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How to open edit form by default for specific SharePoint group
By default, standard form when user clicks List Item is Display form, but this might not work for all situations. In this article, we’ll show you how to automatically open editable form, when Display form opens normally.
Important
This does not actually redirect users to Edit form, instead it makes Display form’s fields editable.
Configuration
Let’s say you want most users to see default Display form:
You may also want Supervisors group to be able to edit the item when the default form opens.
For this, you can create a new Form Set, targeted specifically at Supervisors group:
Add the following code to JS editor, as the first line (no events, copy and paste):
fd.spForm._formType = "Edit";
Then, whenever a Supervisor clicks on an item, they’ll be able to edit the item:
Essentially, this piece of JavaScript allows you to switch the type of the form, making default Display form behave like an Edit form.