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SharePoint check in items

Nintex external platform is required for this feature. For details, see Enable Nintex external platform features.

Checks in items that have been checked out from a SharePoint library.

Note: Not compatible with SharePoint 2007.

Action settings

Following are the fields and options visible in the configuration settings dialog box for this action.

Section Field Description

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 Destination site URL

The URL of the site where the items to be checked in are located.

 

 Document library

The name of the document library for checking in the items.

Example: Documents

 

 Items to check in

Specify a query to determine which items are to be checked in, specify whether or not to check in items within subfolders, and add filters to the query.

Select one of the following items for the query.

  • Query builder: Build a query to filter for items to check in. View the CAML at any time by switching to the CAML Editor mode.
  • CAML editor: Create a more advanced query using XML encoding.

Select or clear the following check box.

  • Include subfolders: When selected, checks in items within subfolders.

Select one of the following for Filters.

  • Check in all list items: Checks in all items in the library.
  • Check in items only when the following is true: Checks in items based on column values.

    • Check in the items when column / When column: Specify a column, select an operator, and specify a value.

    • Add filter rule: Add a filter.
    • Delete (): Delete a filter. Displayed for second and subsequent filters.

    • And / Or: Specify how to group sequential filters.

      Note: All items returned from the filter are checked in.

 

 Check in type

The type of check in to perform. Select one of the following items.

  • Major version
  • Minor version
  • No version change

 

 Comment

Specify a comment to accompany the check in.

Credentials

Authentication mode The mode to authenticate against the destination site.

 

 Username

Specify a username with permissions to check in items in the document library.

 

 Password

Specify the password for the above username.

 

Domain or SharePoint Online website domain

Specify the domain for the username if using Windows authentication mode, or specify the SharePoint Online domain URL if connecting to an Office 365 SharePoint Online site.

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 Output

Store output for this action using the following selections.

  • All matched items checked in: Specify a Yes/No variable to store whether or not all matched items have been checked in. Returns "Yes" if all matched items were successfully checked in.
ClosedHow to add and remove output variables

Depending on action requirements, you may be able to add and remove output variables.

To add an output variable

  1. Select an option from the Select more drop-down list.
  2. Click Add to display a drop-down list for the selected option.
  3. Select a previously defined workflow variable from the drop-down list.

To remove an output variable

  • Click Delete ().

    Note: Some output variables cannot be deleted. For example, the output variable URL for the action Bing news search cannot be deleted.