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Last post 03-15-2006 08:22 PM by Stephanie Cantwell. 6 replies.
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  • 03-15-2006 09:02 AM

    • brandt
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    Roles & Groups

    I am trying to use roles to allow only a certain group of users to use the Submit button...seems to work fine with individual names , but it doesnt appear to pick up the group ... I have established a Security Group and added myself to it-but yet when I preview the form the form puts me in the 'Reader' group instead of the 'Contributor' group...when I preview using roles-the form displays properly.
    Two groups: Readers & Contributors.
    Using SBS2003.
  • 03-15-2006 09:50 AM In reply to

    I am not sure if this might be the cause of your problem; there is a note in Microsoft Office Online - Add a user role, and I quote "If you assigned groups of users to a user role, users belonging to that group must be online for the user role assignment to take effect. If a user is working offline, InfoPath uses the default user role to open the form."

    here is the URL for that article if you are interested in reading it:
    http://office.microsoft.com/en-ca/assistance/HP011066061033.aspx
    Stephanie Cantwell / Test Manager
    Qdabra® Software / Streamline data gathering to turn process into knowledge

  • 03-15-2006 10:26 AM In reply to

    • brandt
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    I'm online...
  • 03-15-2006 10:39 AM In reply to

    • brandt
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    Actually...it recognizes me as a Reader no matter if I explicitly set my name as a User name, or if I use a User Group to which I belong...

    I have Reader as default...with conditional formatting on the Submit btn to disable the control if User Role <> 'Contributor'...regardless, I end up as a Reader on preview.
  • 03-15-2006 02:27 PM In reply to

    I wonder if it has something to do with the order you have in your Manage User Roles dialog box. Here is a how to article regarding how InfoPath evaluates the user roles:

    http://www.infopathdev.com/howto/tutorials/default.aspx?i=c45195edd08946279ac535ed5aee34dd
    Stephanie Cantwell / Test Manager
    Qdabra® Software / Streamline data gathering to turn process into knowledge

  • 03-15-2006 06:11 PM In reply to

    • brandt
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    no...has to be published first...its a shame that isnt in the 'manual' :)
  • 03-15-2006 08:22 PM In reply to

    It is mentioned in the Microsoft Office Online: About specifying user roles for forms. It says "InfoPath checks user roles when you fill out the form, not when you preview it."

    http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HP011066051033.aspx

    Sorry I should have mentioned that.
    Stephanie Cantwell / Test Manager
    Qdabra® Software / Streamline data gathering to turn process into knowledge

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