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Microsoft Forms External Sharing Disabled
- Nov 26, 2019
Sakthisp If you have File Upload field in your form, it must be for users in your org only.
The form can be anonymous, for use externally, but not with the file upload field.
Sakthisp Just sharing my experience and a potential work around which works in my scenario. I set up a form to capture new client data for KYC checks, with that comes the requirement to upload proof of ID documents. So in my MS Form I add a "Text" section, in the question box I put some detail about what type of document is required etc. I then created a Sharepoint folder, lets call it "Client upload" folder. I then simply create and copy the link, set to share with anyone, then paste the link into the relevant forms "Text" box. The Form recipient receives the form and the link appears in the question field, there is obviously a click through in order to upload the document instead of attaching within the form itself, the document then ends up in my sharepoint folder.
The problem with this is that the recipient could still potentially click through the question without uploading a document, but it will work in some scenarios, like in mine where if the recipient doesn't upload a document I can easily work out who it is and ask them to do it, as I am only sending the form to one or two people at a time.
Hope this helps
- ggoodfellowFeb 09, 2021Copper Contributor
Thanks for sharing your creative workaround, jasoncoppen. That might actually work for my purpose too. Better than nothing.
Wish we just had some acknowledgement of if this will be fixed and when. If you knew it was pending, I would wait. If I knew it a year away, I might pursue something alternative.
- JemlocksMar 04, 2021Copper Contributor
Spent ages working on a form and then to find the upload function is disabled 😞
Sort this out Microsoft as the form creation is brilliant for a novice like me.
- HarbourSportMar 22, 2021Copper Contributor
Jemlocks Arrggggg... I just had the same. Created a form with heaps of sections and branching only to find out the upload won't work externally. Super annoyed at Microsoft right now and will revert back to a Google form that will do this!
- WanJus365Feb 09, 2021Copper ContributorSystems & technologies are created to make life easier and proper.