Auto Generating Filenames for InfoPath Forms in SharePoint 2013

I saw allot of developers asking: How to to auto generate file names for InfoPath 2013 Forms in SharePoint 2013 Form Library.

So it is very simple please follow the following steps:

  1. Open InfoPath 2013 designer create new blank Form
  2. Go to Data tab and click on data connection add a connection
  3. See the Image:sharepoint
  4. The formula for Generating new names dynamically: concat(“SomeText”,”-“,today())
  5. Click next select your form Library after finished
  6. Click on file than click on publish to SharePoint than again go through normal process and select your SharePoint Form Library publish your form than it will work perfect

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