Pnp-sites-core: Template Provisoning Files - Setting Taxonomy Field VAlues

[jimmywim]

Category

[o ] Bug
[ ] Enhancement

Environment

[o ] Office 365 / SharePoint Online
[ ] SharePoint 2016
[ ] SharePoint 2013

If SharePoint on-premises, what's exact CU version:

Expected or Desired Behavior

Taxonomy field values to be set on uploaded files where the value is specified inthe JSON file that specifies metadata

Observed Behavior

Taxonomy field values are not populated

Steps to Reproduce

Use a JSON file such as this when uploading via the pnp:Files template block:

(Behaviour is seen on both single and multi valued taxonomy fields.

Deserialization code in the codebase has been tested independently, and the values in the "Category" fields below successfully deserialize to a TaxonomyFieldValue[] array object.

The "Title" field successfully is set from this file also, so the framework is definitely reading the values correctly. Any Syntax errors in the text body of the Category Value are thrown during processing, so the Category field is also definitely being read.

This sample below does not error but the Category value is not set.

{
    "..\\HR_Files\\Files\\HRDocuments\\Cycling to work Scheme.pdf": {
        "Title": "Cycling to Work",
        "Category": "[{ \"Label\": \"Health\", \"TermGuid\": \"f070cc69-28b4-482d-9f8d-09eac34c8f41\", \"WssId\": \"-1\" }]"
    },
    "..\\HR_Files\\Files\\HRDocuments\\Dental Plan.pdf": {
        "Title": "Dental Plan",
        "Category": "[{ \"Label\": \"Health\", \"TermGuid\": \"f070cc69-28b4-482d-9f8d-09eac34c8f41\", \"WssId\": \"-1\" }]"
    }
}

[jansenbe]

Hi @jimmywim , thanks for logging this issue. Quick scan of the code seems to indicate this should work, but it apparently it doesn't...more research is needed.

[olemp]

Having the same issue. It worked before.

[krainer]

This does still seem to be an issue -> addition of a publishing page in the pnp template (below sample is with hardcoded id's these are added through parameters)

The below will add the single value mms field but not the multi value field

Looking at OfficeDevPnP.Core.Framework.Provisioning.ObjectHandlers.ObjectFiles at the the multifield is added as a TaxonomyFieldValue[] - wouldn't the correct type be TaxonomyFieldValueCollection instead?

[spdevdocs]

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