How is data in unbound controls saved?

  • 9 September 2015
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The docs say, "If the control is not bound, the form can still be published and information collected. The information collected in the form control will be saved within the form even though it is not bound to a column or workflow variable."

If it's not bound to a field (column), then where is the data being stored? Mostly just curious, but also wondering how reliable it is.


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Hi Andy,

This information is stored, along with form variables and attachment references, in an Item property called "Form Data". This is stored as XML and can be extracted within a workflow using the query XML control.

Cheers,

Mark

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Perfect, thanks.

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