Very Large InfoPath Form and SharePoint Form Library: How to fix issue with live production data?

SRAEngineer — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 17:17:43 GMT

I have three Content types on a SharePoint Site. Three very large (250+ fields per form) InfoPath forms, one for each content type are published to a SharePoint Form Library. Approximately 50 columns from each form are published to the SharePoint Library and additional 30 columns created on the library for the metadata and analysis of the submitted application forms. Approximately 150 applications were submitted in 2015. During 2015 submission year, Section A of just one form kept freezing up on our users. We used work around to submit their information for Section A during 2015 submission year.

However, how to fix this issue?

What I have tried so far:

Took out Section A and cut and pasted Section A from the form that does not freeze up and re-bounded the controls. (Result: Still section A freezes up)

I am not sure if the approach below will create any issue or not. However, I have a few Questions:

In anticipation of fixing the freeze up information, if I create a fresh, Brand new Form (not a new view on the existing template), recreate all the sections, pertinent rules and rebind the controls and publish on the same content type, will my current data be affected? Or, would my future data line up in the same library alongside the previous data?

It is a lot of work and I am afraid that after spending hours of recreation, it may end up ruining the existing data, thus seeking guidance before a plunge.

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Very Large InfoPath Form and SharePoint Form Library: How to fix issue with live production data?