[BUG] Add-PnPListItem doesn't work when paired with -Batch and trying to update users or group column with Id

[AdoTbo]

Reporting an Issue or Missing Feature

Reporting an issue

Expected behavior

Add-PnPListItem with -Batch switch to successfully update people or group column with Id's.
Removing batch works as expected.

Actual behavior

When trying to update people or group column in a batch, with user or group Id it fails.

Error message:
"You need to provide the user via it's principal when adding a list item or when updating it via one of the Update() methods. Updating using SystemUpdate() or SystemUpdateOverwriteVersion() do work with just the user id value"

Steps to reproduce behavior

$CreationBatch = New-PnPBatch
$ListName = "MyTestList"
$ItemValues = @{"ItemID" = "{123456789}"; "Month"="Jan 23"; "Debitor"="MyDebtor"; "AuthorizationGroup"="94", "Jon.Doe@Contoso.com", "125";}
Add-PnPListItem -List $ListName -Batch $CreationBatch -Values $ItemValues
Invoke-PnPBatch -Batch $CreationBatch

What is the version of the Cmdlet module you are running?

ModuleType Version PreRelease Name PSEdition ExportedCommands

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Manifest 1.12.0 PnP.PowerShell Core,Desk {Add-PnPAdaptiveScope…
Manifest 1.11.0 PnP.PowerShell Core,Desk {Add-PnPAdaptiveScope…

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[gautamdsheth]

You need to specify the user values as -Values @{"Person" = "user1@domain.com"}, can you please test it like that and let us know ?

[AdoTbo]

Hi and thanks for your reply.

This is exaclty what I'm doing and in this specific example I'm adding two ID's of groups and one user value.
Adding an user like you mentioned will work, the bug arises when I try to add a group.

The very same call will work when the "-Batch" switch is removed.

Kind regards,
Adnan

[PerOve]

I know it is closed, but I have the exact same issue using PnP.PowerShell 2.2.48.

@KoenZomers