Create a workspace by workflow

Create a workspace by workflow

If you want to add an approval workflow to the workspaces list, go to the list settings.



Click on the status column.




Set the default value to "Pending" and press the OK Button.




Now you can add your approval workflow. After your workspace has been approved simply set the status field to "Approved" and the workspace gets created.


Advice: When creating your approval SharePoint Designer Workflow consider unchecking the option “Automatically update the workflow status to the current stage name”. Otherwise, you might get problems with workspace permissions.


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