I would like to create a list with some External Data fields (and other fields) and customize it in Infopath, but it's not working.. InfoPath says:
The following fields in the SharepPoint list are not supported because
of their data type and will not be available in InfoPath Designer:
-field_1 (BusinessData)
-field_2 (BusinessData)
Is it possible to use an External Content Type (WCF Service) with a list in Infopath?
I mean, use an External Item Picker in a Infopath form that connects to a list. Or is it only possible with a Form Library?
Any ideas on how to solve this or a suggestion to another approach?
Thanks in advance.
It is possible to create the scenario you're referring to... if I understand you correctly, you want to use the External Item Picker to create a pick list within an external list against another list.
You would have to associate the two external lists (ECTs) within your BCS model. This association must be a foreign key based association. That done, SharePoint will automatically create an External Item Picker in the default list form.
I'm currently doing the same thing and it works for me in Sharepoint. However, when I modify the form in Infopath, I start to get errors whenever I select an item in the External Item Picker. As long as I don't use InfoPath to modify the form, it works fine in SharePoint.
I hope this answers your question.
Cheers!
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I need to know how to set which form to open when we click on the +New button in lookup fields in an entity form in microsoft dynamics crm.And is it possible that we can populate quick create form fields based on a form field ,on which the lookup field from which the quick create form was opened, is present?
There is no way to configure which Quick Create form to use depending on the field you start from our which button you press or any other client-side code. Only one Quick Create form can be used per entity.
It might be a good suggestion for http://connect.microsoft.com (if it is not already there).
I got the solution for opening quick create form.
We can set it by setting the following properties to the lookup field.
document.getElementById("lookupfieldname").setAttribute("entitylogicalname", "nameofentityyouwanttoset");
document.getElementById("lookupfieldname").setAttribute("entitytypecode", "codeforthatentity");
But I need to know that is it possible that we can populate quick create form fields based on a form field of the form on which the lookup field,from which the quick create form was opened, is present?
I was wondering if anyone knows what a simplest way to create a data entry form in Sharepoint 2010 Foundation would be. Basicly I am looking to create a form that will submit its data to a custom list on the site, I don't want the users to interact with the list directly but use the form to enter data instead.
Also I can't use Designer or InfoPath, not being able to use these is what is causing the problem it seems. Just curious if anyone else has done something like this or could point me in the right direction.
Thanks
Every list is born with forms by default - one for item creation, one for edition and one for displaying. If you use content types, then you get a trio of these for each different type.
You never interact with the list directly, you do it through these forms. If you can't use either Infopath nor Sharepoint Designer, you can still edit them by clicking on the Page tab, then the Edit Page button. From there you can add or remove web parts, and connect them among themselves.
However, the amount of control you have is too limited when compared to editing pages through either of the tools or mentioned, or Visual Studio. For example, there is no straightforward way to add or remove list fields based on content type. Be prepared for ever increasing frustration if you can't use those tools.
I need to create a custom web part and programmatically attach to the display and edit forms of a list. The web part is meant to display some information (coming from another list) about the list item being displayed on the form.
I know how to add the web part to the list programmatically, but I'm having an issue trying to get the web part to read the list item being displayed on from. I know the SPForm object exposes its parent list but I cannot or don't know how to convert the form to an SPForm object. The parent of the web part is the web part manager and the parent of that is the HTML form object. But when I try convert that to an SPForm object it throws an error.
Also, even if I manage to get hold of the SPForm and its parent list, how can I get hold of the list item being displayed?
Please bear in mind that I need to avoid overwriting the default forms as it will significantly increase the development time.
Any help or idea is appreciated.
Regards
I have created associations between entities in my .Net assembly BCS model. When I load the model into SharePoint and create external lists, I automatically get an External Item Picker control; enabling me to select an item from a list.
This is great because I don't have to program this pick list one way or another...
The problem is whenever I modify the form in InfoPath, the External Item Picker seems to break. When I select an item using the External Item Picker (in the InfoPath form) I get an error message "There has been an error while processing the form". This message is displayed as soon as I select an item and try to leave the field; WITHOUT submitting the form.
Can anyone tell me why the External Item Picker breaks whenever I modify and publish the list form from InfoPath 2010?
It's driving me nuts!
Thanks!
I've ran into the same issue, and found the following answer:
It's a bug from the August cumulative update.
Source
I am in the process of installing the February CU to see if it has the solution.
I am using the SharePoint client-object model to read data from a list and I was finally able to correctly get the data but now I am having difficulty actually displaying that data. I would like to use a dataform control to both add and edit the SharePoint list but am thus far unable to get it to actually display the items in the list. If anyone knows how to connect a Dataform control to a sharepoint list I would be very thankful.
You have to bind your list to the control. Have a look at the following page: http://dotnetslackers.com/articles/silverlight/The-DataForm-Control-in-Silverlight-3-Revisited.aspx section "Data binding" explains the steps you need to make (setting the DataContext property).