Browser Infopath Form Doesn't Submit Data to SharePoint Library (but Saving the Form Does)

Question

So I followed a CBT Nugget instruction on setting up an InfoPath 2013 Form and getting it all connected to SharePoint 2013 so that it could be filled out by users via the browser and then set up an approval workflow behind it to start whenever a form was submitted.

All of that is working fine except for the Submission of the form. When you hit the submit button, it acts like it's doing something (it closes out the form) but there's no data saved anywhere. I did the data connection properly as far as I can tell from following the instructions in the video.

However, if I fill out the form and then hit Save or Save As, give it a title manually, then hit Save in that dialogue box and close out of the form, the data is now visible in my SharePoint library and my workflow is triggered accordingly (basically like it was submitted).

I tried setting the submit button up with rules and also with the basic submit button features, but I get the same results both times. Does this mean that the data connection is not correct after all? I've been googling this but I don't seem to be able to find someone with this same problem.

Answer 1

Okay, I figured out what the issue was. The instructions that I had said that you were not supposed to include the /form.aspx at the end of the URL for connecting the document library, but that is apparently not true. I decided to try and add it in to see if it would work and now my submit is working just as it should be! Thanks everyone, sorry for the confusion. I'm glad I got it figured out though! I was getting frustrated!

Answer 2

Make sure that you have all the correct columns checked off within your Library view. If they are not checked off the data will not show up because it has nowhere to go. Also, make sure you made the form save underneath a specific title each time (you can use feilds to custimize your form name each time it is filled out.)