How to grant permissions at the column level Document Library

Question

I'm using SharePoint 2013

I have a document library in which I would like to grant permissions at the column level, I mean that I want to show certain users some columns and not all.

I've been consulting about this but I can't find any documentation to help me.

Answer 1

You can't set column level permissions in SharePoint.

1. There are ways to show and hide columns, but we can't set column level permissions in SP.
   1.1: Creating a SharePoint View: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-change-or-delete-a-view-of-a-list-or-library-27ae65b8-bc5b-4949-b29b-4ee87144a9c9
2. There are workarounds (hacks) to set permissions on Views, but it's not the column level permissions you are looking for.
   2.2: Example: https://www.netwoven.com/2016/01/21/how-to-set-view-level-permission-for-a-listlibrary-in-sharepoint/

Answer 2

Granting column level permissions is not possible in SharePoint.

As you are using SharePoint 2013, you can use custom solution to check the permissions of currently logged in user & hide the columns using jQuery & SharePoint REST APIs.

Check below references for more information related to suggested workaround:

1. How to hide a column for some users or groups
2. Hide sharePoint list Columns based on users permissions
3. Hide SharePoint list columns based on user permissions

Answer 3

There is no column level permission in SharePoint.I have a solution for your reference, use jsom to determine whether the current user has permission, and then use csr to hide the column.

Check If User has Full Control Permission In a Web In SharePoint 2016

Hide column from SharePoint list view using CSR.