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How to create a data connection in InfoPath?
To create a new data connection file in InfoPath. Open InfoPath Designer 2010, click Blank Form, and then click Design Form. On the Data tab, click Data Connections, and then click Add. In the Data Connection Wizard, click Create a new connection to, click Receive data, and then click Next.
On the Data tab, click Data Connections, and then click Add. In the Data Connection Wizard, click Create a new connection to, click Receive data, and then click Next. Click the kind of data source that you are connecting to, such as Database, Web service, or SharePoint library or list, and then click Next.
How do I remove a data connection from a form?
To test your changes, click Preview on the Standard toolbar, or press CTRL+SHIFT+B. On the Tools menu, click Data Connections. In the Data connections for the form template list, click the data connection that you want to remove. Click Remove.
When to use newer version of InfoPath form?
When a user opens an existing form, InfoPath checks the published location for a newer version of the form template. If a newer version exists, InfoPath displays the form by using the newer version of the form template.
How to Auto-Generate Filenames for InfoPath Forms in SharePoint 2013 Form Library? I have created a Form Library in SharePoint 2013. When I create new Item in this library it asks me for a name. I need a way to generate that name dynamically.
I have created a Form Library in SharePoint 2013. When I create new Item in this library it asks me for a name. I need a way to generate that name dynamically. But in this blog it is described for SharePoint 2007 or 2010 and InfoPath 2007 and InfoPath 2010, not for SharePoint 2013 and InfoPath 2013.
How to add a data connection to a SharePoint document library?
In the Data Connection Wizard, click Create a new connection to, click Receive data, and then click Next. On the next page of the wizard, click SharePoint library or list, and then click Next. On the next page of the wizard, type the URL of the SharePoint site with the document library or list, and then click Next.
How do I test a data connection in SharePoint?
Click Settings. In the Refresh dialog box, click One secondary data source. In the Choose the secondary data source list, click the secondary data source that is associated with the query data connection, and then click OK to close each open dialog box. To test your changes, click Preview on the Standard toolbar, or press CTRL+SHIFT+B.
How to create and use a data connection library?
Click the kind of data source that you are connecting to, such as Database, Web service, or SharePoint library or list, and then click Next. Complete the remaining steps in the Data Connection Wizard to configure your data connection, and then click Finish to return to the Data Connections dialog box.