InfoPath with Sharepoint 2010 : Create a Custom List Page That Displays the List Item Form

1/6/2012 4:23:10 PM

Modifying the list page in the previous example is neat, but you might not want to do that on the actual list page. Instead, you may want to create a custom list page that performs similar functionality.

To create a custom list page, follow these steps:

1.	Create a new view for your list that only displays the main column (for example, Office).
2.	Create a new web part page in your SharePoint site using a template that has a left column.
3.	Click Add Web Part in the left column zone and select the list from the Library and Lists category, as shown in Figure 1, to add the list web part onto the page. Click Add. Figure 1. Selecting the list web part adds the web part to the page.
4.	Click Add Web Part in the right or header column zone and select InfoPath Form Web Part, as shown in Figure 2, to add the InfoPath Form web part onto the page. Click Add. Figure 2. Selecting InfoPath Form Web Parts adds the web part to the page.
5.	Select Edit Web Part from the list web part item menu. The web part tool pane appears.
6.	In the web part tool pane, change the view to the main column view, as shown in Figure 3, such that only the main column is displayed in the list web part. Click OK. Figure 3. Changing the view determines what is displayed in the list web part.
7.	From the list web part on the page, select Connections, Send Row of Data To, InfoPath Form Web Part, as shown in Figure 4, to create the connection between the two web parts. Figure 4. Sending the row of data to the InfoPath Form web part creates a connection.
8.	In the Choose Connection dialog, select Get Form From, as shown in Figure 5. The InfoPath Form web part will receive the edit form from the list web part. Click Finish. Figure 5. Selecting Get Form From allows the InfoPath Form web part to receive the form from the list web part.
9.	Click Stop Editing on the Page ribbon bar.
10.	Selecting an item from the list displays the list edit form in the InfoPath Form web part on the page, as shown in Figure 6.

Figure 6. Selecting a list item displays the details on the page.

Tip

Change the Chrome to None on the InfoPath Form web part to hide the web part title or change the title to something more meaningful (for example, Office Details).

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InfoPath with Sharepoint 2010 : Create a Custom List Page That Displays the List Item Form

Figure 1. Selecting the list web part adds the web part to the page.

Figure 2. Selecting InfoPath Form Web Parts adds the web part to the page.

Figure 3. Changing the view determines what is displayed in the list web part.

Figure 4. Sending the row of data to the InfoPath Form web part creates a connection.

Figure 5. Selecting Get Form From allows the InfoPath Form web part to receive the form from the list web part.

Figure 6. Selecting a list item displays the details on the page.