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Re: Import InfoPath 2010 forms used on SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2016

noartist — Sat, 28 Sep 2019 11:45:29 GMT

As you said, I opened the libraries with internet explorer and changed "href = "sharepoint library link"?>" address sections and copied the xml files to the new library. It worked, thank you. Some of the infopath forms I use use workflow, when I move forms that are workflow, workflows do not appear in sharepoint 2016. What should I do to make workflows appear and work?

Re: Import InfoPath 2010 forms used on SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2016

Hilary Stoupa — Thu, 26 Sep 2019 17:52:51 GMT

Here is a post with instructions on this:

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/copy-or-move-library-files-by-using-open-with-explorer-aaee7bfb-e2a1-42ee-8fc0-bcc0754f04d2

Basically, you need to use Internet Explorer. Read the section titled "Moving or copying files with File Explorer" - it will have screenshots for all the versions.

You only need to copy the XML files, not any folders you may see in the library in file explorer.

Re: Import InfoPath 2010 forms used on SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2016

noartist — Thu, 26 Sep 2019 17:44:20 GMT

I followed the steps on the link you shared. I copied the form draft out of Sharepoint 2010. I was able to publish it on Sharepoint 2016 and it worked. how to copy xml files in libraries, how can you tell me the simplest way to do this? libraries are kept in which folder in Windows Explorer? can you tell me the steps to do this?

Re: Import InfoPath 2010 forms used on SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2016

Hilary Stoupa — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 14:09:02 GMT

Here is a link that may help you. It outlines the same steps I've been mentioning.

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/move-a-published-form-template-to-a-new-sharepoint-library-2a2aac61-3180-40fc-b306-61e8d7829bf8

Re: Import InfoPath 2010 forms used on SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2016

noartist — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 19:36:01 GMT

I don't know how to publish (xsn files) to new libraries, I didn't do it before. I don't know how to update data connections. how can you tell me the simplest way to do this? libraries are kept in which folder in Windows Explorer? Is it possible to tell me with screenshots or a video to do these operations?

Re: Import InfoPath 2010 forms used on SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2016

Hilary Stoupa — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 23:59:29 GMT

It would help me a lot if you could tell me what part of my instructions you don't understand. Do you know how to republish the form templates (xsn files) to the new libraries? Do you know how to update the data connections? In your screenshots, you have a lot of files (xml) in your libraries - once you have published your form templates to the new libraries, you can copy these files over and re-link them. The easiest way to do that is to open the libraries in Windows explorer. Then you can copy all the files from one library over to the new library. In your new library, there should be a re-link view - you may have to set the library to use the classic experience to find it. But it will let you re-link the moved XML to the newly published form.

Re: Import InfoPath 2010 forms used on SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2016

noartist — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 16:40:26 GMT

I have previously worked with InfoPath on simple forms. sharepoint 2010 and sharepoint 2016 are running on separate machines. infopath 2010 installed on sharepoint 2010. infopath 2013 installed on sharepoint 2016. I have prepared and published simple infopath forms before. I'm sharing my InfoPath forms and screenshots of sharepoint with you, I'd appreciate it if you could review. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Xj3Eo9UcRx7pTVmeyAAVhxaDHuqKuhqt/view

Re: Import InfoPath 2010 forms used on SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2016

Hilary Stoupa — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 19:55:21 GMT

Have you worked with InfoPath before? Do you have InfoPath designer installed? I would not directly modify the form's source files. I would just use the InfoPath UI. Have you published an InfoPath form before? Are these forms used in the browser or in the client (InfoPath filler)?

Re: Import InfoPath 2010 forms used on SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2016

noartist — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 19:44:16 GMT

Thank you for explaining, I'm not very good at this. Do you have the opportunity to explain the method you describe with screen shots or an example? There are some examples in the link, are they enough? https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/3646bda9-b10e-419e-8f6f-e7adfeb0e989/infopath-2010-migration-from-sharepoint-2010-to-sharepoint-2016-as-well-as-office-365?forum=SP2016

Re: Import InfoPath 2010 forms used on SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2016

Hilary Stoupa — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 19:18:44 GMT

A lot of this depends on the types of data connections in your InfoPath forms, but in general, my initial advice still stands: Create a library for your forms. Create any other SharePoint lists that your form may use for queries. Republish your SharePoint form to the new library. If you use the same names for your lists / libraries, InfoPath should fix up the data connections on publish (there is a checkbox you can select for this in the publishing wizard). If you have some data connections that aren't updated, you'll have to manually update them from the data connections window. There is a modify button that you can use to walk through the data connection again.

Re: Import InfoPath 2010 forms used on SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2016

noartist — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 18:43:22 GMT

We canceled this topic because importing the form history (database) is difficult and complex. What we want to do now only is to move the forms we used in sharepoint 2010 to sharepoint 2016. Is it possible to can you tell me step by step how to transfer the forms we use in 2010 sharepoint to 2016 sharepoint?

Re: Import InfoPath 2010 forms used on SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2016

Hilary Stoupa — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 15:23:36 GMT

I'm sorry, I feel like we are having a basic miscommunication. Do you have a SharePoint 2016 site set up? If so, create a library for your forms. Create any other SharePoint lists that your form may use for queries. Republish your SharePoint form to the new library. Copy all the XML from the old library to the new one - open the libraries in Windows Explorer to make this easy. Your new form library should have a "Relink" view - you may have to select Classic Experience to see it. In Relink view, click the Relink all button to connect the existing XML to the currently published template. A web search on "relink InfoPath forms" may be helpful to you.

Re: Import InfoPath 2010 forms used on SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2016

noartist — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 14:10:55 GMT

Hello, I shared a video with you about the forms I created on InfoPath, which I published on sharepoint 2010. Can you examine it? How do I import form history onto sharepoint 2016 with a third-party tool without upgrading sharepoint? Can you share a tool or method? https://youtu.be/uu-de7PIzPw

Re: Import InfoPath 2010 forms used on SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2016

Hilary Stoupa — Thu, 12 Sep 2019 15:27:13 GMT

You can just copy / paste the XML over, but you'll lose the version history. I think you'll need to actually upgrade SharePoint in place or use a third party tool if you want to maintain your history.

Re: Import InfoPath 2010 forms used on SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2016

noartist — Wed, 11 Sep 2019 19:46:22 GMT

When referring to the database, forms that we created on InfoPath 2010 and published on SharePoint2010 are filled out by users and stored in the document library on sharepoint 2010. I want to move the stored form history (database) along with InfoPath forms onto SharePoint 2016.