how do I give users that ability to create canned comments and ins

[Chuck]

I have a specific application that uses INFOPATH very successfully.. The app is that field inspectors go out make observations and create .xml docs based on those observations.. my problem is that all inspectors have their own way of doing things or describing things. so I can create a canned list of selections from a drop down box, however, they never quite encompass what every inspector wants to say.. we have provided a free text box but the complaint we have recieved during our initial implementation is that the individual inspectors typically make the same comments and want to create their own list of things to say..

My question is:

how can I give each inspector the ability to create a list of pre canned comments that they can use to insert into a particular field.. is there an easy way to do this without the users having to learn how to program the fields..???

thanks

Chuck

 

[Brian Teutsch [MSFT]]

Here are a few ideas:

Have a second view where they can create the comments, and give them short
names. Then, you can have a dropdown on the first view that they can pick a
comment, then a button or rule to insert it. So that lives inside a
repeating section, and they can add and remove them at will.

I think this would let the inspectors maange the extra comments all within
InfoPath.

Brian

 

[Chuck]

Thanks Brian.. That sounds great.. How do I do that..???

Chuck

 

[Brian Teutsch [MSFT]]

I take that back, what I was thinking of isn't very easy (or possibly very
difficult). Perhaps someone else will see my suggestion and know how to
tweak it...

Brian

 

[Matthew Blain \(Serriform\)]

Add a secondary data source as an XML file. Have that XML file be edited by
a different InfoPath form template.

--Matthew Blain
http://tips.serriform.com/