Understand the core functionality of InfoPath in SharePoint.

1. SharePoint:
Introduction to InfoPath
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2. Objectives
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3. Objectives
• Understand the core functionality of
InfoPath in SharePoint
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4. Objectives
• Understand the core functionality of
InfoPath in SharePoint
• Use InfoPath to customize forms for
SharePoint lists and libraries
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5. Objectives
• Understand the core functionality of
InfoPath in SharePoint
• Use InfoPath to customize forms for
SharePoint lists and libraries
• Use the Data Connection Library to
manage connections to data sources
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6. Objectives
• Understand the core functionality of
InfoPath in SharePoint
• Use InfoPath to customize forms for
SharePoint lists and libraries
• Use the Data Connection Library to
manage connections to data sources
• Use the Form library list template to
create new Form libraries
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7. Objectives
• Understand the core functionality of
InfoPath in SharePoint
• Use InfoPath to customize forms for
SharePoint lists and libraries
• Use the Data Connection Library to
manage connections to data sources
• Use the Form library list template to
create new Form libraries
• Create and publish an InfoPath form to a
Form library
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8. Agenda
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9. Agenda
• InfoPath and SharePoint
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10. Agenda
• InfoPath and SharePoint
• Custom List Forms
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11. Agenda
• InfoPath and SharePoint
• Custom List Forms
• InfoPath and Libraries
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12. Agenda
• InfoPath and SharePoint
• Custom List Forms
• InfoPath and Libraries
• InfoPath Form Web Part
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13. InfoPath and SharePoint
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14. InfoPath and SharePoint
• InfoPath tools
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15. InfoPath and SharePoint
• InfoPath tools
• InfoPath Forms Services
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16. InfoPath and SharePoint
• InfoPath tools
• InfoPath Forms Services
• SharePoint Server Enterprise Site
Collection features
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17. InfoPath and SharePoint
• InfoPath tools
• InfoPath Forms Services
• SharePoint Server Enterprise Site
Collection features
• InfoPath Designer for Form Authors
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18. InfoPath Usage in SharePoint
2010
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19. InfoPath Usage in SharePoint
2010
• Forms for capturing user input
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20. InfoPath Usage in SharePoint
2010
• Forms for capturing user input
• Customized forms for SharePoint lists
and libraries
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21. InfoPath Usage in SharePoint
2010
• Forms for capturing user input
• Customized forms for SharePoint lists
and libraries
• Workflow-related forms
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22. InfoPath Usage in SharePoint
2010
• Forms for capturing user input
• Customized forms for SharePoint lists
and libraries
• Workflow-related forms
• InfoPath web part
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23. Agenda
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24. Agenda
• InfoPath and SharePoint
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25. Agenda
• InfoPath and SharePoint
• Custom List Forms
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26. Agenda
• InfoPath and SharePoint
• Custom List Forms
• InfoPath and Libraries
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27. Agenda
• InfoPath and SharePoint
• Custom List Forms
• InfoPath and Libraries
• InfoPath Form Web Part
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28. Custom List Forms
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29. Custom List Forms
• Hide optional fields from user
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30. Custom List Forms
• Hide optional fields from user
• Provide more style to forms
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31. Custom List Forms
• Hide optional fields from user
• Provide more style to forms
• “Looks less like SharePoint”
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32. Custom List Forms
• Hide optional fields from user
• Provide more style to forms
• “Looks less like SharePoint”
• Introduction of validation rules
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33. Custom List Forms
• Hide optional fields from user
• Provide more style to forms
• “Looks less like SharePoint”
• Introduction of validation rules
• Forms available to InfoPath Forms web
part
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34. Agenda
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35. Agenda
• InfoPath and SharePoint
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36. Agenda
• InfoPath and SharePoint
• Custom List Forms
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37. Agenda
• InfoPath and SharePoint
• Custom List Forms
• InfoPath and Libraries
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38. Agenda
• InfoPath and SharePoint
• Custom List Forms
• InfoPath and Libraries
• InfoPath Form Web Part
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39. Drawbacks to Customized List
Forms
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40. Drawbacks to Customized List
Forms
• InfoPath form cannot be reused across
lists
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41. Drawbacks to Customized List
Forms
• InfoPath form cannot be reused across
lists
• List connection is tightly-bound to
InfoPath form
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42. Drawbacks to Customized List
Forms
• InfoPath form cannot be reused across
lists
• List connection is tightly-bound to
InfoPath form
• Data entered to InfoPath form cannot
be formulated as XML
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43. InfoPath and Libraries
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44. InfoPath and Libraries
• Address shortcomings of custom list
forms
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45. InfoPath and Libraries
• Address shortcomings of custom list
forms
• Permit reuse of forms across lists
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46. InfoPath and Libraries
• Address shortcomings of custom list
forms
• Permit reuse of forms across lists
• Foster loosely-coupled architecture
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47. InfoPath and Libraries
• Address shortcomings of custom list
forms
• Permit reuse of forms across lists
• Foster loosely-coupled architecture
• Connection information separated
from form
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48. InfoPath and Libraries
• Address shortcomings of custom list
forms
• Permit reuse of forms across lists
• Foster loosely-coupled architecture
• Connection information separated
from form
• Form input stored as XML
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49. Data Connection Libraries
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50. Data Connection Libraries
• Describes connection to source of data
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51. Data Connection Libraries
• Describes connection to source of data
• Permits reuse of forms
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52. Data Connection Libraries
• Describes connection to source of data
• Permits reuse of forms
• Eases maintenance of connection
details
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53. Data Connection Libraries
• Describes connection to source of data
• Permits reuse of forms
• Eases maintenance of connection
details
• Administrator-approval of connections
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54. Form Libraries
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55. Form Libraries
• Stores InfoPath forms
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56. Form Libraries
• Stores InfoPath forms
• Stores data entered into InfoPath form
as XML
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57. Form Libraries
• Stores InfoPath forms
• Stores data entered into InfoPath form
as XML
• InfoPath forms consume connection
library
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58. Form Libraries
• Stores InfoPath forms
• Stores data entered into InfoPath form
as XML
• InfoPath forms consume connection
library
• InfoPath form fields may be surfaced
as separate library columns
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59. Agenda
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60. Agenda
• InfoPath and SharePoint
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61. Agenda
• InfoPath and SharePoint
• Custom List Forms
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62. Agenda
• InfoPath and SharePoint
• Custom List Forms
• InfoPath and Libraries
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63. Agenda
• InfoPath and SharePoint
• Custom List Forms
• InfoPath and Libraries
• InfoPath Form Web Part
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64. InfoPath Form Web Part
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65. InfoPath Form Web Part
• Display InfoPath form alongside other
content
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66. InfoPath Form Web Part
• Display InfoPath form alongside other
content
• Simple “mash-ups”
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67. InfoPath Form Web Part
• Display InfoPath form alongside other
content
• Simple “mash-ups”
• Display list data while simultaneously
adding items to list
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68. InfoPath Form Web Part
• Display InfoPath form alongside other
content
• Simple “mash-ups”
• Display list data while simultaneously
adding items to list
• Form source
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69. InfoPath Form Web Part
• Display InfoPath form alongside other
content
• Simple “mash-ups”
• Display list data while simultaneously
adding items to list
• Form source
• Customized list form
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70. InfoPath Form Web Part
• Display InfoPath form alongside other
content
• Simple “mash-ups”
• Display list data while simultaneously
adding items to list
• Form source
• Customized list form
• Form Library
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71. Learn More!
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72. Learn More!
• This is an excerpt from a larger course. Visit
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73. Learn More!
• This is an excerpt from a larger course. Visit
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74. Learn More!
• This is an excerpt from a larger course. Visit
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• Learn more about SharePoint on SlideShare:
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75. Learn More!
• This is an excerpt from a larger course. Visit
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 SharePoint: Managing Site Collections and Sites
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