Publishing InfoPath Form To a SharePoint Library

Posted on June 24, 2012 Updated on July 3, 2014

• First Create your InfoPath form using InfoPath Designer.
• After creating your InfoPath form go to the File Menu and select Form Options.

• In form options Wizard select under category select compatibility and check where  form type is selected as Web Browser Form.
  
• Under Property Promotion Add the field or Group using Add button.this fields are available as columns in the SharePoint library and the site.
  
• Next you need to publish this form to the SharePoint Library.go to the File Menu and click on the publish button then click on SharePoint Server button under Publish Section.
  

• then Publishing Wizard will appears. First enter the name of your SharePoint site and click next

• then select the Publishing Template Type and click next
  
• select a form library from Existing Form Libraries or create new Library to update the Form Template.click next
  

if you select Create a new library radio button and click next you need give a library name.click next

• then click on the Add button and select the fields or Group you need to available as columns in the SharePoint site
  

• then Select a Field Or Group Wizard appears.select the Site Column Group as Non:Create new column in this library
• Give a Column Name (Default Name is Form Field Name)
• then check “Allow users to edit data in this field by using a datasheet or properties page” Check box.otherwise you can’t use this field in SharePoint workflow actions. click next

  
• Finally Publish the form using Publish button.