Implementing Roles in Browser Forms

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re: Implementing Roles in Browser Forms

sayangh — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:21:37 GMT

I know it sounds stupid but is there a special way to add hidden fields or we need to insert a text box and somehow make its visibility false? More, I cannot set the second formula with XPath and UserName() function does not show the user name on the textbox. Can u detail on these a bit? I am brand-new to Infopath :(

re: Implementing Roles in Browser Forms

sayangh — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 14:51:34 GMT

Correct me if I am wrong, but I think the correct formula to use for "CurrentRole" would be "users[username = userName()]/../name", at least that is working fine for me. In the xml, the username node is not a child but a sibling to name and thus name[username = CurrentUser] is not actually working. Am I doing something wrong? Also, I have solved the mystery of the UserName() thing....I should keep it as a rule which evaluates it when the form loads.

re: Implementing Roles in Browser Forms

pmdci — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 16:31:05 GMT

Neither

name[username = CurrentUser]

users[username = userName()]/../name

is working for me. The error I get is: " does not point to a valid location path of a field or group."

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Pedro

re: Implementing Roles in Browser Forms

pmdci — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 17:21:45 GMT

ok, according to Sayagh, this is how I got my CurrentRole formula:

xdXDocument:GetDOM("FetchRoles")/roles/role/users[xdXDocument:GetDOM("FetchRoles")/roles/role/users/username = xdUser:get-UserName()]/../name

However, no matter which user I am under, Currentrole always returns the first role on the list (which I called <name>Conception</name>).

Any ideas?

Thank you,

Pedro

re: Implementing Roles in Browser Forms

shashikant12 — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 19:51:43 GMT

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re: Implementing Roles in Browser Forms

ClaytonCobb — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:11:34 GMT

Here's my method of doing this: http://claytoncobb.wordpress.com/2009/06/14/user-roles-in-browser-enabled-forms/.

re: Implementing Roles in Browser Forms

ClaytonCobb — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 08:43:15 GMT

I've improved my method and am now utilizing Active Directory security groups and distribution lists for defining my roles in browser forms:

http://claytoncobb.wordpress.com/2009/07/19/infopath-user-roles-in-browser-enabled-forms-using-groups/