InfoPath Dev

 After doing a query, is it possible to have a repeating section show up without having to do click on the "insert"?  The child table is empty and we'd like to show that section without someone having to click the "insert" for the section. That's an extra step the end user shouldnt need to do.

You will need to add the repeating XML structure to your DOM using code. How to do this will depend on the code language you are using ... there should be several examples within these forums... look for "insertBefore" or "appendChild".