Map the Status property between the MS Word Property and the Status SharePoint site column

Question

Inside MS Office word we have the Status property as follow:-

and inside a SharePoint online site collection i added the built-in Status site column inside a document library:-

Now when i upload a document the Status will be mapped between the MS office word and SharePoint. For example if a document have status = "Not Started" and i upload the document to a SharePoint document library then the Status inside SharePoint will also be "Not Started" (as shown in the above 2 pictures)... but the issue i am facing is that the Status inside MS Office word will be a free text while inside SharePoint it will be a drop-down, so the status inside MS office word can contain a free text value not inside the SharePoint drop-down choices (as in the above "Not Started" case).. so how i can fix this issue? either by modifying the MS office word property or the SharePoint site column?

Thanks

Answer 1

Hi @john john ,

According to my test, I got the same result as you.

It seems text status column in office works well with choice status column in SharePoint, and there will be another choice status column in office, however this column doesn't work.

In this case, I would propose a new support ticket to be raised to have a dedicated Technical Professional to support you from there.

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Answer 2

I think I had the same issue which I resolved by creating a new Sharepoint Site Column "State" as replacement of the existing "Status" Site Column.

Originally I tried renaming "Status" to "State" but that did not resolve the issue.