SharePoint Migration and History
I have a client who asked me “Will I lose historical content approval information if it is disabled, migrate in some files and then enabled it?” Specifically, can I... Migrate in new files to a library with the SharePoint Content Approval and publishing workflow configured. Don’t trigger the publishing workflow. There would be so many new approvals Default new files to the status of Approved Don’t lose historical versions and approval status. A simple test example was needed to try this out. Create a Document Library: I created a new Document Library with the following: SharePoint Version: SharePoint Online App: Document library Experience: Classic Library Settings > Version Control > Content Approval: (Yes) Library Settings > Version Control > Version Settings > Major and Minor Drafts: (Yes) Library Settings > Workflows > Approval – SharePoint 2010 > Triggered on: Start this workflow to approve publishing a major version of an item. (Yes) Create Historical Data: Uploaded three test files They all start ...