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SPSCBUS Slides Scarlet InfoPath
This document provides information from a SharePoint Saturday event. It includes instructions for attendees, thanks to event sponsors, and a poll for where attendees should meet afterwards. It also includes background on the speaker and slides from their presentation on using InfoPath forms with SharePoint.
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- 1. Funnel your Infodown a new Path Ryan Dennis | MCTS, MCPD, MCITP | Blue Chip Consulting Group
- 2. Thank You forbeing a part of SharePoint Saturday Columbus! • Please turn off all electronic devices or set them to vibrate • If you must take a phone call, please do so in the hall • Wi-Fi is available, you will need your Guest ID/password (at registration desk) • Feel free to tweet and blog during sessions. Remember to follow @SPSColumbus and tag #SPSCBUS in your tweets! • GO BUCKS! SharePoint Saturday Columbus 2013 2 SharePoint Saturday Columbus is hosted by the Buckeye SharePoint User Group @BuckeyeSPUG
- 3. Please fill outsession evaluations and thank you for attending! SharePoint Saturday Columbus 2013 3
- 4. Thanks to oursponsors! 4 BRONZESILVERGOLD
- 5. Where should weSharePint? • Tweet with hashtag #SPSCBUS • Option 1: Buckeye Hall of Fame Grill • Option 2: Eddie George’s Grill 27 • Option 3: Big Bar • Option 4: Chumley’s • Option 5: Buffalo Wild Wings
- 6. About The Speaker RyanDennis, MCTS, MCPD, MCITP Senior SharePoint Consultant Blue Chip Consulting Group Father Husband Drummer Geek www.bluechip-llc.com www.sharepointryan.com @SharePointRyan linkedin.com/in/sharepointryan ryan@sharepointryan.com
- 8. What is InfoPath? •…a forms-creation and data-gathering tool to streamline business processes… • …a tool for advanced business users to design sophisticated electronic forms with no code… • …a point-and-click way to connect to LOB systems using data connections…
- 9. Ok Ryan, sowhat is it really? • An awesome way for you to make data entry fun, engaging and powerful… • A brilliant front-end to SharePoint list and library data… • …an Office program…
- 10. And it workswith SharePoint? • InfoPath forms can be used in SharePoint in multiple ways, including… • List Forms • Customize existing SP Lists • Browser-based Library Forms • Publish form templates for viewing in the browser • Client-based Library Forms • Publish advanced form templates for viewing in the InfoPath client • Workflow Forms • Modify SharePoint workflow forms using InfoPath for a richer experience • Web Service Forms • Automatically create forms based on Web Services
- 11. What licensing doI need? • Client (InfoPath Designer) • Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2013 • Server (Forms Services) • SharePoint Server 2013 Enterprise *Without SP Enterprise, you can publish your forms to SharePoint and launch them in the client – but the InfoPath client is then required on every machine
- 12. Is InfoPath goingaway? “InfoPath is currently in the product.” – Microsoft, July 2013 “The future is unclear at best, realistically pessimistic and a dead-end at worst.” – Andrew Connell (MVP), April 2013 “Who knows, but for now it’s still the best solution for building form solutions in SharePoint” – Me, right now
- 13. 3 Main Typesof Forms in SharePoint that we’re talking about… • List form • Modify an existing list form using InfoPath • Browser-based form template • Publish a form template for browser use • Client-based form template • Publish a form template for client use
- 14. • A modified“front end” to a SharePoint list… • Limited functionality compared to form templates, but much nicer than OOTB list forms… • Can leverage data connections… • Can be launched within the browser or in an InfoPath Form Web Part
- 15. • Utilize aform template (XSN file)… • Are stored in a SharePoint Form Library… • Can leverage data connections and external content types… • Provide more functionality than list-based forms… • Can be launched within the browser, in an InfoPath Form Web Part or in the InfoPath Form Client* *Some features which are supported in client-based forms are not supported in browser based forms. More info later…
- 16. • Utilize aform template (XSN file)… • Can be stored in a SharePoint Form Library… • Can leverage data connections and external content types… • Provide more functionality than library-based forms… • Must be launched in the InfoPath Form Client* *A good option if you have the Office license to support InfoPath but do not have the Enterprise CAL for SharePoint Server
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- 18. Email?! We cando better than that…
- 19. Creating a SharePointList Form
- 20. • Created astandard List in SharePoint 2013 • Customized the List Form using InfoPath 2013 • Modified a few fields for better user experience • Added some Contoso branding elements • Had fun doing it…
- 21. Working with SharePoint WebServices
- 22. Web Services inSharePoint 2013 WebSvcAdmin WebSvcAlerts WebSvcAuthentication WebSvcBdcAdminService WebSvcCellStorage WebSvcCopy WebSvcdiagnostics WebSvcDspSts WebSvcDWS WebSvcForms WebSvcImaging WebSvcLists WebSvcMeetings WebSvcPeople WebSvcPermissions WebSvcSharedAccess WebSvcsharepointemailws WebSvcSiteData WebSvcsites WebSvcspsearch WebSvcUserGroup WebSvcVersions WebSvcviews WebSvcwebpartpages WebSvcWebs WebSvcPublishedLinksService WebSvcSocialDataService WebSvcUserProfileChangeService WebSvcUserProfileService
- 23. Business I don’t want to giveyou permission to create sites… I want to create sites!!! IT Administrator
- 24. Using a SharePointDesigner Workflow and an InfoPath form to create Sites using the REST API and the Call HTTP Web Service Action in SharePoint Online/Office 365
- 25. • Created abrowser-based form with a few fields… • Created a SPD 2013 Workflow and used it to talk to the REST API… • Used the form to create a site request for a new subsite under our Demo Site Collection… • Used an Approval workflow to manage the site request… • Used the App Step and App Trust functionality to automatically provision the SPWeb upon approval… • Had a lot of fun doing it…
- 26. Utilizing SharePoint Records CenterSites with InfoPath Forms
- 27. • InfoPath Formscan be sent to a Records Center, but there are some issues… • The Form Template exists in the source site collection, thus the form won’t open… • By definition, a Records Center is a locked down site – shouldn’t have dynamic files such as forms with workflow • There are some cool opportunities here…
- 28. Convert forms toPDF • There is no out-of-the-box way to do this, but… • There are 3rd party tools • You can write your own… • Limitations with using 3rd party tools in Office 365
- 29. • Contoso hasmade a business decision to start leveraging InfoPath for different types of data gathering and process management… • They would like to archive completed forms in a SharePoint 2013 Records Center Site as a searchable, read-only PDF…
- 30. On-Premise • Send anInfoPath XML form to a Records Center… • Add a workflow and use Muhimbi PDF converter to convert submitted InfoPath Forms to PDF… • Leverage SharePoint Designer Workflow and Muhimbi Workflow Actions to send converted PDFs to a Records Center • Alternatively, write custom code to convert the document to PDF (e.g. using Word Automation Services)… (For more information on Muhimbi, go to www.muhimbi.com) Office 365 • Purchase an App from the App Marketplace to convert to PDF… • Use custom app code to programmatically convert to PDF… • Use REST Web Service call to send the converted PDF to a Records Center…
- 31. • Some controlsnot supported on List forms… • External item picker • Template Parts • Managed metadata not supported at all… There are some workarounds, but it requires code-behind… • Writing to a People Picker column not supported… • Sending completed forms to Records Center…
- 32. Tips & Tricks •Use Template Parts to create reusable templates to include branding, help, standard fields, rules, etc. • Use External Content Types to populate InfoPath Forms with LOB data… • Gather requirements and understand them, InfoPath is great, but it’s not the right tool for everything… • Don’t recreate the wheel! • If it’s not the tool for you, don’t use it – but hopefully you’ve seen what it could do!
- 33. Questions? Ryan Dennis, MCTS,MCPD, MCITP Senior SharePoint Consultant Blue Chip Consulting Group www.bluechip-llc.com www.sharepointryan.com @SharePointRyan linkedin.com/in/sharepointryan ryan@sharepointryan.com
Editor's Notes
- #15 Create a new InfoPath WS Form talking to the Sites web service to show it, then open the existing oneTalk through the form, then show the workflowRun through the approval process
- #16 Create a new InfoPath WS Form talking to the Sites web service to show it, then open the existing oneTalk through the form, then show the workflowRun through the approval process
- #17 Create a new InfoPath WS Form talking to the Sites web service to show it, then open the existing oneTalk through the form, then show the workflowRun through the approval process
- #19 Created a Contacts list called “Outing RSVP List”
- #20 Create a contacts list, modify the form in InfoPath, change the look & feel – add a dropdown to States list replacing textbox (RGB 5,172,195)