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Posted on by RobMolenaar 112

I want to edit the 'modified by' field in a publishing workflow because by default it is set to the owner of the Flow.

I searched the internet for this and the possible solution would be to adjust the Editor field via an http request without increasing the version of the document. I found the solution here:
http://johnliu.net/blog/2019/2/flowninja-hack-78-modifying-modified-by-and-modified-time-with-microsoft-flow

The Editor field changes nicely but the version number is still incremented by a minor version number.

Some printscreens of my flow:

RobMolenaar_0-1638795174413.png

 

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RobMolenaar_2-1638795294182.png

 

 

 

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  • v-chenzhi Profile Picture
    v-chenzhi on at

    Hi @RobMolenaar ,

     

    Do you want to not change the Version after modifying the editor?

    I have a test on my side, please try the following workaround.

    vchenzhi_0-1638942492488.png

    The Version didn't change.

    vchenzhi_1-1638942590743.png

     

     

    Best Regards,

    Zhi Chen

     

     

  • RobMolenaar Profile Picture
    RobMolenaar 112 on at

    Hi Zhi Chen,

     

    Thank you for your answer.
    Can you check if it works for you with the option 'Create major and minor version' ?
    That's how I've set it up now

  • v-chenzhi Profile Picture
    v-chenzhi on at

    Hi @RobMolenaar ,

     

    It works fine with me. After updating Editor, the version remains unchanged.
    I have an idea, add a field like this:

    vchenzhi_0-1638959191845.png

    But it reports that the column does not exist. My attempts at "version", "version number", and "{version number}" all failed.
    I am confused about the Version column.

    vchenzhi_2-1638959384114.png

     

    vchenzhi_1-1638959238696.png

    I'm still thinking of other ways.

     

     

    Best Regards,

    Zhi Chen

     

  • RobMolenaar Profile Picture
    RobMolenaar 112 on at

    Can you share your printscreens and/or code of the http request?

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