a few years old now, can I combine title and a 2nd column to click to open a form?
  • ganeshsanap's avatar
    ganeshsanap
    MVP
    Oct 14, 2022

    Awesome390 Are you trying to open list form on click of two separate columns? Title and another column? What is the column/data type of 2nd column?

     

    Anyway, you can add above JSON code on any column and it should open the list form on click.

     

    Note: You have to change the "txtContent" value based on column type. Single line of text, choice, number, etc. columns work with "@currentField".

    Please consider giving a Like if my post helped you in any way.

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