SharePoint: Direct Metadata Editing from Library View

Yes, inline editing is possible in SharePoint using JSON column/view formatting with the inlineEditField property.

With inline editing, formatters can enable users to edit field values directly within the library view, without navigating to:

• “Edit properties”
• “Edit in grid view”

A special JSON property inlineEditField is used.It is set with the internal field name:

{
  "elmType": "div",
  "inlineEditField": "[$FieldName]",
  "txtContent": "[$FieldName]"
}

Example:

{
  "$schema": "https://developer.microsoft.com/json-schemas/sp/v2/column-formatting.schema.json",
  "elmType": "div",
  "inlineEditField": "[$Remarks_x0020_and_x0020_Commments]",
  "style": {
    "display": "flex",
    "align-items": "center",
    "justify-content": "space-between",
    "padding": "6px 8px",
    "border": "1px solid #c8c6c4",
    "border-radius": "6px",
    "background-color": "#faf9f8",
    "cursor": "pointer"
  },
  "children": [
    {
      "elmType": "span",
      "txtContent": "=if([$Remarks_x0020_and_x0020_Commments] == '', 'Click to add...', [$Remarks_x0020_and_x0020_Commments])",
      "style": {
        "flex-grow": "1",
        "color": "=if([$Remarks_x0020_and_x0020_Commments] == '', '#a19f9d', '#323130')"
      }
    },
    {
      "elmType": "span",
      "attributes": {
        "iconName": "Edit",
        "title": "Click to edit"
      },
      "style": {
        "color": "#605e5c",
        "font-size": "14px",
        "margin-left": "8px"
      }
    }
  ]
}

• When applied, users can edit data directly in-place within the view.

• Users must have edit permissions on the item

• Field must be one of the supported types

Note: Inline editing works only for these field types:

• Single line of text
• Multiple lines of text (plain text only, no rich text)
• Number
• Date & Time
• Choice / Multi-choice
• Person or Group (single & multiple)
• Lookup