InfoPath Dev

Hi All

 Hoping someone can assist. I need to get the email address from the people picker function that is being used on my InfoPath form feeding into sp2013 'issue tracker' app.

I have done a lot of googling but I cant find an answer that I can implement as I don't have the full server access most of the suggestions require.

The end result of what I am wanting to do it send an email to the person whom is selected in the people picker. I cant do this in SP2013 as we aren't using a compatible version of MS exchange (2010) so I am limited to do it in InfoPath (or nintex but I haven't used that). I have got it working with a 'static' email address (being one I have entered manually and have it submitting through a data connection) but I don't know how to feed that field from the people picker.

 I am happy to add in some code if people can walk me through it.

 Any help is greatly appreciated.

cheers

Matt 

 When you set up the email submit data connection, you can select a form field for the "To" value - have you tried setting that to the account id in the people picker? In some environments, I know that might not resolve to the email address, but it is worth a try, right?

If that doesn't work, you can use the User Profile web service to get the email address for the user based on the account id in the people picker - but try my first suggestion and if that doesn't work, I can get you more details on other options. 

 Hi Hilary

 Those are great suggestions and will to give both a try. However I am not sure how to get the account ID from the people picker.

I have seen a few ways of linking this in but as I don't have access admin access to the server that holds the people data (I work in a large organisation) my options are somewhat limited but I will give any of your suggestions a try!

thanks 

 In your form, you have a people picker control, right? In the data source, one field should be account id. See attached screenshot.

 Hi Hilary

Yes I found it (still getting used to 2010 when I used 2007 before). so it comes up with the account ID but this isnt enough to send the email as it only displays salary ID and when I try to submit it puts up an error.

 I'm sorry, I don't know what a salary ID is. Can you explain a bit more?

The AccountID field from the people picker should have the users account ID. You could then set the query field in a GetUserProfile data connection to that value and query the data connection to get back details for the user, include the email address. More here: http://thinketg.com/using-infopath-and-the-web-service-getuserprofilebyname/ 

 Hi Hilary

 I don't have the correct access to do that type of query through our servers ( I work for a very large organisation of approx. 40,000 employees) so this sever access is near impossible to obtain.

Obviously it has the linkages in there to retrieve the account ID/salary ID (same thing) but id am unable to change anything for them.

Any of ideas?