I am designing the self service user form on SharePoint online using InfoPath.
This form will be used for accepting our SharePoint policy , approval work flow & ones submitted/approved ,
a site collection will be created.
I was stuck for few minutes on adding a space validation for a field, thought of using regex but it didn’t worked as expected.
Searched internet as well for few minutes but was not able to find the right trick.
I just pondered more & found a simple trick that I am sharing in this post.
Desired Result:
Now how do we achieve it ?
Open the form in Infopath , click on the field for which you want to add validation.
New –> Validation (enter name)
ADD a condition & Screen TIP.
Condition is : Field — Contains — ” “
Save it & Publish, you are all done.
Test it, it will work like a charm, no regex or any other complex trick is required.
I love infopath forms as they can do wonders & self service solutions can be built by combining form, flow or designer workflow and
Powershell to do the back-end work, great for simple to complex automation.
Microsoft is not releasing any new version for infopath , it seems they are depreciating it , after 2013 no new version of 2016 infopath
or designer is released. I hope Microsoft will revise their strategy & enhance the Infopath forms.
Note: Basic Knowledge of SharePoint & Infopath forms is required to follow this post.
Thanks for Reading
Sukhija Vikas
Tech Wizard 