Column based on Approval Workflow completion date

Would anyone know of a way to create a column that will display the completion date of an approval workflow than ran on a specific file in another library?
Thank You

It could be a simple single line of column
The workflow on other file must update this column, then only it can hold data
In SharePoint designer workflow, it can be done easily with "Create a list item" action.
You can refer this video - http://www.lynda.com/SharePoint-tutorials/Creating-new-list-item/144025/161251-4.html
Let me know if you need more help.
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