I can set up a document library so that an administrator needs to approve anything that's posted there. However, that only seems to work if a contributor does the posting. Is there a way to set it up so that even if an administrator does the posting, it will still go through the approval process?
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Approvals
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Beowulf005
Technical User
- Apr 5, 2005
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Maybe I am missing something but what is the logic behind the Admin approving something he/she posted?
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It might just be me trying the push the limits (or use it improperly!). Here's the scenario.....
Contributor A creates a spreadsheet and posts it to the spreadsheet library.
Administrator B sees there is a new spreadsheet in the spreadsheet library (which needs approval) and approves it.
The next step is that Administrator C needs to take the spreadsheet and load it into an application.
My thought was that if I could get the approval of the spreadsheet to launch an event which moves the spreadsheet into a "to be loaded" library, I could avoid some manual processes of having Administrator B send a task to Administrator C. If Administrator B created the spreadsheet instead of Contributor A, it would be approved automatically and I don't think the event would launch.
Anyway, that's why I'm trying to do it, but someone might have a better suggestion for me.
Contributor A creates a spreadsheet and posts it to the spreadsheet library.
Administrator B sees there is a new spreadsheet in the spreadsheet library (which needs approval) and approves it.
The next step is that Administrator C needs to take the spreadsheet and load it into an application.
My thought was that if I could get the approval of the spreadsheet to launch an event which moves the spreadsheet into a "to be loaded" library, I could avoid some manual processes of having Administrator B send a task to Administrator C. If Administrator B created the spreadsheet instead of Contributor A, it would be approved automatically and I don't think the event would launch.
Anyway, that's why I'm trying to do it, but someone might have a better suggestion for me.
Beowulf005
Technical User
- Apr 5, 2005
- 640
Here is how I would accomplish something like that.
In the spreedsheet libary I would add custom columns.
"Ready for upload" and
"Uploaded"
Then create view that filter the documents along the line you are looking for. EI Ready for upload
This vie would filter all the documents in the libary that have been approved, and the ready for upload is checked yes, and the uploaded is check no
So now you scenario could go something like this
Contributor A creates a spreadsheet and posts it to the libary.
Admin B see new spreadsheet and approves it,also checking "ready for upload"
Admin C takes the spreadsheet and load is into the app, also checking "uploaded"
Just an idea
GL
Brian
In the spreedsheet libary I would add custom columns.
"Ready for upload" and
"Uploaded"
Then create view that filter the documents along the line you are looking for. EI Ready for upload
This vie would filter all the documents in the libary that have been approved, and the ready for upload is checked yes, and the uploaded is check no
So now you scenario could go something like this
Contributor A creates a spreadsheet and posts it to the libary.
Admin B see new spreadsheet and approves it,also checking "ready for upload"
Admin C takes the spreadsheet and load is into the app, also checking "uploaded"
Just an idea
GL
Brian
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