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Copper Contributor

Dec 03, 2020

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Approval Status Column Not Updating to Approved. Remains Pending.

Hi All, I am quite new to sharepoint and flow. I have a sharepoint document library enabled with Setting Required Content Approval for Submitted items. So that i have the approval status column. ...

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Eva Vogel
Dec 03, 2020
Hello KrisCachia, you have to add another action after that approval action: a condition needs to be prooved.

IF the result of the approval is "Approve", in the YES Branch you have to add the action of actualizing the file or item.

And in this step or actionthe approval status has to be changed to the new status "Approved". Hope, this helps. If so, pls give a LIKE. Greets, Eva

KrisCachia

Copper Contributor

Dec 03, 2020

thanks added update file properties and entered the document library and used ID from the Get File Properties in previous Step and the Approval Field was now available to be updated.

Thanks a lot for the tip.

srusso

Copper Contributor

Aug 10, 2022

Hi do you mind explaining the steps please?

ganeshsanap
MVP
Aug 11, 2022
srusso Eddie365 After approval action, configure your flow like below to check the outcome of approval action & then update list item:
In "Update item" action: select your site, list & ID (ID will be from dynamic content in previous action for which you are running the approval) and update the approval status column value as per your requirements.

If you are running the approval for files in document library, you have to use the "Update file properties" action instead of "Update item" action.
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