InfoPath Dev

In the XML Data Source, I have a node that can have multiple entries.  In this case I would normally use a Repeating Section on the InfoPath form.  There will ever be 0 to 3 entries for the node.

Is it possible to create 3 separate views, each which populate one entry of the node in question.  Or am I going to need a Repeating Section to handle the multiple entries.

Can a Repeating Section be split across multiple views dynamically?

Hi Wheeliea,

One simple way to do this is to add an receive data connection to an XML file that has three fields in it:

<viewState>

    <field1></field1>

    <field2></field2>

    <field3></field3>

</viewState>

Drag the secondary data source values to each view - one for field1, one for field2 and one for field3.

Add a rule to each field to set a value. Specify the value of the repeating node in your main data source.

This doesn't quite work since you aren't indexing it.

You'll have to go into the manifest.xsf (File->Publish->Export Source Files) using notepad and add the [1] or [2] or [3] index after the xpath for each of the three rules.

Then it will work.

Of course, it's slightly more complicated if you have a lot of fields in the repeating child group, but you can do it.

Make sure your main data source looks like this:

parent (non-repeating group)

    child (repeating group)

         fieldA (non-repeating)

         fieldB (non-repeating)

        ...

Good luck