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Check in item

This action allows the workflow to check-in an item that was checked out with the Check out item action.

The workflow will error if checking in an item that was checked out by a different user.

To use the workflow action:

  • Locate the action in Workflow Actions Toolbox (located on the left hand-side);
    • Click on the Category listings to reveal the actions; OR
    • Search for the action using a keyword.
  • Select the action, drag it onto the design canvas and drop it onto a design pearl.

Alternatively

  • Left-clicking the pearl, mouse-over Insert Action and then the Categories to reveal the actions, click the required action from the list.

To change the settings used by the action:

  • On the action’s title click the down arrow to activate a drop-down
  • Select Configure; OR
  • Double-click the action's icon.

For more information on the other options in the drop-down, please refer to the Getting started with the Nintex Workflow designer.

Options within the action 

Check in from 

List and Site Workflows: Check in an item from somewhere else in the current site.  
 
Document Library: There are two options when checking in a document:
  • Check in for the item currently in the workflow.
  • Check in an item somewhere else in the current site. 
From the drop-down list select the current item or the required location. If it is the current item, no filters need to be selected.
In the case of checking in an item from elsewhere in the site, a filter will need to be selected in order for Nintex Workflow to establish which item to check in.  
  • Select the column that needs to be matched; and then.
  • Compare the selected column with a value, workflow variable or list lookups to identify the specific item.

For more details on using List lookups, please refer to the Using lookups.

Comments

The comments entered will be stored with that items meta data as the check in comments.

Allows the combination of straight text with Inserting reference fields from within the workflow and site at runtime.

The comments are not stored in the Workflow History. 

Check in type

The type of check in to be performed. Options are:

  • Major Version
  • Minor Version
  • No Version Change

The target document library version settings must match what is chosen in the configuration dialog.

Troubleshooting

Action not executing

The work load for this action is added to a job queue. The workflow executes jobs in the queue as a batch when it reaches a "commit" point. For more information, see the Nintex article "Commit Pending Changes in Workflow Design."