Deployment Steps For InfoPath Form During Migration

Checklist

• SharePoint Enterprise Edition 2013
• Microsoft InfoPath Designer 2013
• An account to access the SharePoint 2013 Site as Site Collection Administrator
• Visual Studio 2012

Step 1 :- Open InfoPath Form:

Open the 2007 InfoPath template (XSN file) with InfoPath Designer 2013

Step 2 :- Go to Form Options:

File->Options->Form Options

 

Step 3:-Set Full trust for the form Security and Trust

 

Step 4:-Set Code path and Target Version for InfoPath.

In Our case we had a code behind for the InfoPath form, so set the project file under Programming.

Target of the Form should be InfoPath in the Target dropdown.

 

Step 5 :- Change Compatibility

Change the Form type from Web Browser Form (InfoPath 2007) to Web Browser Form and set the Url of the site.

 

Step 6:- File -> Publish-> SharePoint server

 

Step 7:- Give the URL of the site where this form needs to be published.

 

  

Step 8 :- Click on next and select Administrator-approved form template

 

Step 9 :- Click Next, Configure the path where the form needs to be published

 

Step 10:- Click Next

 

Note: User can modify the InfoPath fields here, if required.

Step 11:- Click Publish

 

Step 12:- After its successfully published, click Close

 

Command to deploy the form to central admin (as earlier it was deployed to central admin)

Install-SPInfoPathFormTemplate -Path "Path of the xsn file"

Enable-SPInfoPathFormTemplate -Identity "Agreement Form.xsn"  -Site "SiteCollectionUrl"

If you want to re-deploy in the same farm, follow these commands:

1. Disable-SPInfoPathFormTemplate -Identity "Formname.xsn" -Site "SiteCollectionUrl"
2. Uninstall-SPInfoPathFormTemplate -Identity "Formname.xsn"
3. Install-SPInfoPathFormTemplate -Path "Path of the xsn file"
4. Enable-SPInfoPathFormTemplate -Identity "Agreement Form.xsn"  -Site "SiteCollectionUrl"

Form will be deployed to Central Admin.