Feature request - shared data sources

[wjasonstrutz]

My office is currently migrating servers, which is causing headaches in
migrating forms that use secondary data sources. I've run into the same
problems when switching from a testing database to a live form, essential
because you don't want to mess up live data when testing your Infopath form.

I'd like Infopath to have a shared data source feature. At present,
whenever I alter a form to use the live database, I have to change all the
data connections to point to the live database. Then I have to make sure to
copy the queries, because when I change the database for a data source, the
wizard asks me what tables I want to add. Then I might have issues with the
binding of fields, if I made a mistake in the previous step. If there's a
problem with the binding, then I have big problems with resetting the
conditional formatting and other features on various controls. It's a big
headache.

It would be much easier if there could be a shared data source, which spawns
different data connections that can be used in the schema. This way, I could
change the database that's used with one step, and if necessary, change the
data connections manually.

jason.