InfoPath Field Promoted to SharePoint Form Library Cannot Edit
Greetings,
I have an InfoPath 2013 form with a field named "Form Stage". It's purpose is to maintain a process stage that is subsequently used by a SharePoint Designer 2013 workflow.
When the "Form Stage" field is not promoted to the column in the form library, my workflow is able to access and change the field value. However, when I promote the InfoPath field to the SharePoint form library field, the workflow is unable
to change that field's value?
Does this sound correct?
My goal is to create a state machine type process where the form and workflow work together based on the stage it is in. What is the best practice approach for accomplishing this?
Thank you!
Hi,
you just have to change your promoted fields in InfoPath to "allow for editing in SharePOint."
Go re-publish the form template, and when you get to the stage where you promote columns, you'll need to click on each field individually and check the box at the bottom that allows them to be edited in SharePoint. Then, your SPD workflows will be able
to update the fields, but be aware that users will also be able to edit the fields without opening the form itself. Because of this, I typically set my columns to be "hidden" in the content type so that they show in the views but not on the
properties page.
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