Modify OOB Site Column Using PowerShell

Scenario

During my training, I was asked to modify, the title of “Name” field (out of box site column) from a page library. As it was out of box and widely used field, so we cannot change it web level. I had to do it, using PowerShell. Following are few self-described PowerShell command to fulfil my requirement. Following figure showing the field title before modification.



Script:

  • Getting the site

    $site = Get-SPSite -Identity http://Kirti:1111/

  • Getting the web, where the Page library exists

    $web = $site.RootWeb

  • Getting required Page Library

    $list=$web.Lists["Pages"]

  • Find the “NAme” (OOB Field) field need to changed

    $field = $list.Fields["Name"]

  • Change the Title of the Field

    $field.title="File Name"

  • Commite the changes to SharePoint

    $field.update()

The property of the site column will changed as shown in following figure.

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