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Hi - you can't add a repeating section because this is a SharePoint List form, which won't allow that. If you need a repeating section, you can recreate the form starting from the "Blank Form" template. Then you can publish to a form library and submit to a library, instead of a list.

yeah, you are right. I just wanted to clarify that with you. thank you and I will go ahead and give a shot to your solution. Really appreciate it :)

I'm not saying you should use XML - you can just use a list and a data connection to the list. I used an XML so you'd be able to preview the form and see how it works. If I had used a list data connection, the form wouldn't have been able to connect to the SharePoint site when you tried it, because you do not have access to my ...

thank you Hilary for the prompt reply. I will go ahead and see if I can create the xml like yours. did you used a repeating table to store your information in the secondary table. Also, how would using an xml affect when the form is used online?

Dear Hilary, I'm having a problem with rebuilding an infopath form that we did with your help before, can you help? When I want to rebuild the attached form, Repeating Section, I couldn't find how to add. text overflows because i can't add a Repeating Section. In short, I need to use the attached form in another library or how can I ...

Yeah, if you have a list that has the ID and the other values you want, you could then populate the data in your form when the user picks a person - here's a made up sample that uses an XML file instead of a list, because that way you can preview it and try it. Save the file locally, right click and select design, then preview. Employee IDs in ...

the actual ID of some kind. I was looking into the 365, but doesn't seem to make it work, so was thinking of creating new sharepoint list and query data from there. t is cause i have a repeating table with those info to be filled out and feel it is quite a lot of filing in. so this method, if i can figure a way for it to work, would be better.

Oh thank you for letting me know it worked - when I suggest something I haven't tried myself, I'm always curious about the outcome. Have a great day!

this worked!! thanks so much Hilary!!

I think the first thing I'd do is try connecting to the list in a new blank form. Are you able to create a connection? If so, then I'd save both forms (the new, test form and the form with the issue) as source files (Publish > Export Source Files). From there, it is icky, but you can compare the manifest.xsf files and look for ...