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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>SharePoint Integration</title><link>https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/46.aspx</link><description> For questions concerning issues in the integration of SharePoint and Microsoft InfoPath.</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2007 SP3 (Build: 31118.962)</generator><item><title>How to avoid saving fields which are used as variables</title><link>https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/thread/97181.aspx</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2014 20:44:38 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">033a2e2d-04e2-4a9d-be01-a4634161eefd:97181</guid><dc:creator>york31</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/thread/97181.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=46&amp;PostID=97181</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;Hi,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I am running some very complex customized forms. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I realized I am using many (in some cases most) of the fields as software variables for manipulating the form (e.g. dynamic links, temporary storage,...).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Now, every field is represented in the end by a Sharepoint column, meaning that my lists are overpacked with meaningless columns and data, which I suspect&amp;nbsp;makes them slow to load.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is there a way around this?&amp;nbsp; Can I mark a field as &amp;#39;Temporary&amp;#39; or &amp;#39;Not a sharepoint column&amp;#39;?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Regards,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;YK&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>