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There are other tools available which are easier to implement, provide better scalability, and work seamlessly across mobile devices.Īccess has been around for a long time, and access database applications are generally found in most organizations because they are fairly simple to create by power users. Reading the tea leaves, if you will, I would carefully and thoughtfully reconsider using InfoPath for mission critical applications (a simple form is not defined here as an ‘application’) and steer away from all new development of InfoPath deployed forms via Central Administration.

Keep to the “KISS” rule – Keep It (InfoPath development) simple and stupid. Further, advanced InfoPath form development does not upgrade as cleanly as you might hope. At the current time, InfoPath will be supported until at least 2023, so we can be reasonably assured that using InfoPath to make list forms look pretty and basic offline editing of a form will be safe and upgradable to the next releases of the SharePoint / Office 365 platforms.īe warned, I have found that on some occasions InfoPath forms do not render well on Mobile devices and InfoPath does not support adaptive HTML design. InfoPath is a great tool which allows for quick customization of a lists’ look and feel. To date, I have found there are several options available, and the form platform you choose is going to depend upon your environment, requirements, and application lifecycle. The reality is, that even though InfoPath is at its end of life for new development, it will continue to be supported for at least the next few versions of SharePoint in its current form. In addition, Microsoft is researching new technologies which will replace the current form technologies so they can provide a device independent platform.īut the question many of us have is “How do I choose the right tool” to create web based forms using technologies available right now? Do we abandon InfoPath, and if so, what do we choose?įor the past few months I have been trying out all the InfoPath alternatives to nail down a definitive answer, and I have come to realize the answer is not quite as simple and it is the inevitable “.it depends”. The InfoPath Forms Services technology within Office 365 will be maintained and it will function until further notice.” according to this blog post by the Microsoft Office Team.

We have known for quite some time Microsoft isn’t putting a large effort into InfoPath and in fact “… InfoPath 2013 is the last release of the desktop client, and InfoPath Forms Services in SharePoint Server 2013 is the last release of InfoPath Forms Services.