Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Cascading Drop downs in InfoPath Web Forms made easy

To create user‐friendly web forms, cascading drop down list boxes is a must, but InfoPath Form Services doesn’t allow you to use them, like you can use them with InfoPath Client.
(Filter Data on DataConnections/DataSources are not allowed with InfoPath Web Forms)


This article explains how to use Cascading Drop down list boxes within an InfoPath Web Form in a very easy and re-usable way.

Please download the PDF file containing the step by step guide

HOW_TO_use_Cascading_Dropdown_ListBoxes_within_an_InfoPath_Web_Form.pdf

HOW TO make InfoPath Forms Readonly when SharePoint Worflow is started

When users filling in an InfoPath Form and submit the form to a SharePoint library, a workflow can be started (ex. Approval). In many cases we don’t want the user changes information after the workflow is started.

This works with SharePoint Workflows and Nintext Workflows


Please download the PDF file containing the step by step guide:

HOW_TO_Make_InfoPath_Forms_Readonly_when_a_SharePoint_Workflow_is_started.pdf