Set Sharepoint Tags/Properies with VBA

Question

Is it possible to set the Tags of a Sharepoint document (specifically Excel) using VBA. At present the only way I know to handle this is to save a file to Sharepoint, set the Ta

Answer 1

As far as I know , we can set the Tags of an Excel document in VBA before it gets uploaded onto a Sharepoint library, by settings values for the

Workbook.ContentTypeProperties

For example:

 ActiveWorkbook.ContentTypeProperties("Line of Business").Value = pLine
 ActiveWorkbook.ContentTypeProperties("Company Name").Value = pCompany
 ActiveWorkbook.ContentTypeProperties("Year").Value = pYear

I'd link some readings to learn more: It might be useful:[John Chapman's SharePoint Blog: Update SharePoint Document Property from Excel VBA]

http://www.sharepointjohn.com/sharepoint-2007-–-update-sharepoint-document-property-from-excel-vba/

Please note that there are some troubles with certain types of property: see Setting Custom Document properties that will be used in Sharepoint and this thread

Answer 2

I had the same problem. The workaround I used was as follows

On Error Resume Next
Application.DisplayAlerts = False
ThisWorkbook.SaveAs Pth
ThisWorkbook.ContentTypeProperties("Report Type").Value = "BranchManagement"
ThisWorkbook.SaveAs Pth
Workbooks(ThisWorkbook.Name).CheckIn
Application.DisplayAlerts = True
On Error GoTo 0

In my case I also had to check the book in after getting it saved. Hope this helps!