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Last post 06-08-2017 12:31 PM by Wheels. 12 replies.
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  • 12-05-2016 12:53 PM

    FormsViewer to replace our InfoPath 2007

     Good afternoon.

     My company is looking into alternatives to InfoPath 2007, and we have 100s of forms that will require conversion. I came across FormsViewer, and I was very impressed with the functionality which I have read about and saw demoed. My question is, does FormsViewer have a wizard to import InfoPath forms (.xsn), and can these forms being converted if InfoPath was removed from a user's machine?

    Thank you,

    WHEELS 

     

  • 12-05-2016 11:27 PM In reply to

    Re: FormsViewer to replace our InfoPath 2007

    Hi WHEELS,

    Thank you for your interest in FormsViewer.

    You don't have to do anything with the XSN. FormsViewer allows you to use the InfoPath form template "as is" without changes. It does require the browser and SharePoint 2013/ 2016 or SharePoint Online / Office 365.

    Once you move your forms to a SharePoint library and configure it to open the forms in FormsViewer, there is no need to have InfoPath on the user's client machine.

    I hope that answered your question.

    Please email me if you'd like a short chat later this week.

    Thanks! 

    Patrick Halstead
    Project Manager at Qdabra
  • 12-06-2016 04:35 AM In reply to

    Re: FormsViewer to replace our InfoPath 2007

    Thank you for the information Patrick. Can you help me better understand the SharePoint integration piece? Some of our InfoPath forms have been published to a SharePoint library, but the majority are published and accessed on the LAN. Are you stating that all of the forms with need to be published to SharePoint, and then configured to open in FormsViewer? WHEELS

  • 12-06-2016 06:53 AM In reply to

    Re: FormsViewer to replace our InfoPath 2007

    Hi Patrick. I am currently watching the You Tube videos, and on the one you are hosting (Future Proof Your Forms Investment). In the last video, Patrick mentioned that Qdabra is creating a browser-based designer to replace InfoPath, but in the interim folks will need to use InfoPath as the form editor. How can InfoPath be removed from the user's client machines? WHEELS


  • 12-06-2016 07:35 AM In reply to

    Re: FormsViewer to replace our InfoPath 2007

    To your first question, all your forms will end up in the browser - so, the XSN will need to be published to SharePoint and the XML will be stored in SharePoint for your currently LAN based forms. And yes, InfoPath Designer is still going to be needed for form design. What version of Office do your users currently have? InfoPath can be removed if desired - you just need to go through Office configuration and remove it, unless you are using Office 2016 and still have InfoPath installed separately from Office 2013 - then you should be able to just remove it from Programs.
    Hilary Stoupa

  • 12-06-2016 07:47 AM In reply to

    Re: FormsViewer to replace our InfoPath 2007

    Hi Hilary. We currently have Office 2007, but will be upgrading to O365/O2016 next year. What we are trying to figure out is how to do form design (new or edit existing InfoPath forms) with FormsViewer and after removing InfoPath. It is my understanding that Qdabra is currently developing a browser-based designer to replace InfoPath, but no word of when it will be released.



  • 12-06-2016 07:50 AM In reply to

    Re: FormsViewer to replace our InfoPath 2007

    I don't believe we have a release date yet. Is it not possible to keep InfoPath on a machine or two for form designers to use for making any changes?
    Hilary Stoupa

  • 12-06-2016 07:58 AM In reply to

    Re: FormsViewer to replace our InfoPath 2007

     It is my understanding that IT does not want to install the InfoPath 2013 when we upgrade to O365, and would not want to keep it on a few select machines for development.

  • 12-06-2016 09:25 PM In reply to

    Re: FormsViewer to replace our InfoPath 2007

    Hi Again,

    We are starting development of the FormsViewer Designer in Q1 and hope to have a prototype integrated into the FormsViewer app by end of Q2. It should become available to you without any installation if you are using FormsViewer online (O365), Our major focus for the first release will be the *edit* scenario. If you have an XSN, in addition to supporting view layout changes, FormsViewer Designer will support editing and adding fields, rules, and data connections. The initial beta release will probably not support creation of new forms from scratch. I.e., you'll have to start from an existing one. 

    Publishing to FormsViewer is much simpler than publishing to SharePoint - just save the XSN and drag and drop to your FormsViewer page. 

    FormsViewer Designer has been on our "back burner" up until now because Microsoft extended support for InfoPath Designer 2013 through the end of 2025, but we plan to start development soon.

    Please let me know if you'd like to be on our Q1 early adopters list.

    Thank you for your interest!

    Patrick 

    Patrick Halstead
    Project Manager at Qdabra
  • 12-07-2016 04:22 AM In reply to

    Re: FormsViewer to replace our InfoPath 2007

     Thank you for the information Patrick, and great job on the webinars. WHEELS

  • 05-30-2017 01:51 PM In reply to

    Re: FormsViewer to replace our InfoPath 2007

    Hi again,

    I hope all is well.

    Are you interested in being a beta tester for the new "Designer" features we are adding to FormsViewer?

    Best, 

    Patrick Halstead
    Project Manager at Qdabra
  • 05-30-2017 03:15 PM In reply to

    Re: FormsViewer to replace our InfoPath 2007

     Good afternoon Patrick. I would definitely be interested in being a beta tester for the new "Designer" features we are adding to FormsViewer. WHEELS

  • 06-08-2017 12:31 PM In reply to

    Re: FormsViewer to replace our InfoPath 2007

     Hi Patrick. When will the beta version of FormsViewer be available, and how do get download it? My company is looking for a replacement for InfoPath, and this was one of my recommendations. WHEELS

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