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Approval Workflows with Browser-Based InfoPath Forms Not Opening In Browser
- Hello,
I have an InfoPath forms document library with browser-based forms. Once a user submits a form, I have them utilize the built-in Approval workflow. The approval workflow emails the approver and provides a link to the document. When they click the link in the email, it trys to download the InfoPath XML form instead of opening in the browser.
How do I get it to open the form in the browser when I user clicks the link to it from the email or the approval task in the tasks list?
Thanks
Answers
- That's the problem with using the OOTB workflows. They simply send a link directly to the XML file, but that link isn't what opens the form in the browser. The browser URL is way longer and much different, so you need to send that instead. Since you can't modify OOTB workflows, then it's not something you can configure. If you make your own workflow with SharePoint Designer, then you can dynamically generate the browser URL for the form so that it opens in the browser. If you want to do that, I can show you quickly how to do it. If you must stick with the OOTB workflow, then the forms will only open in the browser if the user does not have InfoPath 2007.
SharePoint Architect || My Blog- Proposed As Answer byAshwin A. Bhagwat Thursday, November 05, 2009 6:25 AM
- Marked As Answer byLambert QinMSFT, ModeratorThursday, November 12, 2009 9:09 AM
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- That's the problem with using the OOTB workflows. They simply send a link directly to the XML file, but that link isn't what opens the form in the browser. The browser URL is way longer and much different, so you need to send that instead. Since you can't modify OOTB workflows, then it's not something you can configure. If you make your own workflow with SharePoint Designer, then you can dynamically generate the browser URL for the form so that it opens in the browser. If you want to do that, I can show you quickly how to do it. If you must stick with the OOTB workflow, then the forms will only open in the browser if the user does not have InfoPath 2007.
SharePoint Architect || My Blog- Proposed As Answer byAshwin A. Bhagwat Thursday, November 05, 2009 6:25 AM
- Marked As Answer byLambert QinMSFT, ModeratorThursday, November 12, 2009 9:09 AM
Hi chapman85,
Could you please let me know if Clayton’s suggestion is helpful for your issue?
If you need further assistance, please feel free to let me know.
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Sincerely,Lambert QinPosting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.- Do you have any good tutorials on creating a workflow that operates in a similar fashion to the OOTB approval workflow?
