About InfoPath forms in Groove Mobile Workspace tools

SharePoint designers can use InfoPath to create the user-input forms to be used in SharePoint lists. Designers create the forms in InfoPath's rich development environment, and then publish them to a SharePoint site. Once the form is published as a list component on the SharePoint site, Groove users can take this list offline into a Groove mobile workspace, just as they would with any other SharePoint list.

Using a Mobile Workspace tool that contains an Infopath form

Mobile Workspace tools that contain an InfoPath form resemble any other Groove Forms-based tool. However, note the following distinguishing characteristics:

To create new or edit existing records, you must have InfoPath installed on your system. However, you can read existing records even without installing InfoPath.
Adding or editing a record automatically opens the form directly in the InfoPath application. If this is a new record, a form record is immediately created in the Groove forms tool and synchronized in the workspace, even before you add data or make selections in the form. When you save the form in InfoPath, your updates are immediately sent to Groove and synchronized in the workspace.

A new instance of InfoPath is launched every time you create a new record or edit an existing record.
In InfoPath, a Groove pane appears that includes a list of workspace members. From the Groove pane you can:
Double-click a member name to create and send a Groove message.
Click the "Invite someone..." link to invite people to the mobile workspace.
Click the Show/Hide space members button to show or hide the Groove pane.
The data view in Groove always includes a "Folder" column that references the folder on the SharePoint site that contains each record.
You can right-click in the preview pane of the data view to see InfoPath-related menu options:
Select another InfoPath "view" in which to display the record form.
Print the record.
Move the record to another folder (if available) on the SharePoint site.

Adding a new record via an InfoPath form

In the Groove tool in the mobile workspace, click Add Record and select the form.

InfoPath launches and displays the form and the Groove pane.
Complete the form as needed.
Select File - Save. Your changes are saved in the form record in Groove.
Optional. Close this instance of InfoPath.

Editing a record via an InfoPath form

In the Groove tool in the mobile workspace, select the record you want and click Edit...

InfoPath launches and displays the form and the Groove pane.
Update the form as needed.
Select File - Save. Your changes are saved in the form record in Groove.
Optional. Close this instance of InfoPath.