Free SharePoint Form Creator/Generator/Builder

By Alon Havivi

Most SharePoint lists and libraries include data entry forms when you want to add an item, but what happens when you want to allow a certain group of users to add items to a list, but not be able to view the items? Or when you need to embed your form in your page? The SharePoint Form Generator allow all users to add entries to the list, and can be used to generate rich UI forms with field validation to be embed in your pages. The Web Part supports all types of columns used in SharePoint list

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Free SharePoint Form Creator/Generator/Builder Web Part

This web part can generate form based data entry from any SharePoint List.

Most SharePoint lists and libraries include data entry forms when you want to add an item, but what happens when you want to allow a certain group
of users to add items to a list, but not be able to view the items? or when you need to embed your form in your page? The SharePoint Form Generator
allow all users to add entries to the list, and can be used to generate rich UI forms with field validation to be embed in your pages. The Web Part supports all types of columns used in SharePoint lists.

Embedding SharePoint Form Generator Web Part in SharePoint Page

  • 2 Activating the feature
    • Site Settings
    • Site Features
    • SharePoint Form Generator
    • Activate
  • 3 Create your List
    • All Site Content
    • Create
    • Custom List
    • Create
    • List Settings
    • Create columns
  • 4 Adding the webpart
    • Edit Page
    • Add a Web Part
    • SharePoint Form Generator
  • 5 Customizing the web part
    • Associate the web part with your list



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Alon Havivi is a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist, working as SharePoint Consultant / Developer at e-office. Specialized in SharePoint 2007/2010 and SharePoint Online (Office 365). With more than 10 years of experience in analysis, design and development complex Internet and Intranet portals using the latest Microsoft tools and practices, such as C# .NET 4.0, Silverlight and Windows Azure platform. Besides professional work, I write articles/blog and publish open source projects on CodePlex
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Article Discussion: Free SharePoint Form Creator/Generator/Builder
Alon Havivi posted at Tuesday, June 16, 2009 4:29 AM
Original Article
nice artcle
Venkatesh Suragana replied to Alon Havivi at Tuesday, June 16, 2009 9:13 AM
very nice one, this is usefull for all!  How can I see the code for this webpart.  I need some modification for the same as per my application, could you please tell me where can i get this code.
Source code
Alon Havivi replied to Venkatesh Suragana at Tuesday, June 16, 2009 9:13 AM

Thank you. You can find the sourch code on CodePlex: http://sfg.codeplex.com/SourceControl/ListDownloadableCommits.aspx

thanks for quick reply
Venkatesh Suragana replied to Alon Havivi at Tuesday, June 16, 2009 9:13 AM
Thank you very much Alon Havivi, you helped me alot!
SharePoint Form Generator
Sandra Humphreys replied to Alon Havivi at Tuesday, June 16, 2009 9:13 AM
Hi Alon - thanks for this download.  My list has a number of numerical columns in it, and I have found that for some reason the form builder is defaulting with a 1,234.56 in each of these columns.  I am an administrator, without code knowledge - would you be able to provide me with a simple solution to remove this figure?
Re: SharePoint Form Generator
Alon Havivi replied to Sandra Humphreys at Tuesday, June 16, 2009 9:13 AM

Unfortunately, it is not possible in the current version. So, there is no simple solution without any code knowledge. But, I'm working on the new release and I will let know (here, in this post) when it is possible.

Error when go to the design your form link
Aniket Patel replied to Alon Havivi at Tuesday, June 16, 2009 9:13 AM

Its a one of the great webparts to fill up the form in a clean way. I have couple of problems with the form webparts.When i click modify shared webparts and the fill up all the details needed in the form generator properties. but when i click on the "Design your form" then it will came up the page "File Not Found" error. Also if you have more than one content type in the lists it will show up the content type field in the form with dropdown having lists of all content types which is not good.

Any thought where to make changes to resolve this.

Thanks

Nice...could you help me to start with Sharepoint...
Perry replied to Alon Havivi at Tuesday, June 16, 2009 9:13 AM
Hi Alon, I have gone through your Sharepoint articles and it is really awesome. Could you please help me to start up with Sharepoint? I am wondering what should be the basic requirement to start learning? What resources required etc etc...

You can presume that I am proficient in C# but naive in Sharepoint. :)

Thanks,
Raj.
Hello Raj
Alon Havivi replied to Perry at Tuesday, June 16, 2009 9:13 AM
I just publish a new FAQ about how to start with SharePoint (2007)

take a look:

Brad replied to Alon Havivi at Tuesday, June 16, 2009 9:13 AM
Hi Alon,

The Form Generator web part appears to be exactly what I am looking for.  However, as with another post I saw on the codeplex page, for some reason the web part does not show up as available to add to a page.  The solution installed correctly, and it shows from WSS Central Administration that it is good.  I am able to activate the solution at the site level, but when trying to add it in edit mode, the SFG is not listed.  I have tried this on 3 separate servers to verify.  I am running WSS 3.0 with all SP's and Windows server 2003 which is also patched right up.

Any thoughts on the cause?

Thanks and regards,
Brad
NF replied to Alon Havivi at Tuesday, June 16, 2009 9:13 AM
Hello,

This web part is very good, but I have found that if the user is not logged in it returns the error:

Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

Is this supposed to be able to update the list when the user in anonymous?
amit replied to dhanapal at Tuesday, June 16, 2009 9:13 AM

Hi,

 

I am using your web part but when I changed it to only edit existing item, it does not let me get to selected item in choice field, it always show first item and also with date its not allowing to enter different date it only shows today's date.

 

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Jessica replied to Alon Havivi at Tuesday, June 16, 2009 9:13 AM
Does this web part as is support Sharepoint 2010? I currently have 2007 but will be migrating to 2010 over the next year.