Update a Column Value for All List Items in SharePoint using PowerShell
Requirement is to update a list item in SharePoint using PowerShell. Here are some code scripts to update SharePoint list item using PowerShell script.
PowerShell to update a column value for all List items in SharePoint
The syntax for updating a specific column value on a SharePoint List item goes like this:
$Web = Get-SPWeb "https://sharepoint-site-url"
$List = $web.Lists["List Name"]
foreach ($item in $list.Items)
{
$item["ColumnName"] = "New value"
$item.Update()
}
This PowerShell updates all list items in SharePoint. Here is an example for update all items in a SharePoint list with PowerShell:
Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
#Get the List
$Web = Get-SPWeb "https://intranet.crescent.com"
$List = $web.Lists["Contacts"]
#Get all List Items
$ListItems = $List.Items
#if the Item Found
foreach($Item in $ListItems)
{
#Update 'Company' Field Value
$Item["Company"] = "Crescent Inc."
$Item.Update()
}
SharePoint PowerShell update list item by id:
Lets pick a specific list item from its ID and update it.
#Get the List
$Web = Get-SPWeb "https://intranet.crescent.com"
$List = $web.Lists["Contacts"]
#Get the List Item from Its ID
$ListItem = $List.GetItemById("1")
#Update 'Last Name' Column
$ListItem["Last Name"] = "Thomas Cook"
$ListItem.Update()
Update list item SharePoint 2010 using PowerShell
This script picks a list item using its field value and updates it using PowerShell.
Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
#Get the List
$Web = Get-SPWeb "https://intranet.crescent.com"
$List = $web.Lists["Contacts"]
#Get the List Item from column value
$ListItem = $List.Items | Where { $_["Last Name"] -eq "Thomas" }
#if the Item Found
if($ListItem)
{
#Update 'Last Name' Column
$ListItem["Last Name"] = "Thomas Cook"
$ListItem.Update()
}
