No InfoPath, no problem with SmartForms from K2 - Ales Kenka
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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
Transcript of No InfoPath, no problem with SmartForms from K2 - Ales Kenka
No InfoPath, no problem with
smartforms from K2ALES KLENKA, K2
Hi
• First introduced with Office 2003
Microsoft 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
History of InfoPath
• K2 featured rich InfoPath integration since its first version
• Microsoft has announced on 31st of January 2014 it has stopped the development of InfoPath
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
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
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
Where does that leave us
• FOSL timeline announced in March
• Little buzz (waiting for the 2015 event)
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
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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
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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
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Assign tasks to
multiple
people, groups, roles or
based on rules
Schedule escalations
based on business
configuration
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SMARTOBJECTS
ACCOUNT
Account Name
Contact
Rating
CUSTOMER
FEEDBACK
Title
Priority
Assigned To
ORDER
Product Name
Quantity
Value
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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
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BUILDING APPS
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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
K2 FORMS TECHNOLOGY IN PRACTICE
thank you.
SHAREPOINT AND PROJECT CONFERENCE ADRIATICS
ZAGREB, 10/15/2014 - 10/16/2014
