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InfoPath alternatives and the potential of PowerApps

Maarten Vissermeetroo

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Maarten VissermeetrooProduct Manager

Digital WorkplaceSolutions for Office 365

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Email : mvisser@meetroo.comTwitter : @mvisserFacebook : maartenvisser

FORMS BIOOutlook Forms in 1999SharePoint Forms using SP2001InfoPath Forms (Service) in 2007Custom forms and Third party tools

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17 years ago I build Outlook forms

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15 years ago Microsoft gave us List Forms

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InfoPathPatent June 2000 (XSLT gen)InfoPath released in 2003

Multiple data sourcesOffline use

InfoPath versions     2003, 2007, 2010, 2013

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What is InfoPath?Form DesignerForm FillerForm PublishingMicrosoft 'Specials’

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Form DesignerWYSIWYG Form designerDrag and drop interfaceLarge library of controlsRules for Formatting and validationGet data from data sources

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Form FillerWeb clientEmbeded in SharePoint (Online)Desktop clientOffline usageMobile Support

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Form Publishing SharePoint List / Document LibraryFile (XML) / emailDatabase (Access / SQL)Webservice

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SpecialsOutlook/SharePoint Task IntegrationCustom Actions (Custom Code)

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Microsoft announced InfoPath was discontinued on January 31, 2014

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February 2015

InfoPath support confirmed for SharePoint 2016

Office client & InfoPath Services support confirmed until 2023

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February 2016Standard support for InfoPath (Form Services)SharePoint 2016 GA + 5 years = 2021

Extended support for InfoPath (Form Services)SharePoint 2016 GA + 10 years = 2026

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So all those existing solutions are safe

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How should we build new Form Solutions?

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How should we build new Form Solutions?Excel Online Services

Microsoft FormsAccess Apps Forms

Custom SharePoint formsOpen Source Solution

SharePoint Third Party AppsOther servicesPowerApps

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Excel Online Services

ProsEverybody knows ExcelData can be manipulated easily

ConsOnly useful for very basic formsNo design optionsNot mobile friendly

ExcelForm DesignerWYSIWHG Form designerDrag and drop interfaceLarge library of controlsRules for Formating and validationData connections

Form FillerDesktop clientEmbeded in sharePoint (Online)Mobile SupportOffline usage

Form PublishingSharePoint List / DocLibFile (xml) / emailDatabase (Access / SQL)Webservice

SpecialsTask IntegrationCustom code

Supported 0Partly supported (it depends) 5Not Supported 10

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Microsoft forms (forms.office.com)

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Microsoft forms (forms.office.com)

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Microsoft forms (forms.office.com)

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Microsoft formsProsFreeEasy to use and fastResponsive (mobile)

ConsOnly questionnaires

FormsForm DesignerWYSIWHG Form designerDrag and drop interfaceLarge library of controlsRules for Formating and validationData connections

Form FillerDesktop clientEmbeded in sharePoint (Online)Mobile SupportOffline usage

Form PublishingSharePoint List / DocLibFile (xml) / emailDatabase (Access / SQL)Webservice

SpecialsTask IntegrationCustom code

Supported 2Partly supported (it depends) 3Not Supported 10

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Access Apps FormsProsCan handle relational data (SQL Server/Azure)Easy-to-use and buildPowerful! 

ConsLimited design optionsNot built for single lists or tablesNo way to do workflow (linked list is read only)Enterprise feature (Office 365 E3/ SharePoint Plan 2)No Search No Security trimming

AccessForm DesignerWYSIWHG Form designerDrag and drop interfaceLarge library of controlsRules for Formating and validationData connections

Form FillerDesktop clientEmbeded in sharePoint (Online)Mobile SupportOffline usage

Form PublishingSharePoint List / DocLibFile (xml) / emailDatabase (Access / SQL)Webservice

SpecialsTask IntegrationCustom code

Supported 5Partly supported (it depends) 4Not Supported 6

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Custom SharePoint Forms

ProsVery extensible and reusableYou can pick the technology you like

ConsYou need to be a developer Maintenance (costs!)

CustomForm DesignerWYSIWHG Form designerDrag and drop interfaceLarge library of controlsRules for Formating and validationData connections

Form FillerDesktop clientEmbeded in sharePoint (Online)Mobile SupportOffline usage

Form PublishingSharePoint List / DocLibFile (xml) / emailDatabase (Access / SQL)Webservice

SpecialsTask IntegrationCustom code

Supported 6Partly supported (it depends) 6Not Supported 3

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OpenSourceOpenSource

Form DesignerWYSIWHG Form designerDrag and drop interfaceLarge library of controlsRules for Formating and validationData connections

Form FillerDesktop clientEmbeded in sharePoint (Online)Mobile SupportOffline usage

Form PublishingSharePoint List / DocLibFile (xml) / emailDatabase (Access / SQL)Webservice

SpecialsTask IntegrationCustom code

Supported 4Partly supported (it depends) 9Not Supported 2

     

               

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Data CSR HTMLCSS

JavaScript

Browser jQuery

jQuery solutions make changes

AFTER the page has loaded

iCSR helps writing less CSR code

Client Side RenderingiCSR.GitHub.io

     

               

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Before & After Client Side Rendering is applied

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Third party solutionsNintex Forms (*)K2 SmartForms (*)FormotusKwizCom Forms (*)Infowise Ultimate Forms Dell Quick AppsPDF ShareFormsSPForm

* OnPrem + SharePoint online App

     

               

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Third Party AppsProsQuick to learnMost work on mobile devices

ConsA third party tool will require licensesCan be difficult to reuse / migrate

ThirdpartyForm DesignerWYSIWHG Form designerDrag and drop interfaceLarge library of controlsRules for Formating and validationData connections Some 

Form FillerDesktop clientEmbeded in sharePoint (Online)Mobile SupportOffline usage Some

Form PublishingSharePoint List / DocLibFile (xml) / email SomeDatabase (Access / SQL) SomeWebservice Some

SpecialsTask IntegrationCustom code javascript

Supported 8Partly supported (it depends) 6Not Supported 1

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Online Services

And many more (combined) SaaS services could help you build forms that post to SharePoint.

Online ServicesForm DesignerWYSIWHG Form designerDrag and drop interfaceLarge library of controlsRules for Formating and validationData connections

Form FillerDesktop clientEmbeded in sharePoint (Online) In PreviewMobile SupportOffline usage

Form PublishingSharePoint List / DocLibFile (xml) / emailDatabase (Access / SQL)Webservice

SpecialsTask IntegrationCustom code

Supported 8Partly supported (it depends) 5Not Supported 2

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PowerApps

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PowerAppsPowerApps

Form DesignerWYSIWHG Form designerDrag and drop interfaceLarge library of controlsRules for Formating and validationData connections

Form FillerDesktop clientEmbeded in sharePoint (Online)Mobile SupportOffline usage

Form PublishingSharePoint List / DocLibFile (xml) / emailDatabase (Access / SQL)Webservice

SpecialsTask IntegrationCustom code

Supported 13Partly supported (it depends) 2Not Supported 0

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Excel Forms Access Custom OpenSource Thirdparty Online Services PowerAppsForm DesignerWYSIWHG Form designerDrag and drop interfaceLarge library of controlsRules for Formating and validationData connections Some 

Form FillerDesktop clientEmbeded in sharePoint (Online)Mobile SupportOffline usage Some

Form PublishingSharePoint List / DocLibFile (xml) / email SomeDatabase (Access / SQL) SomeWebservice Some

SpecialsTask Integration SomeCustom code javascript

Supported 0 2 5 6 4 8 8 13Partly supported (it depends) 5 3 4 6 8 6 5 2Not Supported 10 10 6 3 3 1 2 0

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