InfoPath Forms 2013: Part 4

Introduction

In the previous article InfoPath Forms 2013 Part 3 I have demonstrated how to use the various controls in an InfoPath form. In this article we will explore how to publish a form as Web browser based.

Web browser based forms

InfoPath Forms Services is a server technology that allows users to fill out Microsoft Office InfoPath forms by using a Web browser. Users don't need InfoPath installed on their computers to fill out an InfoPath form, nor are they required to download anything extra from the Web.

First we need to publish the form as "Publish form to a SharePoint Library".



Here enter the location of your SharePoint or InfoPath Forms Services site:



In this wizard two options are enabled:

• Enable this form to be filled out by using a browser
• Administrator-approved form template (advanced)

Specify a location and file name for the form template:



If you need to create a new form library:



Type a name and description for this form library:



Select the fields that you need to display in the list/library:



Click on the "Publish" button:



Your form template was published successfully.



To upload the form into SharePoint, open Central Administration then select "General Application Setting" =>"Manage from templates".




Here we have the option for uploading a form template:



Browse the form templates:





Before it is uploaded we can verify the status:



Once the form verification Status is Success we can upload the form template:




Here we can select Site Collection:



And it's listed under the Manage Form Templates:



Right-click on the form and Activate to a Site Collection:




For activating the form Site Collection Administration select "Site Collection Features".






Here we will see the uploaded form and the option to Activate:



Finally we will see the published form in the site:



When we click on the Add new document it will open in the browser:



Summary

In this article we have explored how to publish the form as Web browser based.