Configuring InfoPath Forms Services
This section discusses some of the main configuration elements of InfoPath Forms Services.
The InfoPath Forms Services server-level configuration options are located in the SharePoint Central Administration → Application Management page. Figure 20-2 depicts the configuration section within the Application Management page.
Figure 20-2. InfoPath Forms Services configuration
Let's discuss the "Manage form templates" and the "Configure InfoPath Forms Services" options of the Forms Services configuration page in a little more detail.
Manage Form Templates
This section allows administrators to perform the following actions:
- Activate a form template to a site collection
Administrators can use this option to make the form template available to users of a specific site collection. Activating the form template to a site collection activates a site collection feature and creates a form template in the form template library. Figure 20-3 depicts the feature that is activated by this process.
Figure 20-3. InfoPath Forms Services feature
- Deactivate a form template from a site collection
Deactivating a form template terminates existing instances of the form, taking the form template offline immediately. This may result in data loss; therefore, careful consideration should ...
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