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InfoPath is dead. Microsoft is asking for your feedback, but what is real? What is a company to do? In this webinar, we’ll look at Microsoft’s guidance on forms strategies and the SharePoint forms roadmap. We’ll provide guidance and review common best practices. Join Joel Oleson, SharePoint Evangelist, and Sean Bordner, CEO Kintivo, as they dig in on forms strategies. In this webinar, we’ll look at Microsoft’s guidance on forms strategies and the SharePoint forms roadmap. We’ll provide guidance and review common best practices. Kintivo (formally SharePointAMS.com) has built a Smart Forms web part, and we’ll analyze what that is and what it does and doesn’t do.

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A better way of approaching your SharePoint forms.

PRESENTED BY

Demystifying the Forms Strategy

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Welcome and Introductions

Forms and Microsoft’s Strategy

• Current State of InfoPath

• Roadmap

• Understanding Microsoft’s Strategy

Solution

• A Look at the Smart Forms Module for SharePoint

• What it does and does not do?

Wrap-Up/Q&A

Agenda

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About Kintivo

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About Sean Bordner

• Top SharePoint influencer

• CEO of Kintivo

• Past: Solution architect, developer, consultant

• Co-Author of SharePoint for nonprofits

• Wildlife photographer

www.Kintivo.com

mossseo.wordpress.com

Photo Stream: bit.ly/1opzoky

Twitter @SeanKyleBordner

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• First SharePoint admin

• Top social media influencer

• Enterprise search strategist at BA Insight

• Community builder

• Global traveller

http://www.collabshow.com

http://travelingepic.com

http://bainsight.com

Twitter @joeloleson

About Joel Oleson

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Current State of InfoPath

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“…we’re retiring InfoPath and investing in new forms of technology across SharePoint, Access, and Word.”

“We are looking to make investments that allow you to easily design, deploy, and use intelligent, integrated forms across Office clients, servers, and services—forms that everyone can use on their PC, tablet, or phone.”

~Author, Microsoft Office Team

Source: http://blogs.office.com/2014/01/31/update-on-infopath-and-sharepoint-forms/

Why is Microsoft Killing InfoPath?

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Roadmap

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“Update on InfoPath and SharePoint Forms, ” Sonya Koptyev, Greg Lindhorst, and Bob Piper, Microsoft, #SPC14

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“Update on InfoPath and SharePoint Forms, ” Sonya Koptyev, Greg Lindhorst, and Bob Piper, Microsoft, #SPC14

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Understanding Microsoft’s Strategy

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1. Will Microsoft be shipping another version of InfoPath?No, there will not be another version of the InfoPath.

2. How long will InfoPath be supported?The InfoPath 2013 client will be supported through April 2023.Online Services Support Lifecycle Policy.

3. Will there be a migration tool or process for the next generation of forms technology?

We’ll provide more details on migration scenarios and guidance in Q4 of CY 2014.

4. We have many InfoPath forms in use. What do we do? There is no impact to InfoPath 2013 client or on-premises server. They are fully supported until 2023.

Source: http://blogs.office.com/2014/01/31/update-on-infopath-and-sharepoint-forms/

InfoPath Frequently Asked Questions

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Surveys let other people fill out your list—

like a sign-up sheet or questionnaire—where

you can see it all in one place online. In

OneDrive, SharePoint and Office 365, you

can create a survey for others to fill out just

by opening the link you provide.

Open spreadsheet and columns. When

finished, get the URL to the page. Ones

taking the survey open your link and answers

are saved to your Excel spreadsheet.

Source: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/office-online-help/surveys-in-excel-hosted-online-HA103171060.aspx

Excel Surveys

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List Forms

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Excel Forms

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Structured Documents (Word Forms)

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App Forms (Access Apps)

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Smart Forms for SharePoint

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• Ease of use

• Prepopulated forms

• Send custom emails

• Posts to any SharePoint list

• Field validation

• Hidden fields

• Default values

• Controlled response (landing page/confirmation)

• Section 508 compliant

• reCaptcha antibot service

• Triggers workflows and alerts

Why do customers use Smart Forms?

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Smart Forms Demo

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Free Trial www.Kintivo.com

$50 Discount Codes

2007: BuildSPForms502007

2010: BuildSPForms502010

2013: BuildSPForms502013

Free Trial & Discount Codes

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Q&A

@seankylebordnerkintivo.com

@joelolesoncollabshow.com