Setting a new items' DropLink field value using PowerShell

Question

I have set a value in a General link field in a Sitecore item using PowerShell. Here is the PowerShell script.

$item.Editing.BeginEdit()                        

[Sitecore.Data.Fields.LinkField]$fieldValueLink = $Item.Fields[$templateField.DisplayName]

$fieldValueLink.Text = "Link"
$fieldValueLink.Title = "click on the link"
$fieldValueLink.LinkType = "external"
$fieldValueLink.Url = $itemRow.$fieldTrimmedValue

$item[$templateField.DisplayName] = $fieldValueLink.Value;

$item.Editing.EndEdit() | Out-Null      

Now I want to set values into other field types like DropLink, Multilist and DropList. For setting these field values I think I need to create Sitecore items using PowerShell and then assign them to the fields' values, But I don't know where to start and how to proceed.

Can anyone help me out with this?

Answer 1

To create a new item with Sitecore Powershell Extensions, use New-Item:

$newItemParentPath = "/sitecore/content/Home"
$newItemTemplate = "{76036F5E-CBCE-46D1-AF0A-4143F9B557AA}"

$newItem = New-Item -Path $newItemParentPath -Name "New Item Name" -ItemType $newItemTemplate

Now to assign that new item in Droplink field you need to assign ID of that item to the field like:

$item.Editing.BeginEdit()
$item["Droplink field name"] = $newItem.ID
$item.Editing.EndEdit()

and to assign that new item in Droplist field you need to assign Name of that item to the field like:

$item.Editing.BeginEdit()
$item["Droplist field name"] = $newItem.Name
$item.Editing.EndEdit()

Answer 2

Here's an example script that sets values for a DropLink, Multilist, and DropList field on a Sitecore

# Define the path to the item to be edited
$itemPath = "master:/sitecore/content/path/to/your/item"
$item = Get-Item -Path $itemPath

# Ensure the item is retrieved
if ($item -eq $null) {
    Write-Host "Item not found at path: $itemPath" -ForegroundColor Red
    return
}

# Define the linked items for DropLink, Multilist, and DropList fields
$dropLinkItemPath = "master:/sitecore/content/path/to/linked/item"
$dropLinkItem = Get-Item -Path $dropLinkItemPath

$multilistItemPaths = @(
    "master:/sitecore/content/path/to/linked/item1",
    "master:/sitecore/content/path/to/linked/item2"
)
$multilistItems = $multilistItemPaths | ForEach-Object { Get-Item -Path $_ }

$dropListItemPath = "master:/sitecore/content/path/to/linked/item"
$dropListItem = Get-Item -Path $dropListItemPath

# Begin editing the item
$item.Editing.BeginEdit()
try {
    # Set DropLink field value
    if ($dropLinkItem -ne $null) {
        $item["YourDropLinkFieldName"] = $dropLinkItem.ID.ToString()
    }

    # Set Multilist field value
    if ($multilistItems -ne $null -and $multilistItems.Count -gt 0) {
        $item["YourMultilistFieldName"] = [string]::Join('|', $multilistItems | ForEach-Object { $_.ID.ToString() })
    }

    # Set DropList field value
    if ($dropListItem -ne $null) {
        $item["YourDropListFieldName"] = $dropListItem.Name
    }
}
finally {
    $item.Editing.EndEdit()
    Write-Host "Item fields updated successfully." -ForegroundColor Green
}