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Navigate to the library or list where the Pending item or file is located. Select the item or items and select Approve/Reject from the command bar. In the Approve/Reject options for Approval Status, select Approved or Rejected.
How do I create a document approval workflow in SharePoint 2013?
Click on workflow settings. Select the Workflow association type as “Document”. Click on Add a workflow. Select the approval workflow then provide the name for the workflow, “Approval Status”.
How to Turn on Content Approval in SharePoint
- Navigate to your app’s Settings Page (Library Settings or List Settings) and click the Versioning Settings link.
- Select the Yes radio button below Require Content Approval for Submitted Items.
What is SharePoint 2013 content approval?
SharePoint content approval feature allows approvers (members of a site who have approver permission) to publish list items or documents for a list or library. SharePoint sites created with the publishing site template, already have content approval turned on in the Pages app.
Open the SharePoint site. Create the Document Library. Click on workflow settings. Select the Workflow association type as “Document”. Click on Add a workflow. Select the approval workflow then provide the name for the workflow, “Approval Status”.
When do I need to approve a document in SharePoint?
Every time a new version of the document is uploaded or document is edited in SharePoint, the status changes back to Pending and document can once again be approved by the Approver. This is important to understand! So let’s say the document has been edited or re-uploaded.
Note: SharePoint 2010 workflows have been retired since August 1, 2020 for new tenants and removed from existing tenants on November 1, 2020. If you’re using SharePoint 2010 workflows, we recommend migrating to Power Automate or other supported solutions. For more info, see SharePoint 2010 workflow retirement.
Where do I find the approval button in Microsoft Office?
It is hidden in the All Documents View. By the way, you also now have additional views as well, which you can see from Views drop-down. Two views have been added: Approve/reject Items and M y submissions. Check both of them out, they are pretty self-explanatory.