This article will simply descript how to configure and publish a InfoPath step by step.

Note: To configure and publish InfoPath to SharePoint 2013 ,required the follow items:

(1)、SharePoint Enterprise 2013.

(2)、Microsoft InfoPath Designer 2013.

(3)、An Adminstrator accout to access the SharePoint 2013 site.

(4)、Having the SharePoint Server Enterprise Site Collection feature actived.

(5)、SharePoint State Service Started.

Make sure the SharePoint Server Enterprise Site Collection feature is actived and SharePoint State Service is started.

Note: if you don't see State Service in the Service application list, go to Central Admin--> click Configuration Wizard --> click Launch the Farm Configuration Wizard--> click Start the Wizard --> Select State Service and click OK.

Create and custom InfoPah by Microsoft InfoPath Designer 2013. The detail demo please reference :

http://www.appvity.com/blogs/post/2013/06/16/How-to-configure-and-publish-InfoPath-to-SharePoint-2013.aspx

if you have created the InfoPath that you can publish it, selected the option corrsponding to where you want to publish the InfoPath to:

1、publish InfoPath Form template to form library

Seleted teh Form Library option if you want publish the new form to a SharePoint Form Library only.Click Next to go to the next Publishing Wizard page.

On this page,you have the option to publish to an exsiting form library or create a new form library. if you select create a new form library and click next ,this page will appear:

On this page, type the Name of the new library and click Next. I chose "InfoPath Library". here ,you have the option to promote form field into the colums of the library. click add to add those column and click next, These fileds will be available as column in the SharePoint Site.

Then, click publish the InfoPath form, select open this form library...and click close.

2、Publish InfoPath Form Template to Site ContentType

Select the Site Content Type (advance) option if you want to publish the InfoPath Form template that binds to a Site Content Type. This option will allow the form template to be used in multiple libraries and sites.

To use InfoPath as a ContentType ., go to the library in which you want to create the form, click the library tab->click the library settings->click advanced settings->under allow management of content types, select yes.

under the contentType section ,click add from existing site Content Types->selected Microsoft InfoPath from the "Selected site content type from" drop down list->select InfoPath contentType from available site contentType box->click add, and click ok.

3、 Publish InfoPath as Approved Form Template

Select the Adminstrator-approved form template and click next. this option will make the form template available on all site collection.

Specify the location and file name for the form template and click next.

To re-use the InfoPath template on other site collections ,follow these steps bellow:

In Central Administration ,click General Application Settings-->under InfoPath Form Services, click Mange form templates.

Click Update form tempalte and select file InfoPath which we saved before and click ok

Make sure that form tempalte is uploaded success and click ok.

Now the Form Template is uploaded to the Managed Form Template page.

Click on the down arrow besides the Form template to activate the InfoPath template at the site collection.

Go to the other site collection to activate the feature (Click Site Settings --> under Site Collection Administrator section, select Site Collection Features --> Activate InfoPath).

After that, go to the list in which you want to re-use InfoPath Form and add Content Type.

Now, you can use the InfoPath Form in that site collection.