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Forms Services Overview. Derek Nishino Sr. Collaboration Technology Specialist Microsoft Corp. What is InfoPath?. What is InfoPath?. InfoPath - Forms for SharePoint & Office. ① Customizing SharePoint List Forms. ② Creating Mashups with Form Web Parts. ③ Office Business Applications.
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Forms Services Overview Derek Nishino Sr. Collaboration Technology Specialist Microsoft Corp.
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Data Connectivity SharePoint .XML Save Send BizTalk SQL InfoPath IIS WSS* XML XML HTTP SOAP WSDL UDDI Submit Oracle, DB2, … SAP, PeopleSoft, Siebel,… SQL Access Submit (ADO)
Data Connection ProblemData connection sharing 7 forms=7 copies of settings Moving your database means opening and modifying all 7 forms
New Browser Forms Functionality • New Controls: • People Picker • Rich Text • Combo Box, Multiple-Selection List Box, Bulleted List, Numbered List, Plain List • Picture Button, Picture • Hyperlink, File Attachment • Sandboxed Solutions • Filtering • REST Web Service
Controls Comparison Web Browser InfoPath Filler
Forms Services Administration • Seamless Integration into SharePoint Admin Experience • Windows PowerShell • Backup, Restore and Upgrade • SharePoint Maintenance Manager (SPMM) Rules • System Center - Rules and Monitors • Administrator Form Deployment
Administrative Form Deployment • Use Central Admin to deploy forms when • You want to control the deployment process • Upgrade process control • Form Quiescing • You have a fully trusted form • Code that can’t run in the sandbox • Cross-domain data connections
Browser Forms are Standards Compliant • XHTML 1.0 and strict CSS • Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 AA • Web Accessibility Initiative - Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA)