add-pnpfield -required not working

Question

$fix11 = Add-PnPField `
  -DisplayName 'Date of Birth' `
  -InternalName DateofBirth `
  -Type Date `
  -Required `
  -Group 'Football Content Types'

The Required parameter doesn't seem to work, any one experiencing the same thing?

Answer 1

In my test, it working fine. You can go to Site Settings->Site Columns and check this column.

My test script as below.

$URL='https://tenant.sharepoint.com/sites/team'
Connect-PnPOnline –Url $URL –Credentials (Get-Credential)
$fix11 = Add-PnPField `
  -DisplayName 'Date of Birth' `
  -InternalName DateofBirth `
  -Type Date `
  -Required `
  -Group 'Football Content Types'

I run the script in SharePoint Online Management Shell with the latest PnP PowerShell. I suggest you install the latest PnP PowerShell to check if it works.

Answer 2

Worked for me to with just using the -Required parameter. Are you running on the latest version of the PnP-PowerShell module?

Try to use a switch and set it to $true and see if it work's any better. -$Required:$true.

Answer 3

$fix18 = Add-PnPFieldToContentType `
  -ContentType 'Player Bio' `
  -Field Club `
  -Required 

The required field needed to be added to Add-PnPFieldToContentType also. That fixed it!