Business Forms Design for

SharePoint 2010/2013/Office 365 without InfoPath

SPS Events DC 2014

By Hemendra Patel

Oct 25, 2014

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The only global partner that supports clients with an integrated perspective

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Agenda

• Why Business Forms Design without InfoPath ?

• What are my alternatives?

• Alternative Deep Dive

• Forms7 in Action

• Best Practices Guidance

• Q & A

Why Business Forms Design without InfoPath ?

InfoPath frequently asked questions* 1. Will Microsoft be shipping another version of InfoPath?

No, there will not be another version of the InfoPath desktop client or InfoPath Forms Services. We are focusing all of our investments on new intelligent, integrated forms experiences across Office technology.

2. How long will InfoPath be supported? The InfoPath 2013 client will be supported through April 2023. InfoPath Forms Services for SharePoint Server 2013 will be supported until April 2023. InfoPath Forms Services in Office 365 will be supported until further notice. For more information on InfoPath Forms Services support in Office 365, please review our Online Services Support Lifecycle Policy.

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

You should continue to use InfoPath technology and We’ll provide more details on migration scenarios and guidance in Q4 of CY 2014.

What are my alternatives?

Alternative Deep Dive – K2

Build forms for your apps and lists in SharePoint using drag and drop design

Combine existing data with SharePoint List information on one form

Integrate with K2 workflows

Access it on any device

Alternative Deep Dive – Nintex

Quick and Easy Forms Design

Seamless Workflow Integration

Access Anywhere, Anytime

Alternative Deep Dive – Formotus Business logic, data validation, conditional

formatting, multiple views

Data connections to SharePoint, Web Services, email (XML, HTML, PDF)

Rich custom controls (GPS, camera, touch screen ink)

Integrated Formotus workflows for dispatch and job assignments

Optimized for offline form filling on all tablet devices (Windows 8, iOS, Android)

Design forms using InfoPath Designer and Formotus cloud console

Alternative Deep Dive – Forms7

Open Source CodePlex Project, Created by Mark Rackley

Works with SharePoint 2010, SharePoint 2013 and Office 365

Branding • CSS • Images • Scheme

Helper Scripts

Reusables • SPServices • Jquery,Form7

Forms7 : In Action

Fully customizable HTML CSS driven Allows complex validations Reusable Allows data lookup from multiple Lists

Best Practices Guidance Evaluation Criteria Product 1 Product 2 Product 3

Works offline

Allows complex validations and rules

Save offline and submit when online

Allows Multiple Data Sources

Allows easy customization on style

Responsive UI

Integrate with SharePoint Lists/Libraries

Integrate with Camera/GPS locations

S/W Cost per Seat/Server/Farm

Browser Support

Upgrade Considerations

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About me

Hemendra Patel • SharePoint Solutions Architect and Member of NTT Data’s SharePoint Center of

Excellence Team • Things I enjoy the most: Architectures, Innovation, Investing & Travel • Join my LinkedIn Group : “SharePoint - Enterprise Solutions Architects” • Read my blog at http://hemsoft.blogspot.com • Follow me at @hemsoft2010

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