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Change document in Sharepoint Document Library during workflow to read only or editable only for user X

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Hi all,

 

I'm currently building a document control/approval system within a Sharepoint Document Library that interacts with a Power Automate workflow by pressing a button in a column. One of the requirements is that the client would want the document to be only editable by certain users during the flow. I have sketched out this scenario:

 

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The reviewer and approver are set in columns by the creator before the document is sent: 

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The flow works as intended but I haven't implemented the requirement about the edit permissions yet as I'm a bit stuck on the implementation. I looked at the following during my own research:

 

- Sharepoint check in and out functionality: this does not seem to be tied to certain users such as the reviewer/approver email

- Sharepoint HTTP request to make the document read only: this seems to make the whole document just read only

 

I noticed that the Word editor itself has the following properties: 

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Is it possible to change this state of the document during the workflow?

 

Would love to hear your suggestions!

 

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