InfoPath – SharePoint2007 Integration

Joe Waldin – Roanoke, VA

InfoPath Fundamentals◦ What is InfoPath – Brief History◦ What are Forms Services◦ Controls◦ Set-up◦ Working with Data

Demonstration/Examples

Agenda

First introduced as part of Office 2003 suite◦ Based solely on XML technology◦ Specifically designed to edit XML data◦ Built on W3C Standards

InfoPath 2003 Service Pack 1◦ Improved Integration

Web Service Support, ADO.NET Support◦ Additional Tools

Format Painter Tool, Tables Toolbar

InfoPath History

InfoPath 2007◦ Application is NOT Required on Client PC◦ Create “InfoPath-Only” or Browser-Only” Forms◦ Improved “Managed Code” Support◦ Expanded “Object Model” Programming Interface◦ “Workflow” Integration – Outlook & SharePoint◦ Tablet PC Support◦ Sister Product - “InfoPath Forms Services”

InfoPath History

Allows Publishing InfoPath Forms to the WEB Implemented as an ASP.NET Control

◦ Easily incorporate InfoPath forms into existing Web infrastructures.

◦ Form Control exposes various events between the control and the hosting web page.

◦ Analogous to Outlook Client & Outlook Web Access.

InfoPath Forms Services

Designing Forms for Microsoft Office InfoPath and Forms Services 2007 – Scott Roberts and Hagen Green

PRO InfoPath 2007 – Philo Janus InfoPath Team Blog

◦ http://blogs.msdn.com/infopath/ Microsoft Office Online

◦ http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/infopath/default.aspx

InfoPath References

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