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did not find 'Start this workflow to approve publishing a major version of an item'

Hello!
i am using SP 2013 and have a publish site. i want to set up a workflow on page library (or some sub content type associated with this library). I find there is ' publishing approval' workflow, so i try to use it.

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However i do no know how to start it. i want the workflow start if the user publishes a page. i see there is 'Start this workflow to approve publishing a major version of an item' by google seaching , but my setting page does no show this option:

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thanks

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I have enabled major and minor versioning settings.

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EchoDu-MSFT answered EchoDu-MSFT commented

Hello @kong-0411 ,

Welcome to Q&A Forum!

Please follwoing steps:

1.Open SharePoint Designer >> click "All Files" in the left navigation

2.On the All Files page, click "_catalogs" folder.

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3.On the _catalogs page, click on "wfpub".

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4.Find and click "Publishing Approval" >> right-click "ReviewPublishing_1033.xoml.wfconfig.xml" and select "Edit File in Advanced Mode"

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5.Add the bellow code:

 <MetaData><InitiationType>Manual;#OnNewItem;#OnItemUpdate;#OnMajorCheckIn</InitiationType>
 </MetaData>

6.Save and Publish it.

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Here is a similar case for your reference:

Why "Start this workflow to approve publishing a major version of an item." option is disabled for my Custom Approval Workflow?

Thanks,
Echo DU
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Hi @kong-0411 ,

Is there anything else I can help with regarding this issue?
You can comment us at any time and we will continue to follow up.

Thanks,
Echo Du

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Hi @kong-0411 ,

Have you tried the solution I proposed?

If you have any questions or progress, you can contact me in time

Looking forward to your reply

Have a lucky day!

Thanks,
Echo Du

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will try next week. please wait a sec. i🤞

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