Sep 18 2020 01:44 AM
I designed a Sharepoint List (using Lists app, but I don't think that matters -- I'm working in the Sharepoint List in Sharepoint itself now).
I want every entry to have a unique ID. I know there's the baked-in ID column.
There's also an "Item No." column I can't seem to get rid of. Every new entry requires a user to input an Item No. but I don't want that. I'm (semi-)happy with the ID column on its own. (I'd really prefer a column formatted like "xxx-###", but that seems like it requires a lot of programming to implement)
I can Hide the Item No. column, but that doesn't exclude it from the New Entry form as a Required input.
The only thing I can think of is that the Item No. column is "Linked to Item with edit menu" - maybe I can't get rid of columns like that? Maybe I have to reassign that property? But reassigning that property seems like a disproportionately difficult action requiring SharePoint designer or JSON code (from blogs I've found). This can't require such an effort... How many Lists do people put together where they don't want the user to have to input an "Item No."?
Sep 18 2020 02:33 PM
@mike_302 Item No. Would be a custom column on your list. If it's not being used and you don't need it anymore. You can go to the list settings page of your list, and remove the column all together.
Sep 19 2020 05:13 AM
@Beau Cameron Thanks for your response
So I go into List Settings, and in the Columns section of the page, most of the columns are listed. However, Item No. is DEFINITELY not listed. It does seem odd, but I'm 100% certain. What reason might this be? "ID" is also not listed.
Sep 19 2020 08:35 AM - edited Sep 19 2020 08:46 AM
Is this form customized in your environment? Also ID is an internal column, not something you can change, so it's not shown.
Sep 21 2020 12:54 AM
Sep 21 2020 06:08 AM
@mike_302 I haven't seen a List from Lists app with that column. It's a bit hard to say, can you take a screen shot of your settings for the list columns?
Sep 22 2020 08:57 AM
@Beau Cameron attached
Feb 06 2021 06:38 PM
@mike_302 Did you ever get an answer for something related to LIST ID: XXX as that I what "I" would like as well! We have an ID column that every list in SharePoint has, but having it listed with "text" is helpful. I might have misunderstood your message, just thought I read that you wanted something like that.