Forum Discussion

ValSwift's avatar
ValSwift
Copper Contributor
Oct 15, 2019

Document approval from Approve/Reject - how to see who approved?

Using SharePoint online -

In a document library, when a document is approved, where can I see who actually approved it?

I would expect to see that information in my version info, but I don't

In my test, content approval is enabled - I tried with both minor versions and with major only.  The screenshot below is from the major only, but the same thing happens with the minor versions enabled (except for adding another "publish" step)

And yes... I named my test user Brad Pitt...

In the case below, Brad uploaded the document, and I approved it, but I don't see my name anywhere.

 

Am I looking in the wrong place?

 

Thanks

Val

 

 

 

  • SinhaKislay's avatar
    SinhaKislay
    Iron Contributor

    ValSwift have you used a task list for storing tasks related to Approval / rejection? if yes please look there and you should be able to see it. If you have used default Approval workflow then most probably list name should be Workflow Tasks or Tasks, please check in Site Contents

    • ValSwift's avatar
      ValSwift
      Copper Contributor

      SinhaKislay this is not part of a workflow - I am simply approving the document by navigating to approve/reject.  I don't see any tasks (but I am not expecting to as I have not triggered a workflow)

       

      • Emfree's avatar
        Emfree
        Copper Contributor

        ValSwift Have you found a solution for this? I would also like to see who approved in SharePoint. It is visible in Teams though.

        Thank you

Resources