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Last post 10-12-2009 08:57 AM by Laura. 3 replies.
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  • 12-27-2007 10:31 AM

    displaying fields from Sharepoint list in drop down list boxes in repeating table

    I am new to Infopath and having trouble getting information to display correctly in an Infopath form.  I have a sharepoint list with three fields, Client, Project, and Task.  I want to display these fields in an Infopath form repeating table. 

     When I create my secondary data connnection and setup drop down lists on the form, they display correctly.  I want to be able to have these fields display in a repeating table, so the user can fill out a row with their Client, Project and task selected for each day of the week in a different row.  When I try and place the three drop down lists in the repeating table it give me an informational message saying the "control cannot repeat here".  When I publish the Infopath form, and it has multiple rows in the repeating table, the fields in each row display the same information, its like they are linked or tied together.  I am unable to select for example, Client 1 in row 1, and Client 2 in row 2 of the repeating table.

     Please help! 

     Thanks, Stephanie

  • 12-28-2007 08:40 AM In reply to

    Re: displaying fields from Sharepoint list in drop down list boxes in repeating table

    You would need a repeating group in your main data source with multiple fields.  This will be the repeating table.  Then you put drop downs controls on the repeating fields in your table and use your data connection values as the drop down display options.

    You cannot use the fields from the data connection directly since you cannot store new ones and they do not repeat.

  • 12-31-2007 10:34 AM In reply to

    Re: displaying fields from Sharepoint list in drop down list boxes in repeating table

    Thanks Clay!  That worked.  I appreciate the help!

     

    Stephanie

  • 10-12-2009 08:57 AM In reply to

    • Laura
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    Re: displaying fields from Sharepoint list in drop down list boxes in repeating table

     I am having the same problem only with repeating section and checkboxes although my form is not web based.  I have a data source I have imported from SQL table and then I created fields for my checkboxes.  When I generate form each repeating section/checkbox has all answers displayed, i.e. Question 1 is answered "Yes" one time and then "No" another time (as designed); On report both instances of Question 1 has "Yes" and "No" checked.  Please let me know if this explanation is not clear. 

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