Change from Minor to Major version when initially uploading a document into a library

Question

Is there a way to change the version from a minor to a major version when a document is initially uploaded to a document library?

Currently, when a document is uploaded it's set to version .1. We would like the initial documents start with a major version such as 1. It doesn't seem right that the uploaded document would start with a minor version given it's the first time the document appears in the library? Also, is there a global setting that will allow me to change this or do I have to go through every single library to change it?

Thanks in advance, Robert

Answer 1

You can elect not to use minor versions at all in the list/library settings, at which point the initial upload would revert to 1.0.

I suppose you could write an event receiver or kick-off a workflow that publishes the document, which would set it's version to 1.0, but that feels kind of hacky to me.

Other than that I don't see that you can do much. The Version number can't be manipulated programatically without going directly to the database and that's a big no-no.

Answer 2

You can do this by placing the following code in an ItemAdded event receiver on the document library:

if (list.EnableMinorVersions)
   item.File.Publish("Auto publish");

This will publish the document if minor version are enabled on the doc lib. Publish in the sense of creating a new major version.

As far as I know there is no way to set versioning globally. It is a property of a list instance. Best way around it would probably be to create a list definition for the doc lib with the wanted versioning settings and use that to create the doc libs. Also, you have the option to change the versioning settings programatically.