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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://www.infopathdev.com:443/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Newbie Questions</title><link>https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/39.aspx</link><description>New to InfoPath? Search to see if your question has already been answered. If it has not, then ask it here or the appropriate topic forum.</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2007 SP3 (Build: 31118.962)</generator><item><title>Re: Multiple Approvers - userName() function?</title><link>https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/thread/117105.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2017 14:45:06 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">033a2e2d-04e2-4a9d-be01-a4634161eefd:117105</guid><dc:creator>Hilary Stoupa</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/thread/117105.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=39&amp;PostID=117105</wfw:commentRss><description>Wonderful! Another option is to do this on Form Load rules - just be sure there is a condition to only run the rule if the field you want to set is blank, to prevent overwrites. :)</description></item><item><title>Re: Multiple Approvers - userName() function?</title><link>https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/thread/117103.aspx</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Aug 2017 01:06:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">033a2e2d-04e2-4a9d-be01-a4634161eefd:117103</guid><dc:creator>MelissaB</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/thread/117103.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=39&amp;PostID=117103</wfw:commentRss><description>I found a fix!  It was in an old thread as an answer to a previous poster&amp;#39;s question (I swear I looked before posting but only just found it now!)

They recommended using a rule button that would set the field&amp;#39;s value with the userName() formula only when the button is pushed.  Works like a charm!</description></item><item><title>Multiple Approvers - userName() function?</title><link>https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/thread/117093.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2017 14:26:22 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">033a2e2d-04e2-4a9d-be01-a4634161eefd:117093</guid><dc:creator>MelissaB</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/thread/117093.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=39&amp;PostID=117093</wfw:commentRss><description>Hello,

I&amp;#39;ve created an approval form which submits to a list on SharePoint but am having issues with the userName() function over-writing subsequent users.

Here&amp;#39;s the flow for my form:
1. Requestor creates new form (on Requestor view) &amp;amp; the Requestor name has a default value using the userName() function
             - I have un-selected the &amp;#39;Refresh value when formula is recalculated&amp;#39; so that this initial data isn&amp;#39;t overwritten
2. First approver opens the form again to edit (on a new view) &amp;amp; the 1st approver name field should pull automatically in the same way
3. Second approver opens the form to edit again (on a 3rd view) &amp;amp; the 2nd approver name field should again pull automatically but  not over-write the 2nd approver name and itself not be overwritten by subsequent users.

This form will conceptually be opened &amp;amp; edited numerous times - is it possible to auto-load the usernames for specific instances &amp;amp; not be over-written?</description></item></channel></rss>