No InfoPath, no problem with SmartForms from K2 - Ales Kenka
Microsoft has finally made the formal announcement that it is no longer investing in InfoPath. In the announcement, Microsoft states that “industry trends and feedback from [its] customers and partners make it clear that today’s businesses demand an intelligent, integrated forms experience that spans devices.” We couldn’t agree with this statement more and are delighted that we can already deliver on these requirements with K2 SmartForms. K2 SmartForms makes it easy for organizations to deliver rich, interactive electronic forms that meet the needs of today’s business applications. From web-based form design, to easy data integration across your key systems, K2 SmartForms makes these forms accessible and delivers a user experience that your staff and customers expect. Regardless of your IT environment, on-premises or in the cloud, K2 SmartForms provide an easy, fast and powerful way to build modern business applications. In this session, we will show you how to: - Visually design web-based forms that connect to your line-of-business systems. - Deliver forms that seamlessly integrate with Microsoft SharePoint, run as standalone applications, or both. - Easily integrate K2 SmartForms with workflows and reports to deliver business process applications. - Build K2 SmartForms connected to cloud and on-premises information in one easy-to-use form. - Access your K2 SmartForms from any modern browser, regardless of device
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No InfoPath, no problem with SmartForms from K2 - Ales Kenka
- 1. No InfoPath, no problem with smartforms from K2 ALES KLENKA, K2
- 3. Hi •First introduced with Office 2003Microsoft Office InfoPath 2003 represents a revolutionary leap in XML editing technologies and a new paradigm for gathering business-critical information. The XML community has been trying to build a tool like InfoPath for a long time. XML is about creating documents in which the content is delimited, or set apart, by tags that explain the meaning of each piece of contentJean Paoli co-creator of InfoPath Story of InfoPath
- 4. History of InfoPath •K2 featured rich InfoPath integration since its first version •Microsoft has announced on 31stof January 2014 it has stopped the development of InfoPath
- 5. What went wrong •Technology centric –XML Documents •No device awareness (not an issue in 2003) •Not enough scalability for enterprise adoption •No server story beyond InfoPath Forms Services
- 6. Where does that leave us •Shift in the focusIndustry trends and feedback from our customers and partners make it clear that today’s businesses demand an intelligent, integrated forms experience that spans devices. Update on InfoPath and SharePoint Forms –Office blog •Microsoft is gatheringfeedback for Forms vNext
- 7. Where does that leave us •Multiple forms technologies •Excel Surveys (FOSS) •Forms on SharePoint Forms FOSL •Application Forms (Access) •Structured documents (Word Forms) •Other forms technologies
- 8. Where does that leave us •FOSL timeline announced in March •Little buzz (waiting for the 2015 event)
- 9. K2 forms –if you don’t want to wait •Separation from data •Reusable building blocks •Powerful functionality with no code •Styling and theming •Extensibility •Integration with other K2 technologies •Can co-exist with existing InfoPath forms
- 10. K2.Go Mobile One form, multiple reusable views and data sourced from across the enterprise: and many more. Stand-alone or seamlessly integrated inside solutions like SharePoint K2.COM
- 11. K2.Or complex business processes that span the enterprise Build departmental workflows consisting of a few steps Do more with tools you know, like Word, Exchange and CRM K2.COM
- 12. K2.Assign tasks to multiple people, groups, roles or based on rules Schedule escalations based on business configuration K2.COM
- 13. KK22..CCOOMM SMARTOBJECTS ACCOUNT Account Name Contact Rating CUSTOMER FEEDBACK Title Priority Assigned To ORDER Product Name Quantity Value
- 14. K2.Out-of-the-box reporting portals Visibility on the go A combination of business analytics and workflow data provides real-time visibility Design custom reports using industry standard tools, like Excel PowerView and SSRS K2.COM
- 15. K2.K2.COM
- 17. A little bit of background •K2 smartforms are just ASP.NET web forms •All that is needed is IIS server •Where is my code-behind? •We want you to concentrate on solving business rather than technical problems •Extensibility is there, when needed •Custom controls •Custom brokers (data adaptors) •Many other smart things
- 18. K2 FORMS TECHNOLOGY IN PRACTICE
- 20. thank you. SHAREPOINT AND PROJECT CONFERENCE ADRIATICS ZAGREB, 10/15/2014 -10/16/2014