InfoPath 2010

Re: Sending email from Person Picker data using data connection

mattsky — Fri, 17 Jul 2015 01:06:55 GMT

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?

Re: Sending email from Person Picker data using data connection

Hilary Stoupa — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 14:35:56 GMT

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/

Re: Sending email from Person Picker data using data connection

mattsky — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 00:26:47 GMT

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.

Re: Sending email from Person Picker data using data connection

Hilary Stoupa — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 23:38:38 GMT

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

Re: Sending email from Person Picker data using data connection

mattsky — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 23:26:12 GMT

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

Re: Sending email from Person Picker data using data connection

Hilary Stoupa — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 14:52:54 GMT

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.

Sending email from Person Picker data using data connection

mattsky — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 07:09:11 GMT

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