{"id":76815,"date":"2024-07-02T13:29:17","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T11:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skaylink.com\/?page_id=76815"},"modified":"2025-08-15T14:53:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T12:53:15","slug":"infopath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skaylink.com\/en\/insights\/blog\/infopath\/","title":{"rendered":"InfoPath is dead\u2026 and now?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"76815\" class=\"elementor elementor-76815\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67329bf5 header-keyvisual-container e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"67329bf5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29338b6e elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"29338b6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skaylink.com\/en\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2418cb2b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2418cb2b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a835b55 header-keyvisual-content e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6a835b55\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-213d03eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"213d03eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"999\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skaylink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/scale.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-79811\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skaylink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/scale.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.skaylink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/scale-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.skaylink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/scale-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.skaylink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/scale-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44d4258a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"44d4258a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d9e57c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d9e57c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Blog<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ce6e264 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ce6e264\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">InfoPath is dead\u2026 and now?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28a6a202 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28a6a202\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Are you still using InfoPath and not ready to switch or move to new solutions? Then enjoy the interesting information provided in this blog.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66c3280 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"66c3280\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c4f6cb4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c4f6cb4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63e61d6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"63e61d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3535bb18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3535bb18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 2, 2024\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-659a675 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"659a675\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2040ad79 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2040ad79\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d2fdb98 elementor-author-box--image-valign-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"7d2fdb98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skaylink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SteveChen-300x232.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of Steve Chen\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSteve Chen\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29b52a15 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"29b52a15\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-592b4d9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"592b4d9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53922285 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"53922285\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d54d5c4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d54d5c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cf01e89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5cf01e89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55723259 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55723259\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Microsoft InfoPath<\/strong> was initially released as part of the Microsoft Office 2003 family as a tool for designing, distributing, filling, and submitting electronic forms containing structured data.<\/p><p>Microsoft InfoPath was used in the following on-premises products:<\/p><ul><li>SharePoint Portal Server 2003 (SPS 2003)<\/li><li>Microsoft Office Server 2007 (MOSS 2007)<\/li><li>SharePoint Server 2010<\/li><li>SharePoint Server 2013<\/li><li>Up to and including SharePoint Server 2016<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3ff42c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3ff42c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition, InfoPath was supported as an InfoPath Forms Services component of SharePoint and SharePoint Online.<\/p><p>It is actually split into three parts:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-984a251 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"984a251\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skaylink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Bild1-InfoPath-1024x427.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76826\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skaylink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Bild1-InfoPath-1024x427.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.skaylink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Bild1-InfoPath-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/www.skaylink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Bild1-InfoPath-768x320.png 768w, https:\/\/www.skaylink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Bild1-InfoPath-1536x641.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.skaylink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Bild1-InfoPath-2048x854.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f61c165 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f61c165\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On September 1, 2015, Microsoft released <strong>InfoPath 2013<\/strong> (15.0.4733.1000) as a standalone download available from the Microsoft Download Center.<\/p><p>This version of InfoPath 2013 is an optional component for Office users who need it. <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/introduction-to-microsoft-forms-bb1dd261-260f-49aa-9af0-d3dddcea6d69\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft Forms<\/a>, which is free for anyone with a <a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/account-billing\/what-is-a-microsoft-account-4a7c48e9-ff5a-e9c6-5a5c-1a57d66c3bfa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft Account<\/a>, is its indirect successor. InfoPath 2013 was the last desktop client version to be released with SharePoint Server 2016, and SharePoint Designer was not re-released with it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b6d234 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34b6d234\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-139f7057 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"139f7057\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-255c1032 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"255c1032\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Features<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-530d2c4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"530d2c4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>InfoPath provided a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/WYSIWYG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WYSIWYG<\/a> form designer<\/strong> where various controls (such as text boxes, radio buttons, and checkboxes) could be bound to data. These controls were displayed separately in a hierarchical tree view of folders and data fields.<\/li><li>A key architectural decision was to adhere to the <strong>XML paradigm<\/strong>, separating the data in a document from its formatting.<\/li><li>All of the data stored in InfoPath forms was saved in\u00a0<strong>XML format,<\/strong> referred to as the \u201cdata source\u201d.<\/li><li>InfoPath templates were saved as archive files with an .xsn file extension.<ul><li><strong>Deployment:<\/strong> Organizations could deploy InfoPath forms on SharePoint sites, enabling end users to fill out forms directly in a web browser.<\/li><li><strong>Scenarios:<\/strong> InfoPath was used for various purposes, including gathering information, connecting data from diverse sources, and automating workflows alongside other solutions such as SharePoint Designer or SharePoint Workflow.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2109156 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2109156\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d304dc8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d304dc8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17592bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17592bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why is InfoPath being discontinued?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-976958a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"976958a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On January 31, 2014, Microsoft announced the end of InfoPath. Their decision was based on feedback from customers and partners who wanted a smart, connected forms experience that works across devices. So,\u00a0 Microsoft began developing a new tool \u2013 <strong>Microsoft Forms<\/strong> \u2013 that makes it easy for people to create, share, and use smart, integrated forms in Office clients, servers, and services that work on their PCs, tablets, or phones.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6cfb5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b6cfb5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"457\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skaylink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Infopath-is-dead-1024x585.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76831\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skaylink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Infopath-is-dead-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.skaylink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Infopath-is-dead-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.skaylink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Infopath-is-dead-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.skaylink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Infopath-is-dead-1536x878.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.skaylink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Infopath-is-dead.jpg 1792w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b6939fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b6939fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">End of support:  InfoPath forms services in SharePoint Online will be retired in 2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7158704 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7158704\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On January 31, 2014, Microsoft initially announced the support lifecycle as follows:<\/p><ul><li>InfoPath 2013 is the last release of the desktop client, and InfoPath Forms Services in SharePoint Server 2013 is the last release of InfoPath Forms Services.<\/li><li>The InfoPath Forms Services technology within Office 365 will be maintained and it will funciton until further notice.<\/li><li>InfoPath Forms Services for SharePoint Server 2013 will continue to be supported through April 2023 as part of Microsoft\u2019s<a href=\"http:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/lifecycle\/?p1=16653\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0lifecycle support policy.<\/a>\u201c<\/li><\/ul><p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/microsoft-sharepoint-blog\/support-update-for-infopath-forms-services-in-microsoft-365\/ba-p\/3858190\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Later, on June 30, 2023<\/a>, Microsoft updated the support statement with an extension up to\u00a0 2026 but\u00a0<em><strong>with no option to extend<\/strong><\/em> InfoPath Forms Services in SharePoint Online <em><strong>beyond July 14, 2026!<\/strong><\/em><\/p><ul><li>For Microsoft 365 SharePoint, InfoPath Forms Services will be removed after July 14, 2026.<\/li><li>For SharePoint Server 2016, SharePoint Server 2019 and SharePoint Server Subscription Edition, the extended support date for InfoPath Forms Services will end after July 14, 2026.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cd2c87 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7cd2c87\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccab4bb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ccab4bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c22725 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c22725\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The plan ahead<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6123d66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6123d66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>So what does this mean for those who are still \u201csitting\u201d or relying on their on-premises InfoPath deployments?<\/p><p>As more companies, organizations, and users adopt a \u201cmodern way of working\u201d, enabling them to leverage cloud services, we\u2019re witnessing a significant shift towards cloud solutions for collaboration. Many tools, such as InfoPath, were designed for on-premises environments. However, in today\u2019s \u201cshift to cloud\u201d landscape, where speed is increasing exponentially,\u00a0 these tools may no longer be suitable.<\/p><p>To quote Marc Anderson, Microsoft MVP:<\/p><p>\u201cThere are fundamental differences with how SharePoint and other platforms are architected for on-premises versus cloud deployments, forcing SharePoint administrators to review and prioritize what should be archived, what should be updated or rebuilt, and what should simply be left behind. The most difficult barrier to moving forward is often the people \u2013 not the technology. People are going to continue using what they know, especially until the newer tools reach feature and functional parity. That parity, however, often means doing things in a different way \u2013 different ways of thinking \u2013 so there has to be a lot of education.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f85800a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f85800a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bca02c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0bca02c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cdadaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8cdadaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Migration or transformation?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac40225 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac40225\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For customers still using InfoPath or InfoPath Forms Services, Microsoft recommends migrating to other modern solutions, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-apps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Power Apps<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-automate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Power Automate<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/introduction-to-microsoft-forms-bb1dd261-260f-49aa-9af0-d3dddcea6d69\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forms<\/a>\u00a0as listed below:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/powerapps.microsoft.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Power Apps<\/a>\u00a0allows you to quickly build and share low-code applications.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/powerautomate.microsoft.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Power Automate<\/a> helps you increase efficiency by streamlining repetitive tasks and business processes.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forms<\/a>\u00a0helps you easily collect data to support better decision-making.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c618350 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c618350\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Impact on Microsoft 365 customers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c322aa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c322aa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/microsoft-sharepoint-blog\/support-update-for-infopath-forms-services-in-microsoft-365\/ba-p\/3858190\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Support update for InfoPath Forms Services in Microsoft 365 &#8211; Microsoft Community Hub<\/a> post, administrators, designers and end users will be affected as follows:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-562f619 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"562f619\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Administrator<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fc8e4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fc8e4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>The entries of configuration capabilities will be removed from the SharePoint Admin Center.<\/li><li>The option to create custom forms in InfoPath will be removed from Forms Settings in SharePoint Online.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b41f49d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b41f49d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Designer\/publisher<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b139fc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b139fc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Designer\/Publisher: <strong>will be disallowed.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e12b11c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e12b11c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">End user<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8602775 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8602775\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p>If the InfoPath solution has already been migrated to other solutions by the designer\/administrator, end users can continue to respond to forms, most likely with a new UI experience provided by the new solution.<\/p><\/li><li><p>If the InfoPath solution has not been migrated, end users will be disallowed to submit a new response using InfoPath service. They can download the InfoPath templates (.xsn) or collected InfoPath forms (.xml) from SharePoint and open them using InfoPath Client 2013 to view the data, provided they have the file permissions.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f274c61 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3f274c61\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1683cc10 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1683cc10\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-652a3cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"652a3cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Call to action<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12f39d7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12f39d7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you haven\u2019t started planning yet, you should definitely start doing so!<\/p><p>Please have a look at the recommended tasks and actions described below\u00a0<em>(based on Microsoft\u2019s o<a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/microsoft-sharepoint-blog\/support-update-for-infopath-forms-services-in-microsoft-365\/ba-p\/3858190\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">riginal post published on June 30, 2023)<\/a>:<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31eac3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31eac3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Assess the impact on your organization<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edb3144 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"edb3144\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Understand how InfoPath is used in your organization.<\/li><li>For SharePoint Online, try the Microsoft 365 Assessment tool to scan the tenant for InfoPath usage.<\/li><li>The Power BI InfoPath Report generated by the scanner tool will hep you to:<ul><li>Identify all InfoPath form usage in the tenant, per site collection and site.<\/li><li>Evaluate the recency and volume of usage of InfoPath forms.<\/li><li>Understand lists, libraries, and content types that use InfoPath.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2644e39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2644e39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2.\tPrepare your migration or transformation plan<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5fb95b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5fb95b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here are some examples of common scenarios and possible approaches for migrating or transforming your existing InfoPath solutions to other modern solutions:<\/p><p><strong>Scenario 1: Simple information collection<\/strong><\/p><p>If you\u2019re using InfoPath to collect information such as surveys, project requests, or address books, you may consider <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/power-apps\/powerapps-overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Power Apps Integration<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/microsoft-forms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forms Integration.<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Scenario 2: Connect data from diverse sources<\/strong><br \/>If your InfoPath solutions include data connectivity to multiple sources, Power Apps may be the alternative. You can follow the instructions in <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/power-apps\/maker\/canvas-apps\/transform-infopath\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Transform your InfoPath form to Power Apps for further guidance.<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Scenario 3: Workflow automation<\/strong><br \/>If your InfoPath is integrated with workflow automation, you can choose either <a href=\"https:\/\/powerapps.microsoft.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Power Apps<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/powerautomate.microsoft.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Power Automate.<\/a>\u00a0For more information, see\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/power-apps\/maker\/canvas-apps\/transform-infopath\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Transform your InfoPath form to Power Apps<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/sharepoint\/dev\/business-apps\/power-automate\/guidance\/migrate-from-classic-workflows-to-power-automate-flows\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Migrate from classic workflows to Power Automate flows in SharePoint.<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Scenario 4: Full control needed<\/strong><br \/>If your InfoPath solution uses features that cannot be fulfilled with the previously described options or if a custom code-based solution is preferred, you can choose to build a <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/sharepoint\/dev\/spfx\/extensions\/get-started\/building-form-customizer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SharePoint Framework Form Customizer extension.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3af3c5e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3af3c5e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c724eda e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c724eda\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07aab3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"07aab3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Summary<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b98f8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b98f8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These changes mean more work for organizations. 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