Will InfoPath controls support a hierarchical list such as an outline?

[keith brickey]

Will any of the standard InfoPath controls support a hierarchical list, such
as an outline, where the end-user has a way to promote, demote, or move a
list item and each list item is stored as a separate field in an underlying
data store?

Thanks,

Keith

 

[Andrew Watt [MVP - InfoPath]]

Will any of the standard InfoPath controls support a hierarchical list, such
as an outline, where the end-user has a way to promote, demote, or move a
list item and each list item is stored as a separate field in an underlying
data store?

Thanks,

Keith

Keith,

I doubt it.

If you change the hierarchy then you are changing the corresponding
XML structure. For most scenarios the underlying W3C XML Schema
wouldn't allow such major changes in structure.

If the relevant part of the schema had <xsd:any> it might be possible.
But for most cases it strikes me as not possible or desirable.

Typically, <xsd:any> wouldn't allow meaningful validation ... since it
allows pretty much anything inside.

Did you have a particular use case in mind?

Andrew Watt
MVP - InfoPath