Hello,
I am looking for a solution for my problem which is obvious unlike any I have read on this forum. It is not that complicated (at least I don't think) to accomplish what I need. I have contractors that work for me from home outside my firewall and I need a way for them to send me their forms via email. I strongly believe that InfoPath can easily perform this task for me. What I'm not sure of is when they send the XML attachment containing the form data, how do I automattically open/parse the file to update my database with little or no intervention from me? I am open to all suggestions.
Thanks in advance :D
You could design your form so that when a form "admin" opens the attachment, that you have a special submit button that will save to your Sharepoint site.
Thanks for replying Stephanie.
One more question though...how can I alert the sender of the status once the form has been approved/denied? Thanks again.
Like Stephanie said, when you open the form (or designated admins) you would have a way to submit directly to the DB. You could make this function do 2 things at once: submit to the DB and at the same time send the email to the contractor with status of the form...