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InfoPath 2010

Presented byMark GrimesPrincipal ConsultantMicrosoft Infrastructure PracticeSogeti, USA LLC

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InfoPath 2010 - Agenda

♠ What it is

Not everything there is to know about InfoPath, but what is below…

♠ What’s New

♠ SharePoint Integration

♠ SharePoint List Forms and DIP

♠ Mashups

♠ Real World Examples and Best Practices from the Trenches

♠ Resources and References

Cool Forms

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InfoPath 2010 Audience Discussion

Discussion

What do you think it can do? How do you, could you, would you, use it?

in 3 minutes or less…

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InfoPath – What it is

♠ What do you know about InfoPath?

Visual Layout

Themes

Table

Layout

Form Logic

Rules

Custom Code

Data Connections

Binding

External Data

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InfoPath – What’s New?

♠ Quick Design Forms –Designer Backstage

♠ Pre-built Page and Section Layouts

♠ New Controls

Picture Buttons

Hyperlink capabilities –Allow users to insert their own hyperlinks when filling out forms.

Date and time picker – Allow users to insert dates and times in their forms

Person/Group pickers – Updated! This is now a first class control and is included by default in the Controls gallery.

Signature Line (Editor Only) – Allow users to digitally sign a  form

♠ Controls and functions now supported in Browser forms

Bulleted, numbered, and plain lists, multiple selection list boxes, Combo boxes, Choice group and sections, and Filtering functionality.

♠ New out of the box rules and Management UI

♠ Digital Signatures

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InfoPath – SharePoint Integration

♠ Document Information Panel

♠ SharePoint Lists

Data Connections

Query Fields

New support for complex field types, not just single line

Data no longer tied to default list view

Must upgrade connection to work, but will no longer work in IP 2007

Package and Reuse!

♠ Form Library Forms

♠ SharePoint InfoPath WebPart

♠ REST Web Services

♠ SharePoint Workspace

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InfoPath – MashUps

♠ What is a Mashup?

It’s all about Web parts…SharePoint provides the glue

Web Parts in the box

InfoPath form - Enterprise Version Only

Excel services

Chart

List views

Visio web access

Data view

Silverlight

Custom…

♠ Design Patterns

Connection Oriented and List-Oriented

♠ InfoPath Forms in Popup dialogs (ShowPopupDialog method)

♠ Use InfoPath to create rich connected Web Parts

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SharePoint 2010 Overview

Q & A

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