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Can I do a bulk edit for content approval?
Hi. We need to start using content approval for an existing SharePoint library. I have set up a button in a column to trigger a flow, which starts and waits for approval, automatically sent to the Ap...
- Ah, I've done it again. Sorry, my brain must be tired. Here's my solution in case other users search for this.
In SharePoint, I select all items, the click ellipsis and check them all out. Once checked out, I check all the docs back in as a Major version. This sets content approver to Pending. Now I can click the ellipsis, click More, and Approve/Reject. This allows me to approve all items myself (as admin) without troubling my approvers.
I have just answered part of my question. According to this blog below, bulk approval is now a feature. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-sharepoint-blog/optimizing-business-solutions-with-sharepoint-and-office-365-at/ba-p/623923
So now my question becomes, "Can I do a bulk approval request that doesn't spam my approvers with notifications, so that then they can do a bulk approval as per the above link?"
Cheers, GraemeNZ
So now my question becomes, "Can I do a bulk approval request that doesn't spam my approvers with notifications, so that then they can do a bulk approval as per the above link?"
Cheers, GraemeNZ
Ah, I've done it again. Sorry, my brain must be tired. Here's my solution in case other users search for this.
In SharePoint, I select all items, the click ellipsis and check them all out. Once checked out, I check all the docs back in as a Major version. This sets content approver to Pending. Now I can click the ellipsis, click More, and Approve/Reject. This allows me to approve all items myself (as admin) without troubling my approvers.
In SharePoint, I select all items, the click ellipsis and check them all out. Once checked out, I check all the docs back in as a Major version. This sets content approver to Pending. Now I can click the ellipsis, click More, and Approve/Reject. This allows me to approve all items myself (as admin) without troubling my approvers.