Requirement: Delete Site Column in SharePoint online using PowerShell
How to delete a site column in SharePoint online?
To remove a SharePoint online site column, follow these steps:
SharePoint online PowerShell to delete site column:
How to delete a site column in SharePoint online?
To remove a SharePoint online site column, follow these steps:
- Go to Site Settings by clicking Site settings gear and then "Site settings" from the menu.
- Click on "Site Columns" link from Web Designer Galleries group >> Select the site column to delete.
- Scroll down and click on "Delete" button and confirm the prompt to delete.
SharePoint online PowerShell to delete site column:
#Load SharePoint CSOM Assemblies
Add-Type -Path "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\16\ISAPI\Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.dll"
Add-Type -Path "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\16\ISAPI\Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Runtime.dll"
#Set Variables for Site URL and Site column Title
$SiteURL= "https://crescent.sharepoint.com/sites/sales"
$ColumnName="Sales Region" #Case sensitive
#Setup Credentials to connect
$Cred = Get-Credential
$Cred = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.SharePointOnlineCredentials($Cred.UserName,$Cred.Password)
Try {
#Setup the context
$Ctx = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ClientContext($SiteURL)
$Ctx.Credentials = $Cred
#Check if the site column exists
$Fields = $Ctx.web.Fields
$Ctx.Load($Fields)
$Ctx.ExecuteQuery()
$FieldNames = $Fields | select -ExpandProperty Title
#delete site column in sharepoint online
If($FieldNames.Contains($ColumnName))
{
#Delete the site column
$SiteColumn = $Fields.GetByTitle($ColumnName)
$Sitecolumn.DeleteObject()
$Ctx.ExecuteQuery()
Write-host -f Green "Site Column Deleted Successfully!"
}
else
{
Write-host -f Yellow "Site Column Doesn't Exists!"
}
}
Catch {
write-host -f Red "Error deleting Site Column!" $_.Exception.Message
}