Saving metadata without checking-out document

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Hi. 
 I would like to ask a question. When I change document metadata with a workflow state, they are not displayed in the document until it&acute;s checked-out. Is there any way how to automate this thing with the script? I am not sure if I read well that this can be done only with VAF? 
 Thank you very much for your help.

Joonas Linkola · Answer

There is a configuration option to enable template metadata updates during check-in, this is disabled by default as it may have a negative performance impact in some environments. Instructions for enabling in the user guide: https://www.m-files.com/user-guide/latest/eng/enabling_metadata_field_updates_in_web_and_mobile.html Not sure if this helps in your case but you could try it and see if it would save you the trouble of scripting. 
 If you end up needing a scripted solution, you can call the UpdateMetadataInFile method in the API to update the embedded metadata.

Saving metadata without checking-out document

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