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Answered "Customize Form" botton on SharePoint Ribbon gives error

  • Tuesday, May 01, 2012 5:00 PM
     
     
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    We recently updated to SharePoint 2010, and I am trying to update an InfoPath form that is tied to an existing form library.  The InfoPath form I am using is 2010 and I am able to update it the old way, and Quick Publish it, but the new feature would be nice to be able to use as well.

    When I click on the 'Customize Form' button in the ribbon, I receive the following error:

    "InfoPath cannot generate a form template for the SharePoint list."

    "Customizing the form for this SharePoint list is not supported."

     

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  • Thursday, May 03, 2012 2:47 AM
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    Hi  Lisa,

    As far as I know ,you can only see the Customize Form button for SharePoint lists in SharePoint 2010 . For SharePoint Form library ,you will need to open the copy of the template and make the changes .Then republish the form to SharePoint form library to use .

    1. After you create the form and publish it to SharePoint Form library .You will need to save a copy to local drivers before publishing .
    2. Close InfoPath designer and reopen it again .Open the local copy of the template and update it .
    3. After all the changes ,publish the form to SharePoint Form Library  .

    When customize form for SharePoint lists ,you can either click ‘Customize Form ’ button in the ribbon or you can create a new form template in InfoPath designer .

    1. New >SharePoint list .
    2. Enter the site URL .Then you can either create a new list or choose form the existing lists .
    3. After all the changes you can quick publish the form back to SharePoint list .
    Thanks

    Entan Ming

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