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Re: MS Contoso Reinbursment - Department drop down - How does it populate?

wapfunz — Mon, 07 May 2012 23:19:11 GMT

Thank you Anson,

Cheers for the directional point.

Very much appreciated.

Re: MS Contoso Reinbursment - Department drop down - How does it populate?

Anson Hidajat — Mon, 07 May 2012 16:16:47 GMT

Hi there,

Sounds like you want to populate a dropdown control from some secondary data source? If so, here is an article/video that may help you get started: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/infopath-help/demo-populate-a-drop-down-list-box-from-a-sharepoint-list-HA010254912.aspx

Good luck!

MS Contoso Reinbursment - Department drop down - How does it populate?

wapfunz — Mon, 07 May 2012 04:39:44 GMT

The answer to this will resolve a need.

Step by Step book - using infopath 2010 - the Contoso reinbursment form - user info part.

I like the drop down control and how it populates based on a field elsewhere (in another group) in the form - yet this field is a text box and the former a drop-down. I like how you select and it fills the other field with the department code also - filtering?.

However, no where can I find how to accomplish this.

How do you create the field values and where do you save them - how do you start to create such a control.

The deptcode field has a value "Code[Department = DepartmentName]" - the Department is in the group Departments which is a repeating table in the DepartmentGroup.

Yet properties of the text box reveal no list?

But know where can I find the create for dumbies step by step for these two fields and controls.

Any guidance or point to where to find - really really appreciated.

Thanking anyone and evryone who may be able to assist, in advance.