Saturday, March 24, 2012

[sharepointdiscussions] Digest Number 4417

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1a.: Re: Selection Field in Infopath Form From: dfife_01

2.: Controlling Data in Created Email From: dfife_01

3a.: Re: Disable Submnit Button after Document Creation From: dfife_01

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1a.: Re: Selection Field in Infopath Form

Posted by: "dfife_01" david@fife.cc dfife_01

Fri Mar 23, 2012 5:52 am (PDT)

Great!! That worked, I used the "Set Workflow Variable" to "Current Item" at the kick off of the workflow. Thanks!!

David

--- In sharepointdiscussions@yahoogroups.com, Deanna Schneider <deanna.schneider@...> wrote:
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> Sure. Disable it on the Infopath form. It will still be there, It will
> still show pending. But, the user won't be able to change it.
>
> Alternatively, you can set field's values during workflow quite easily. Or,
> if you're using Infopath to do your workflow, you can do it there, too.
>
> On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 10:23 AM, dfife_01 <david@...> wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > Greetings,
> >
> > I have a vacation request form and in it I have a drop down for the status
> > 9 Approved, denied, pending). It defaults to pending. My question is, can I
> > lock this field to pending during the form creation process, OR set the
> > field to pending at the start of the workflow?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > David
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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2.: Controlling Data in Created Email

Posted by: "dfife_01" david@fife.cc dfife_01

Fri Mar 23, 2012 5:52 am (PDT)

Greetings,
Me again :). Another minor issue with my vacation request form. I have a workflow create an email that is sent to HR when the vacation request is approved. In the email I have listed the days requested off. Each day has is own variable ( Day1, Day2, Day3, Ect..). In the email, I am listing each field on 1 line. I expected it to just be blank if a date was not input on the form, instead it prints 01/01/0001 for all the dates that were NOT input on the form. Is there any way to either have the email ignore fields with the above date, or just have the workflow pass a blank field ( a blank would no show anything visible in the email).

Thanks Again!!

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3a.: Re: Disable Submnit Button after Document Creation

Posted by: "dfife_01" david@fife.cc dfife_01

Fri Mar 23, 2012 5:52 am (PDT)

This does make sense except my skill level is below what you are suggesting. I actually want the user to see the submit button, just not the manager that comes in later when approving the form. I am not sure about changing the view, as Infopath uses the same form to display to the manager as the end user sees when selecting 'Create Document" in the form library. Maybe I am misunderstanding you. I will investigate the advance options. Possibly disable submit all together and just use "save" features.

David

--- In sharepointdiscussions@yahoogroups.com, Deanna Schneider <deanna.schneider@...> wrote:
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> Yep. You can get rid of all the built-in buttons.It's under file - advanced
> submit options. Then, you just need to create your own submit routine to
> put a button in the form itself. Create a different view for the managers.
> The managers should have a different submit option that doesn't kick off
> the routine. Make sense?
>
> On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 4:49 AM, dfife_01 <david@...> wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > Greetings,
> >
> > I have implemented a vacation request form that emails requests to the
> > appropriate manager. My issue is after the initial creation by the end user
> > and subsequent opening of the form by the manager, the submit button on the
> > ribbon stays active.
> >
> > The problem with this is selecting submit, creates a whole new form and
> > kicks off a new work flow. Now, the save button updates the current form
> > and allows the workflow to continue properly.
> >
> > Is there any way to disable/hide the submit button after creation?
> >
> > I have Sharepoint 2010 Enterprise, Infopath, and Sharepoint Designer. I
> > did see a method for this that involved coding and appeared beyond my skill
> > level. I also saw another method that involved editing an .XOML file, but I
> > can't find the file mentioned.
> >
> > Thanks All,
> > David
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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