InfoPath Dev

Oh man, hadn't thought of that - yes, as a list form, non displayed items will be submitted. You'll need to add a workflow to remove anything where display = false, I think. I'll think on the serial number thing later today & see if I can come up with an option.

 Ok, I was wondering about that. I think that is doable with a workflow. ok sounds good.

Here's a modified copy of my default data form where I've changed the formula to set the serial number to handle for any number of digits after the dash. Instead of the "4" in the formula, you use the string-length of the substring after the "-".