Silently modifiy the properties of an item

Is it possible to modify the properties of an item or document without changing modified date/by or triggering any other automated activities that may go along with it, like the ForceCheckout check, workflows, etc.?

May 26th, 2014 4:21pm

Hi,

  Yes it is possible but only programmatically using web services please see the below link.

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/sharepoint/en-US/daf59d7f-1073-4186-a807-29dcbd83b3c5/upload-a-document-using-webservices-without-changing-its-modification-and-creation-dates?forum=sharepointdevelopmentlegacy

Regards,

MS

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May 27th, 2014 2:13am

If you want to use the SharePoint Management shell, this is how it works:

http://www.sharepointsapiens.com/blog/update-item-document-properties-without-changing-modified-modified-fields-using-sharepoint-powershell/

May 27th, 2014 4:50am

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