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…it pains me greatly to have to inform you that this seventh edition of the series is one of those posts where you have to put on the brakes and explain some really boring conceptual stuff to proceed with the rest of the series. Yeah, I know – theory is boring and sucky and you just wanna get into the nuts and bolts of it all. But, as Homer often demonstrates, sometimes we have to defy our genetic programming and actually read the instructions…

This time around, let’s take care of the “reduce data entry” requirement, and leverage some of InfoPath’s useful features to make our form smarter.

Welcome again students to part 5 of the CleverWorkArounds Institute Body of Knowledge (CIBOK). As you know, the highly prestigious industry certification, the CleverWorkarounds Certified Leave Form Developer (CCLFD) requires candidates to demonstrate proficiency in all aspects of vacation/leave forms. Parts 1-4 of this series covered the introductory material, and now we move into the more advanced topic areas.

Hi again. Welcome to part 4 of my tribute to the “leave form”. It’s probably time to just get straight into the article, as I think the whole leave form joke isn’t overly funny anymore

Hi and welcome to part 3 of a series of article that are dedicated to raising awareness of the plight of the much-misused leave form. Long has it been the favourite “real world” example of consultants and IT departments worldwide, to demonstrate how SharePoint product features can be used to achieve a utopian dream of reliable, consistent and optimised processes

Hi again and welcome to the next exciting instalment in the series that pays tribute to the consultant “get out of jail free” card that is the organisational “leave form”.

Where would SharePoint consultants worth their grain of salt be without the leave form, eh? When all else is lost, there it is to save your ass from the wrath of the CIO who is wondering where his two hundred grand of license fees, hardware and programming went…