Adding Descriptions to Fields

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Is it possible to add a description to the field in a&nbsp;custom list&nbsp;using Add-PnPField?&nbsp; Or does anyone have a&nbsp;way of programmatically adding a description after the field has been created.

pieter veenstra · Answer

Hi &nbsp;Matt Munslow,&nbsp;The description seems to be missing.&nbsp;Maybe a bit of a heavy way of doing this but you could use&nbsp;Get-PnPProvisioningTemplate -Out test.xml&nbsp;Then update the xml by editing it manually&nbsp;Apply-PnPProvisioningTemplate -Path test.xml&nbsp;I'm assuming that you prefer to stick to PowerShell.&nbsp;&nbsp;

matt munslow · Answer

This works:
$field = Get-PnPField -List Risks -Identity Likelihood
$field.Description
$field.Description="This works"
$field.Update()

kristofboschman · Answer

Just use this: Set-PnPField -Identity "MyField" -Values @{Description="MyDescription"}

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