InfoPath and SharePoint WCM

1. InfoPath and SharePoint WCM So Happy Together

2. Overview

3. Setting: Hospital • Task: Allow parents to post pictures of their newborn babies to a “Cradle Roll” page on the internet, with their permission. • Tools: InfoPath 2007, Forms Server, Windows SharePoint Services, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2008, Windows Workflow Foundation Scenario

4. InfoPath • Retrieving content from a SharePoint list • Saving content to a SharePoint list • Windows Workflow Foundation: • Creating a custom SharePoint workflow using the SharePoint Publishing API • Web Content Management • Creating a page from a custom Page Layout Concepts

5. Hospital staff person who takes the baby photos. • New parent(s). • Hospital staff person who collects the information from the parents. • HR staff person who reviews the content to verify its accuracy before it’s posted to the web. Key Players

6. Although the staff is composed of skilled care providers, they are not IT folks! The solution must be easy to use for basic computer users. User Skill Level

7. Step 1: Create a site for data collection. • Step 2: Create a place where photographers can upload photos. • Step 3: Create an InfoPath form to collect information from parents. • Step 4: Create a SharePoint list to save the InfoPath form data to. • Step 5: Create the Publishing Page Layout to use when publishing the information on the web. • Step 6: Create the Workflow that creates a new Publishing Page when the Form is submitted. Solution

8. Resources • Web Content Management • Professional Web Content Management by Andrew Connell • InfoPath Forms • InfoPath Resource Center on MSDN • SharePoint Workflows • SharePoint Workflow Solutions on MSDN My blog: www.beckybertram.com