Issue
When attempting to publish a Nintex Workflow, the publish fails due to files being checked out.
Error Code
soap:ServerServer was unable to process request. ---> The file "http://nsp-ns-sp19-1.nintexsupport.com/Workflows/Account 8570 Expiration Notification/Account 8570 Expiration Notification.xoml" is checked out for editing by i:0#.w|ntxsupportspfarm.
Resolution
1. Add the relevant SharePoint site URL to line 2 of the script below
asnp *sh* $web = Get-SPWeb http://[SPSiteURL] $wflib = $web.Lists | ? {$_.Title -eq "Workflows"} $wf = $wflib.Items | Where-Object { $_.File.CheckOutStatus -ne "None"} if ($wf.Length -gt 0) { Write-Host "Checking in the following files:" foreach ($doc in $wf){ $doc.Name $doc.File.CheckIn("") } } else { Write-Host "No files are checked out."}
2. Execute the script on a SharePoint server.
Note: The script above specifically applies to /Workflows. If the issue is occurring in /NintexWorkflows, change line 3 in the script to:
$wflib = $web.Lists | ? {$_.Title -eq "NintexWorkflows"}
Additional Information
The file that is checked out is located in http://[SharePointSiteURL]/Workflows. This library is not accessible via a browser and can only be viewed in SharePoint Designer. The script above checks the CheckOutStatus of all files in the Workflows library; if any of the files are checked out, the script checks in each file again to allow the Nintex Workflow to be published again.
Please note that /Workflows is a default SharePoint library, not to be confused with /NintexWorkflows. If this issue is occurring with