Unable to edit fields

[Cornelius J. van Dyk]

I have a schema file that is used to generate an InfoPath form.
The form is then published to a WSS Form library.
BizTalk writes to the library using WSSLib.
The record shows up in the library fine.
When you "Fill out this form" in WSS it also adds the record without any
problem.
When you try to edit the document written by BizTalk using InfoPath, you
find the Phone and PhoneExt fields. Both fields have identical definitions
on the InfoPath form design and both fields are identical in the schema
definition but you can edit the Phone field but NOT the PhoneExt field.

Has anyone seen this before?

Thanks
C

 

[Cornelius J. van Dyk]

For the benefit of those who seek knowledge here in the future, I'm posting
the answer to my own question...

It turns out that if your source XML document does not contain a node for
the given control, InfoPath will protect the control and not allow you to
change it's value.
To solve the problem, ensure that the given node exists, even as an empty
node, in the source XML.

Thanks
C

 

[WF Deacon]

Cornelius,

I am not a developer but have developers working with me on a project. We
have this very issue where our fields are being returned from the database
with "null" values. Those "null" values are bound to controls on an InfoPath
form and those controls are not editable. This is very frustrating. My
question is how do you implement your solution? Or in other words, what
exactly needs to be done, where and with what tool to "...ensure that the
given node exists, even as an empty node, in the source XML."? The technical
folks with me would understand your response.

Thanks!
M