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This article is part of the September 2009 issue of Creating an InfoPath development strategy
InfoPath Services, part of the enterprise edition of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS), provides a powerful set of functionality that allows developers and power end users to quickly create online forms. InfoPath is a powerful tool, and even inexperienced users can create and publish an online form in less than an hour. Like many SharePoint features, however, the most obvious path forward with this tool is not necessarily the best path. Learn how to incorporate practices into your InfoPath forms development process that will provide enduring benefits for your personal productivity and for your company. InfoPath forms are nearly always tied to a business processes that combine rich data entry, a well defined and tightly managed business process, automated notifications for approvals /dispositions and reporting. In SharePoint terms, these map nicely to InfoPath (rich data entry), workflow (managed business process) and views on libraries and lists (for reporting). For time-sensitive processes where money or jobs are on the line, throw in some key ... Access >>>
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Developing an InfoPath development strategy
by Paul Galvin, Contributor
Put a plan of best practices in place to get the most out of this powerful SharePoint tool.
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Suppressing a SharePoint rebellion
by Brien M. Posey, Contributor
What if no one is taking your SharePoint governance policies seriously? Use these techniques to regain control.
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Developing an InfoPath development strategy
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How much SharePoint data can you risk losing?
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SharePoint administrators can minimize data loss by selecting the appropriate SQL Server recovery model.
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How much SharePoint data can you risk losing?
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