2.2.2.3 InfoPath Forms Services

The protocols and structures in the following table enable InfoPath Forms Services in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013.

Protocol or structure name	Description		Short name
Forms Services Design and Activation Web Service Protocol	Allows a protocol client to communicate with a form server to validate, browser-enable, or manipulate settings of form template files in supported scenarios.		[MS-FSDAP]
Forms Services Feature Detection Protocol	Allows a protocol client to detect whether InfoPath Forms Services is present and enabled on the server. InfoPath Forms Services is necessary to publish a browser-enabled form template (.xsn) file.		[MS-FSFDP]
InfoPath Form File Format Structure	Enables a form server, with an associated form template (.xsn) file, to render and edit form data from a form file in a Web browser.		[MS-IPFFX]
Universal Data Connection 2.0 XML File Structure	Provides a container for data connection (3) information.		[MS-UDCX]
InfoPath Data Connection File Download Protocol	Allows a protocol client to retrieve a Universal Data Connection (.udc, .udcx) file.		[MS-INFODCF]
Forms Services Proxy Web Service Protocol	Forwards SOAP messages for a client application, and returns the targeted Web service response.		[MS-FSPP]
InfoPath Form Template Format Version 2 Structure	Enables a form server to render and edit form data in a Web browser.	[MS-IPFF2]
InfoPath Digital Signing Protocol	Enables a form server client to digitally sign a form file.	[MS-IPDSP]

The protocol in the following table enables InfoPath Forms Services in Microsoft SharePoint 2007 Products and Technologies only.

Protocol name	Description	Short name
InfoPath Form Template Format Structure	Enables a form server to render and edit form data in a Web browser.	[MS-IPFF]