Very often in InfoPath, I need to query Active Directory for certain pieces of information just so that I can have some type of functionality within my forms.  One of the most used and easiest forms of this is the user profile service.  I use this to my advantage to query e-mail addresses, user account info, etc.  Also, this is a must if you use the Contact Selector control from within InfoPath.

Follow these steps and you will be on your way.  Stay tuned for part 2 as I will be showing how to query the display name for AD accounts in a later post.

GetUserProfileByName Data Connection

Create a new data connection to “Receive Data” from “Web Service”. Click Next. Type in the following url: http://yoursite.com/_vti_bin/userprofileservice.asmx?wsdl Click Next Select “GetUserProfileByName” Click Next Leave the default value for Parameter Click Next Leave box unchecked 10. Click Next 11. Name the connection “GetUserProfileByName” 12. Check the box to automatically receive data 13. Click Finish. 14. The wizard will look like the images below.