Save to draft button in SharePoint

Question

I have a request to add a save draft button in a new form!

how to add this button using javascript and when the user clicks it update list item field Draft to yes?

Do you just need to save item/ file as a draft and handle the draft process? or you have specific requirements to add this button in your form and write code !!?! — Mohamed El-Qassas MVP, Sep 19 '18 at 01:39

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 19 '18 at 02:02

If your goal to handle the Draft process, so I suggest you think first SharePoint!

The SharePoint already handle the Draft process as the following:

Option 1

Draft items in Document library:

You can handle the draft files by Enabling Check-Out and Check-in functionality

Now check out the file, edit and save it as a draft, then reflect your changes by performing check-In

Note: Check-Out and Check-in functionality is not available for list

Draft items in List:

You can enable the versioning with Content Approval to handle the draft items by doing the following:

Option 2

You can also manage Draft as OOTB as the following:

Option 3

If you have SharePoint Enterprise edition, you can use InfoPath to customize your form as the following:

If the above options are not satisfied with your requirements, and you need to do it by adding a button manually, you can check:

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