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I have SharePoint site with publishing features enabled. I have a custom content type with the out of the box approval workflow configured. In the Workflow settings, the final option to "Update the approval status (use this workflow to control content approval)" has been checked. The lists on which the content type is configured do not have the "require content approval" option selected. My question: is it necessary to "Update the approval status" option checked to enjoy the benefit of content approval? All content added to the lists needs to be approved but this configuration appears to be causing an error on the workflows. The approval aspect works correctly but then each workflow errors: "An error has occured in Approval Workflow". I have read that this is because of the configuration described above. For the record, the ULS logs show this error: <blockquote> Workflow Infrastructure 98d4 Unexpected System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null. Parameter name: name at System.Resources.ResourceManager.GetString(String name, CultureInfo culture) at Microsoft.Office.Workflow.LocUtil.GetResourceString(SPWeb web, String resourceId) at Microsoft.Office.Workflow.ReviewRouting.SetItemMetadata(Object sender, EventArgs e) at System.Workflow.ComponentModel.Activity.RaiseEvent(DependencyProperty dependencyEvent, Object sender, EventArgs e) at Microsoft.SharePoint.WorkflowActions.LogToHistoryListActivity.Execute(ActivityExecutionContext context) at System.Workflow.ComponentModel.ActivityExecutor<code>1.Execute(T activity, ActivityExecutionContext executionContext) at System.Workflow.ComponentModel.ActivityExecutor</code>1.Execute(Activity activity, ActivityExecutionContext ... </blockquote>
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