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Anthony-123
Iron Contributor
Aug 12, 2022

SharePoint is now requiring that I Check In a page before it's approved.

I've just enabled the approval requirement and versioning on a library. Now when a page is submitted for approval, it can't be approved without first checking it in.  I have Require Check Out disabled.   

 

Edit: As of August 24, this is STILL AN ISSUE. 

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  • Bharath Arja's avatar
    Bharath Arja
    Iron Contributor
    Aug 12, 2022
    Is your document Checked out before you disable 'Require Check out'? A document cannot be approved, if it is in Checked out state. It has to be checked in to be approved/rejected. It is likely that your document is in checked out state already. To get a better understanding, try creating/uploading a new document.
    • Anthony-123's avatar
      Anthony-123
      Iron Contributor
      Aug 12, 2022
      I have never intentionally checked out a document. I don't know if there's some other way that could occur.
      I have another user who created a new document. They had to check it in before I could see it in the library.
      How can I make it so documents are either never checked out or are checked in when the person is done editing it?

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