InfoPath Dev

I am looking to do a web service connection so that I can get the getuserprofilebyname connection. However, I end up with this error. The file is not a valid XML file. The file is not a valid XML document. A document must contain exactly one root element. Line 3, Position 0

This web service has been deprecated - the documentation on that is here: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/microsoft365dev/removal-of-deprecated-disco-wsdl-aspx-pages-from-sharepoint-online/ You can use the XTPs we have here: https://www.infopathdev.com/files/folders/fv_samples_and_features/entry123896.aspx Please note that they use FormsViewer and qRules commands for the built in logic - but they also do add a GetUserProfileByName SOAP connection which you could simply re-use without configuring the template part. Hope that helps!

Can you elaborate on what file to download from the infopath dev site to inject QRules?

You don't have to inject / use qRules for this. You can ignore all that and simply leverage the data connection for the user profile that gets added.

I do not know what that means. Could you elaborate? How do I leverage the data?

Oh - I just realized that you have to have qRules to use this in order to change the data connection URL. But you could add the XTP so that the GetUserProfile data connection is added to your form. Then you could save your form as source files and modify the URL to the user profile service in the manifest file! Sorry, this is more complicated without FormsViewer / qRules than I realized....

How do I add the XTP?

To add an InfoPath Template Part (.XTP) to an InfoPath form, open your form template in InfoPath Designer, then click Add or Remove Custom Controls in the Controls section under the Home tab. Click Add, select Template Part, and click Next to browse to your saved .XTP file. After selecting it and clicking Finish and Close, your new template part will appear in the Custom section of the Controls task pane and can be added to your form by clicking on its name.

I do not see the Add or Remove Custom Controls option

If you click the corner of the controls section, a pane opens on the right, with the add / remove on the bottom.

I dont have that option either. I believe it is because I am attempting to create a list and not a document library

Oh. Yes, I'm afraid there isn't a way to add an XTP to a list form. Well, the only thing I can think of then would be to manually add the data connection. Want to attach your form and I can do that for you?

Here it is. Thank you

Hopefully this will work! I set the URL to the same as the publish location for the form.... What are your plans for the April 2026 deprecation of InfoPath Forms Services on SharePoint Online? If you haven't checked out FormsViewer yet (a product created by the company I work for) you should think about it....

I am just looking to create a sign-off button that will record the name of the user. It doesnt seem to be working I tried recording the username's name by doing this.