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InfoPath support in SharePoint Online
While reviewing the settings on the InfoPath page in a SharePoint Online admin center, I saw the following warning. Note that is says 2015. Has MS already stopped support InfoPath in SPO?
- Bill and i are tracking the source down...it is NOT accurate, as you noted.
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I read the following in https://redmondmag.com/articles/2017/10/03/sharepoint-server-2019-infopath-support.aspx:
The idea that InfoPath will live on as a tool for SharePoint Server 2019 also was affirmed by https://www.linkedin.com/in/vladcatrinescu/, a Microsoft MVP and president of vNext Solutions, in an Oct. 2 https://www.crowcanyon.com/talk, which is available on demand https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ene7ynIpocM. Catrinescu said that while not much is known about SharePoint Server 2019, "we know for sure that InfoPath will be back."
I can't see replicating what InfoPath can do using Flow and PowerApps (though I do see lots of great uses for those!)
There's hope yet!
I still see the 2015 message in O365 - SharePoint Admin center when enabling InfoPath.
Will this eventually be updated, or did "until further notice' end up being 2015?
Does anyone have any experiences they can share with enabling/using InfoPath with SharePoint Online?I am not creating anything new in InfoPath and we are advising our clients to use other technologies to create new forrms. It still works but there are so many limitations and better options, that I would be hard pressed to find a good scenario that would require its use.
As mentioned in the MS Cloud show, I feel this will be the same case as Sandbox web parts,
20152025 they will just stop working, and it will be you've had 7 years to migrated away from using them.- I'm not sure what 2015 has to do with this.
With all due respect to our friends on the Cloudshow, they are not up to speed with the way we deprecate features on line. I discussed this at length during the ignite conference last year.
it is our general rule to announce replacement technology at the time of deprecation and then provide at least a years notice, if not longer. Of course, we always act to assure stability and security of the service.Hey Chris McNulty - Just to confirm the datehttps://blogs.office.com/en-us/2016/01/20/sharepoint-server-2016-and-project-server-2016-release-candidate-available/:
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As we continue to evolve, we recognize the need for a long runway as we augment existing business app offerings with new tools and capabilities. As a result, we’re updating the support timelines in conjunction with SharePoint Server 2016, specifically:
- SharePoint Server 2016 will include an ongoing capability to host InfoPath Forms Services. InfoPath Forms Services on SharePoint 2016 will be supported for the duration of SharePoint 2016’s support lifecycle.
- InfoPath Forms Services on Office 365 will continue to be supported.
- InfoPath 2013 and SharePoint Designer 2013 will be the last versions of those products. SharePoint Designer is not being re-released with SharePoint Server 2016, although we will continue to support custom workflows built with SharePoint Designer and hosted on SharePoint Server 2016 and Office 365. Support for InfoPath 2013 and SharePoint Designer 2013 will match the support lifecycle for SharePoint Server 2016, running until 2026.
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Is that last point trying to state that InfoPath forms and SharePoint Designer workflows will continue to function in Office 365 until 2026?
I ask because every time I heard a Microsoft person answer this question at Ignite 2016, the answer was "Microsoft will support Designer as long as we need to in SharePoint Online" and the 2026 date was only applicable to SharePoint Server 2016.
Best I could find on InfoPath Form Services for Office 365 was "supported until further notice." I haven't seen/found anything from any source that directly states when support for InfoPath in SharePoint Online is/was stopping aside from what was stated at aka.ms/ipfs.
AFAIK, InfoPath support will end in 2022 as stated by Microsoft at Ignite 2015...I'm not aware of any change in this statement cc Chris McNulty
- We announced last year that the support was extended to 2026. https://blogs.office.com/en-us/2016/01/20/sharepoint-server-2016-and-project-server-2016-release-candidate-available/
