Modifying a Content Type
By using InfoPath 2007, you can modify a form template on which existing content type is based. Similar to modifying the form template for a single library, it’s important to be careful when changing a content type form template because you might lose data in the existing forms stored in all form libraries that are based on this content type. For example, if you remove a field from a form template, this field no longer appears in all existing forms in all libraries associated with the content type based on this template; consequently, the data in this field are lost. However, if you are making additions to the content type form template or changing its appearance, you shouldn’t lose any data.
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