Business Forms Design for SharePoint 2010,2013,Office 365 without InfoPath

1. Business Forms Design for SharePoint 2010/2013/Office 365 without InfoPath
SPS Events DC 2014
By Hemendra Patel
Oct 25, 2014

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4. Agenda
•Why Business Forms Design without InfoPath ?
•What are my alternatives?
•Alternative Deep Dive
•Forms7 in Action
•Best Practices Guidance
•Q & A

5. Why Business Forms Design without InfoPath ?
InfoPath frequently asked questions*
1.Will Microsoft be shipping another version of InfoPath? No, there will not be another version of the InfoPath desktop client or InfoPath Forms Services. We are focusing all of our investments on new intelligent, integrated forms experiences across Office technology.
2.How long will InfoPath be supported? The InfoPath 2013 client will be supported through April 2023. InfoPath Forms Services for SharePoint Server 2013 will be supported until April 2023. InfoPath Forms Services in Office 365 will be supported until further notice. For more information on InfoPath Forms Services support in Office 365, please review our Online Services Support Lifecycle Policy. (*Source: http://blogs.office.com/2014/01/31/update-on-infopath-and-sharepoint-forms/)
You should continue to use InfoPath technology and We’ll provide more details on migration scenarios and guidance in Q4 of CY 2014.

6. What are my alternatives?

7. Alternative Deep Dive – K2
Build forms for your apps and lists in SharePoint using drag and drop design
Combine existing data with SharePoint List information on one form
Integrate with K2 workflows
Access it on any device

8. Alternative Deep Dive – Nintex
Quick and Easy Forms Design
Seamless Workflow Integration
Access Anywhere, Anytime

9. Alternative Deep Dive – Formotus
Business logic, data validation, conditional formatting, multiple views
Data connections to SharePoint, Web Services, email (XML, HTML, PDF)
Rich custom controls (GPS, camera, touch screen ink)
Integrated Formotus workflows for dispatch and job assignments
Optimized for offline form filling on all tablet devices (Windows 8, iOS, Android)
Design forms using InfoPath Designer and Formotus cloud console

10. Alternative Deep Dive – Forms7
Open Source CodePlex Project, Created by Mark Rackley
Works with SharePoint 2010, SharePoint 2013 and Office 365
Branding
•CSS
•Images
•Scheme
Helper Scripts
Reusables
•SPServices
•Jquery,Form7

11. Forms7 : In Action
Fully customizable HTML
CSS driven
Allows complex validations
Reusable
Allows data lookup from multiple Lists

12. Best Practices Guidance
Evaluation Criteria
Product 1
Product 2
Product 3
Works offline
Allows complex validations and rules
Save offline and submit when online
Allows Multiple Data Sources
Allows easy customization on style
Responsive UI
Integrate with SharePoint Lists/Libraries
Integrate with Camera/GPS locations
S/W Cost per Seat/Server/Farm
Browser Support
Upgrade Considerations

13. Thanks to our Sponsors!!!

14. About me
Hemendra Patel
•SharePoint Solutions Architect and Member of NTT Data’s SharePoint Center of Excellence Team
•Things I enjoy the most: Architectures, Innovation, Investing & Travel
•Join my LinkedIn Group : “SharePoint - Enterprise Solutions Architects”
•Read my blog at http://hemsoft.blogspot.com
•Follow me at @hemsoft2010

15. Join us at #SharePint sponsored by K2 at World of Beer of Reston in the Towncenter just across the bridge
Why? To network with fellow SharePoint professionals
What? SharePint!!!
When? 6:00 PM
Where?
World of Beer Reston
1888 Explorer Street
Reston, VA 20190
Thanks to?
K2!