Allow to check in, check out and publish files in a SharePoint library

[sebasacevedo]

Add actions to check in, check out and publish files in a Sharepoint Library

[pturner]

Definately need this to publish major versions in WCM.

[pfoldager]

If there is a need to update Sharepoint document library item metadata, the document in the library must be checked out. It will a great benefit if we in a flow can perform check-out and check-in functions in Sharepoint. This will ensure that e.g. user selecting in email with option, that results in updated metadata will be documented in a version.

[Anonymous]

same as here: https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Flow-Ideas/Allow-to-check-in-check-out-and-publish-files-in-a-Sh...

[Laskewitz]

Hi @pfoldager & @Anonymous,

There is already a workaround for this. You can use CSOM in Azure Functions and trigger that Azure Function in your Flow.

Let's hope for a check in / check out / publish action in Flow, but currently - although I don't think it's perfect - the Azure Function is the best you can do...

For more info, read the following excellent blog post by Julie Turner:

http://julieturner.net/2017/07/sharepoint-flow-azure-functions-launching-a-microsoft-flow-from-client-side-code/

[Laskewitz]

There is already a workaround for this. You can use CSOM in Azure Functions and trigger that Azure Function in your Flow.

Let's hope for a check in / check out / publish action in Flow, but currently - although I don't think it's perfect - the Azure Function is the best you can do...

For more info, read the following excellent blog post by Julie Turner:

http://julieturner.net/2017/07/sharepoint-flow-azure-functions-launching-a-microsoft-flow-from-clien...

[pfoldager]

Thank you @Laskewitz. The use of the CSOM in Azure Function requires more knowledge than I currently have. So I will have to wait for the chekc-out / check-in functions to be available directly in Flow.

[Laskewitz]

@pfoldager: I can imagine, but I can't make it easier for you at the moment 😉 

[Stephen]

This is now planned, per this blog post: https://flow.microsoft.com/blog/setting-sharepoint-s-person-choice-and-lookup-fields/

[Davey]

We also need the ability to publish pages such as Team News automatically. This requires the CheckIn function.

[J-Jammer]

This is marked as planned. Is there a timeframe we can plan for?