Insert SharePoint Online Major Version Published Date into Document

Question

I'd like to be able to automatically include in a document the date a major version of the document was published. I can do this with the version number using the SharePoint Information Policy Management, but I can't work out how to do this for the date the major version was published. The best I can do is have a manually updated Published Date document property, but this does not suit.

What I'm trying to achieve is an approvals workflow where collaborators can create as many minor/draft versions of a document as necessary. When a major version is published, an approval workflow kicks in, and I want the version number and date to be updated once the major version has been approved - I don't want this to be an extra manual step nor for the date to change with every minor version change.

Any suggestions on how to achieve this?

Moved From: Office / Word / Windows other / Office 2016

Answer 1

Hi Intrepid,

It is not feasible to update version number and date into your document within out of box feature when a major version of the document was published.

If you need more assistance regarding customize workflow, please post a new thread in our Developer Forum for export assistance.

Thanks,

Neo