Dec 11 2020 10:26 AM
How can we disable Comments in a list? This is causing confusion for end-users of lists that already have a comments field.
Dec 11 2020 10:50 AM
AFAIK there is not a way to disable list comments
Dec 14 2020 09:11 AM
@Juan Carlos González Martín
any idea where the comments are stored? from a business standpoint, some of my lists are synced with other business systems and the comments will need to be captured.
Dec 18 2020 04:31 AM
Hi, you can do it but only Tenant wide and not for specific sites:
#To disable it run this command
Connect-SPOService -Url https://contoso-admin.sharepoint.com/
Set-SPOTenant -CommentsOnListItemsDisabled $true
#To enable this run this command
Connect-SPOService -Url https://contoso-admin.sharepoint.com/
Set-SPOTenant -CommentsOnListItemsDisabled $true
Jan 03 2021 05:33 AM - edited Jan 20 2021 08:06 AM
Currently it is not possible to disable comments at site or list level. But you can disable it at tenant level as given below:
You can disable comments in SharePoint online lists using PowerShell. Use below command:
Set-SPOTenant -CommentsOnListItemsDisabled $true
Microsoft documentation: Set-SPOTenant
Note: You must be a SharePoint Administrator or Global Administrator in your tenant to disable this feature using PowerShell.
Answer to your 2nd question: List comments are stored with the list schema and not against individual list items.
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Jan 18 2021 09:30 AM
Solution@ganeshsanap, looks like another Microsoft misstep...am I surprised? No. Am I irritated? Yep. Complete and total ignorance on their part and the list keeps growing and growing.
If only someone would stop driving such bells and whistles and start driving consistency (conformity, compliance and comprehension).
Jan 18 2021 09:51 AM
Note from Microsoft:
"It is not currently possible to disable commenting at the site or list level. We hope to have those controls in a later update, likely in the first quarter 2021."
So, we can hope to have the control to disable this at site or list level soon (No timelines given).
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Jan 18 2021 09:56 AM
Jan 20 2021 07:35 AM
Jan 20 2021 07:51 AM
@Andrew Goodwinand others,
We need two different versions of SPO.
v1 (normal) out of the box version.
v2 (premium) Admin(s) have a lot more control over junk being pushed out and being able to turn on/off settings. i.e. $web.ParserEnabled metadata is not copied by default. This has caused a world of hurt in my company.
May 28 2021 05:15 AM
@nullorempty @Andrew Goodwin @lance-aughey ,
Enable/Disable list comments at SharePoint list level will be available very soon.
Check detailed information in below article:
Enable/Disable the comments for a SharePoint Online/Microsoft List
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Jan 18 2021 09:30 AM
Solution@ganeshsanap, looks like another Microsoft misstep...am I surprised? No. Am I irritated? Yep. Complete and total ignorance on their part and the list keeps growing and growing.
If only someone would stop driving such bells and whistles and start driving consistency (conformity, compliance and comprehension).