Transcript Sogeti PowerPoint Template Nov 2009

InfoPath 2010
Presented by
Mark Grimes
Principal Consultant
Microsoft Infrastructure Practice
Sogeti, USA LLC
Local Touch – Global Reach
www.us.sogeti.com
Local Touch – Global Reach
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
www.markgrimestraining.com/ip.aspx
www.us.sogeti.com
2
Local Touch – Global Reach
InfoPath 2010 Audience Discussion
Discussion
in 3 minutes or less…
What do you think it can do? How do you, could you, would you, use it?
www.us.sogeti.com
3
Local Touch – Global Reach
InfoPath – What it is
♠
What do you know about InfoPath?

Visual Layout




Table
Layout
Form Logic



Themes
Rules
Custom Code
Data Connections


Binding
External Data
www.us.sogeti.com
4
Local Touch – Global Reach
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
www.us.sogeti.com
5
Local Touch – Global Reach
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
www.us.sogeti.com
6
Local Touch – Global Reach
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
www.us.sogeti.com
7
Local Touch – Global Reach
SharePoint 2010 Overview
Q&A
www.us.sogeti.com
8
Local Touch – Global Reach
Thank you
www.us.sogeti.com