6 Appendix A: Product Behavior

The information in this specification is applicable to the following Microsoft products or supplemental software. References to product versions include updates to those products.

  • Microsoft Office Forms Server 2007

  • Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007

  • Microsoft InfoPath 2010

  • Microsoft InfoPath 2013

  • Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

  • Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010

  • Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013

  • Microsoft SharePoint Server 2016

§ Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019

  • Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition

Exceptions, if any, are noted in this section. If an update version, service pack or Knowledge Base (KB) number appears with a product name, the behavior changed in that update. The new behavior also applies to subsequent updates unless otherwise specified. If a product edition appears with the product version, behavior is different in that product edition.

Unless otherwise specified, any statement of optional behavior in this specification that is prescribed using the terms "SHOULD" or "SHOULD NOT" implies product behavior in accordance with the SHOULD or SHOULD NOT prescription. Unless otherwise specified, the term "MAY" implies that the product does not follow the prescription.

<1> Section 2.2.1.3.1:  SharePoint Server 2010 exposes this protocol by appending "/_layouts/FormServerDetector.aspx" to the URL of the site; SharePoint Server 2013 exposes this protocol by appending "/_layouts/15/FormServerDetector.aspx" to the URL of the site.

<2> Section 2.2.1.3.1:  Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 returns HTTP Status-Code 404

<3> Section 2.2.1.3.2.2:  The form server version retrieval function is only supported in SharePoint Server 2010.

<4> Section 2.2.2.1.2:  Office SharePoint Server 2007 and SharePoint Server 2010 return a 401 Unauthorized Status-Code if the client is not authorized to access the path in the Request-URI. If the client is authorized to access the path in the Request-URI but is not authorized to access a resource identified by the query parameters in the Request-URI, SharePoint Server 2010 returns a 204 No Content Status-Code and Office SharePoint Server 2007 returns a 302 Found Status-Code.

<5> Section 3.3.5:  The FormServerVersion query parameter is only supported in SharePoint Server 2010.

<6> Section 3.3.5:  If the client is authorized to access the path in the Request-URI but is not authorized to access a resource identified by the query parameters in the Request-URI, SharePoint Server 2010 returns a 204 No Content Status-Code and Office SharePoint Server 2007 returns a 302 Found Status-Code.