Creating Internal forms

[Kevin Porter]

I am trying to create a form that a user fills out. Sends it to their
supervisor. the supervisor then finishes the form (its a Time Off request
sheet, he as to approve it), then he is able to send it to the HR department.

Everyone who uses the form will be using Outlook in an exchange environment.

I created a form that looks the same in both the compose and read pages.
But when I fill out the form in the compose and send it, the receiver just
gets the blank form.

How do I connect the fields from the compose page to fields on the read page?

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Use the Value tab on each control's Properties dialog to bind each control to the correct Outlook field. You need to publish the form to the Organizational Forms library, with the "Send form definition with item" box unchecked.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Kevin Porter]

Thank you for yoour lightning response.

Use the Value tab on each control's Properties dialog to bind each control to the correct Outlook field. You need to publish the form to the Organizational Forms library, with the "Send form definition with item" box unchecked.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Hollis Paul]

I created a form that looks the same in both the compose and read pages.
But when I fill out the form in the compose and send it, the receiver just
gets the blank form.

How do I connect the fields from the compose page to fields on the read page?

For future use, you avoid all these problems by not using a split form design.
Make sure, before you design any controls that the form is not split into
compose and read forms. Uncheck the box on the forms menu that says to use
separate forms. If the form is not split, then anything you see in the compose
form, will be visible in the read form.

If you do want to use a split form, the design all the common elements in
unsplit form mode, and the add the unique elements to each form afterwards.
That way the values in the common controls will auto-load from the compose to
the read form.

 

[Kevin Porter]

Thanks I did not know I could do that. I changed the setting on my current
form. Now I just have to figure out how to give myself permission to publish
to OFL.

 

[Hollis Paul]

Thanks I did not know I could do that. I changed the setting on my current
form. Now I just have to figure out how to give myself permission to publish
to OFL.

The Exchange Administrator is supposed to do that. If that is you, then you
need to search the Exchange admin help file for Organizational Forms Library,
and you will find the details of how to create the file and how to set
permissions for it.