Introduction to SharePoint Content Approval features

SharePoint content Approval is a very basic function, its role is to allow a file to be audited before it can be seen by some users, but in fact, this process will take some time to understand, this article mainly to help you comb the relevant process.

You can open the content Approval in the list setting

The following notes are required to open this setting

• For files that already exist before the content approval is turned on, and the file has not been manipulated, the status is approved when turned on
• For files that already exist before the content approval is turned on, and the status of the previous operation is preserved in the file attributes (the state that the multiple switches produce), the original state remains.
• The status is daft for newly uploaded files with content approval enabled and MinorVersion turned on
• For newly uploaded files that have the content approval open and no small version turned on, the status is pending

For those who have permission to see draft Version, you can do so with the following settings

In addition, due to the combination of the content Approval and the version function, the process has changed, and the corresponding process is as follows:

Flowchart when opening major and minor version:

Flowchart only when major version is turned on or does not open version

How about, see if the process is concise and clear? If you feel helpful, please help!

Introduction to SharePoint Content Approval features