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Is there a way to setup a repeating section and have the items selectable?

Last post 12-21-2011 01:53 PM by Pete_Murphy. 2 replies.
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  • 12-21-2011 06:24 AM

    Is there a way to setup a repeating section and have the items selectable?

    I have data that is being received from a SharePoint document library and displayed in a repeating section in InfoPath.  I need to be able to select a row in the repeating section and use that information to receive more information from the SharePoint document library.  Maybe the repeating section is not the way to do this.  I am open for suggestions.

    Thanks

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  • 12-21-2011 09:35 AM In reply to

    Re: Is there a way to setup a repeating section and have the items selectable?

    There are several ways you can accomplish this.  Here are a couple of links that may help get you started and to help decide which method works best for your scenario:

    Web part mashups - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg293116.aspx

    Master/detail control - http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/infopath-help/insert-a-master-detail-control-HA010102401.aspx

    Anson Hidajat
    Qdabra® Software/ InfoPathDev.com
    The InfoPath Experts – Streamline data gathering to turn process into knowledge.™

  • 12-21-2011 01:53 PM In reply to

    Re: Is there a way to setup a repeating section and have the items selectable?

    Still not quite what I was looking for.  Let me see if I can explain a bit more.  1) user fills out a form that populates a document library

    2)  user needs to modify one of these files

    3) I have a data connection that retrieves the users data that is in the document library

    4) using an InfoPath form with that data connection I want to present them a drop down list that has two of the data items - job number & description.

    5) from that list i want them to select one and the retrieved data needs to show up

    6) user modifies a couple of the data items

    7) data is submitted back into the document library as a new form

    When I tried the methods shown above, the secondary data connection (retieval) will not let me make it the master table.  so it cannot link to the repeating section.

     

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