Form filling

Build powerful form-filling solutions in SharePoint. QWS provides a very powerful set of features for the development of simple and advanced form filling solutions within SharePoint. The OOB SharePoint form is very basic in terms of its capabilities and look and feel. In many cases business are compelled to look at using Infopath and Forms Server to meet there internal forms development needs. QWS provides a rich and comprehensive set of form development options right within the Sharepoint environment.

Some of the features include, cross site viewing of data, list filtering, auto filling of content from other lists or sessions, data mash-ups combining SharePoint and external data [e.g. data from SQL Server ot Lotus Notes], advanced formation, data validation and integration with work-flows and other custom actions.

You can also leverage data from external solutions such as SQL Server, Lotus Notes, Oracle and or SAP.

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Introduction - codeless form development

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Introduction - form development

Building powerful form-filling solutions in SharePoint is simple with List From Web part from QWS. QWS provides a very powerful set of features for the development of simple and advanced form filling scenarions that leverage native SharePoint funtionality. The List Form web part can be placed in any web part zone and connected to any list or document library in your envroment. The List Form has powerful cross site viewing capabilites which allows the designer to leverage content no matter where it is located in the SharePoint envrioment.

This Travel Caims Form shows the tabbed interface and custom menu where actions or workfolws can be defined by the designer.

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Configuration interface

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Configuration interface - codeless development

The List Form web part can be placed in any web part zone, it can even be used to replace the standard SharePoint form on the 'newform.aspx' 'editfrom.aspx' or the 'uplaodform.aspx' pages. Designers can edit the form directly in SahrePoint by selecting ezEdit.

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Cross site lists

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Use cross site content in your form design

Cross site list content can be integrated in any form to improve data integrrity, eliminate list replication and improve form filling accuracy.

In this screen shot 'Company' details comes from the CRM solution.

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LOB Data

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Using LOB data for mashups and form filling

Content exteranl to SharePoint can be easily integrated into the forms design. Content from SQL Server tables, Lotus Notes, SAP, Oracle, Seibel, MS Dynamics, MS CRM and any SAOP web service can be easly integrated into a forms design and funtionality.

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Using Sessions to autofill data

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Using sessions to autofill data into your form

This techique provides the designer with many options to integrate lists, cross site lists and even LOB data in a precise from filling scenario. With this approach the form filler selects an item from master list data. In this case the 'Company' details are held in a session while the user is taken to a new page.

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Integrating workflows and custom actions

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Integrating workflows and custom actions

The List Form provides a set of funtionalites called 'Custom Actions' In this example we are using a custom action to link the form with a Nintex WF. In doing so we can link a series of actions [Save , start this WF, and then go to this URL...] all to a button on the form.