Add checkbox on List and Details Screen to select the different relationship tables

Question

I have a list and details screen that shows a Table(one) to many to many other tables.  1 client can be added to many Articles, blogs, etc..

I would like to show how many Articles a client has, as well as blogs.  I would like to be able to show this by selecting via a checkbox, so if I only want to show Articles I would click on the Article checkbox, same with blog.  Then if I want to show both Articles and blogs, I will check both Boxes.  is there an blog or post with simple steps to follow to accomplish this or anyone here on the forum that can help.   Here is a screenshot below, the red circle is the one I want to use checkboxes instead of tab and the results below.  thanks.

Answer 1

This sounds similar to an article Michal Washington wrote about WCf RIA services in LightSwitch

Maybe you should look at his article to see if it can help solve your problem?

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Jan D'Hondt - Database and .NET development

Answer 2

Question I have is "how" would you like to display the Article / Blog / Press Release data?  Together in one grid or separately just without the tabs or show and hide the tabs based on the selection of the check box?

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Derek

Answer 3

at Spursoft, I wouldnt want tabs but either 1 grid showing the data for all 3 tables or 3 grids but only displaying if the checkbox is checked on the right side.  Whichever is easier to code and do.  Thanks

Answer 4

Is the data coming from one table for all three grids?  If so combine them and filter based on the state of the checkbox, if not then you would have to go with multiple grids, change the Tabs Layout to a Rows Layout and place 3 boolean properties on the screen in  another group.  On the PropertyChanged event of each of the properties set the IsVisible property of grid controls set = to the boolean value of the property.

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Derek

Answer 5

Derek, Thanks for the tip, I am just having an issue with the code.  One of my properties is called SelectArticles.  I go to

SelectArticles_Changed() code.  I tried to find grid.isvisable or articles.isvisable but I cannot get the code right.  Do you mind showing me what the code will look like?  Thanks

Answer 6

this.FindControl("grid").IsVisible = SelectedArticles.Value;

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Derek

Answer 7

Thanks for your help Derek

Answer 8

Glad I could help.

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Derek