InfoPath Dev

I currently have built a form in InfoPath that shows/hides three subsections (Admin Request, Move Request, User Request). In each of these subsections is an individual drop down for server selection (they don't share the same source). On my sharepoint site, I want to be able to just show one column for any selected server within those subsections with out having to include the column name for all three subsections ex: Admin Request Server dropdown, Move Request Server dropdown, or User Request Server dropdown.

To solve this issue I added a read-only text box on the form that will display the current servers selected while the user is filling out the form or once they submit the form. I was using rules to do this which stated;

If MoveRequestServer Dropdown is populated, set field value of text box to MoveRequestServer value. (and so on with the other possible drop downs)

I believe this is the way to handle it but it does not seem to be changing the value of the textbox and therefore not populating that consolidated column on the sharepoint library. Anyone have any ideas on how to accomplish this? Let me know if a better explanation is needed.

Thanks for any help!!

Hi Rachel,

It sounds to me like something wrong with the rules you are using.  In the attached sample form I just created it works (I think this is what you are looking for, right?)

I would take a look at each dropdown, perhaps there is something conflicting with the rules you have?

Ted

Thanks for the response Ted, appreciate the help.  Using your form it seems I was applying the rules against the read-only text box and not on the individual drop-boxes.  I didn't think this backwards compatability would be a problem but my logic was wrong.  Works well now!  Now, for the forms that have already been submitted in my sharepoint library, the new column does not populate.  But every form submitted after the creation of the new column does show.  Any suggestions on how to get the old forms to "update" to show that column? 

Hi Rachel,

For the old forms you might need to open each form and re-select the value (clear out the drop down and re-select) and submit again.

If you don't have a lot of forms and that works it shouldn't be too much work. 

How many forms do you have that need fixing?

Ted