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Understanding InfoPath Forms Services
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Mohamed Saleh, Sr. Dev Engineer, DevosisAli Nimer, Sr. Dev Engineer, Devosis
November, 2009
Understanding InfoPath Forms Services
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Who’s Who
Mohamed Saleh :• Senior Development Engineer - Devosis• Speaker at Various User Groups (JORDEV, JSUG, JITPROs)• Leader of Jordan .Net User Group (Jordev)• Blog: http://geeksconnected.com/mohamed
Ali Nimer:• Senior SharePoint Developer- Devosis• Speaker at Riyadh SharePoint User Group (RSUG)• Board Member at Riyadh SharePoint User Group (RSUG)• Blog: http://geeksconnected.com/AliNimer
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What to Expect During this Presentation
Few Slides, Lots of Demos
We will take few questions during the presentation. Hold off with remaining questions until the end, Please.
You will enjoy this presentation more if, you already have some basic knowledge of SharePoint and SharePoint Designer.
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Agenda• What is InfoPath?
• Convert a Microsoft Office Word document to a Microsoft Office InfoPath form
• Enhance the InfoPath form with Rules, Validation and Data Connections
• Publish the form to Forms Server
• Create a Workflow process using SharePoint Designer
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What is InfoPath?Paperless environment (Business Processes)
Similar to paper forms that are used in many businesses to get work done
Design and publish interactive, user-friendly
Inserting standard form controls, such as text boxes or list boxes, on a form template
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Why InfoPath?
Electronically
Off-line availability
Rich user-interface
Error free information
Re-useable
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Result without InfoPath
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Result without InfoPath
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Demo
• Using Forms Template Convertors
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InfoPath Internals
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InfoPath Forms Services
• A Server Technology (WSS, ASP.NET)• Enabling Users to fill out InfoPath templates on Browser
in addition to InfoPath Client.• Allows wider access to the forms – Less Licensing.• Forms Server… Forms Services…
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Adding Workflow Capability
Demo
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Q&A