Documentation is incorrect

[JamyJamal]

Major Version

4.x

Minor Version Number

1.0 (not sure about the version as I am using it as part of Plumsail forms)

Target environment

Browser App (Hosted external to Microsoft 365 platform)

Additional environment details

In your documentation, you say that to update a Multiple User field, you need to use the following format:

const i = await sp.web.lists.getByTitle("PeopleFields").items.add({
  Title: getGUID(),
  User1Id: 9, // allows a single user
  **User2Id: [16, 45] // allows multiple users**
});

Unfortunately, for the Multiple user field, it doesn't work, you actually have to use the following format:

const i = await sp.web.lists.getByTitle("PeopleFields").items.add({
  Title: getGUID(),
  User1Id: 9, // allows a single user
  **User2Id: {results: [16, 45]} // allows multiple users**
});

If you could update your documentation it would be very helpful. As I am sure I am not the only one who has come across this!

Thanking you much!

Jamal

Expected or Desired Behavior

Trying to update a multiple person field with:

const i = await sp.web.lists.getByTitle("PeopleFields").items.add({
  Title: getGUID(),
  User1Id: 9, // allows a single user
  **User2Id: [16, 45] // allows multiple users**
});

Observed Behavior

I got this response: { "odata.error": { "code": "-1, Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.InvalidClientQueryException", "message": { "lang": "en-US", "value": "A node of type 'PrimitiveValue' was read from the JSON reader when trying to read the entries of a feed. A 'StartObject' or 'EndArray' node was expected." } }

Steps to Reproduce

Just do any update when you use an array to update a multi person field.

As stated before, the way I got it to work was to use the following format:

const i = await sp.web.lists.getByTitle("PeopleFields").items.add({
  Title: getGUID(),
  User1Id: 9, // allows a single user
  **User2Id: {results: [16, 45]} // allows multiple users**
});

[patrick-rodgers]

Are you really using version 4 from the nightly builds? Just curious so we are investigating the correct thing.

[patrick-rodgers]

I can't duplicate your findings. Can you share more information on your configuration? As best I can tell the docs are correct in this case. Are you changing the odata mode? As well, will ask again what version of the library you are really using?

[JamyJamal]

Apologies, I am not sure what version I am using as it is part of plumsail forms implementation within their product, I assumed it was the latest version they are using. I will try and find out, it most likely is an earlier version...

On Wed, 13 Mar 2024, 13:55 Patrick Rodgers, @.***> wrote:

I can't duplicate your findings. Can you share more information on your configuration? As best I can tell the docs are correct in this case. Are you changing the odata mode? As well, will ask again what version of the library you are really using?

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