Adding multiple grids for viewing related entities of an entity

Question

User320031091 posted

I have an entity say Employee which has links to contacts, addresses e.t.c.  The default code generated by dynamic data generates a page for an employee which has buttons to show all contacts and a separate button to show all addresses. I'd like to show all the contacts within the other employee details like name , surname rather than having to navigate to a separate page.

How can I best do this?

In relation to this do I simply use the basic generated pages and then modify them, but what if then make changes to the data model, do my original changes get overwritten?

 

Answer 1

User-330204900 posted

Hi Matt have a look at my series on FieldTemplates here:

1. The Anatomy of a FieldTemplate.
2. Your First FieldTemplate.
3. An Advanced FieldTemplate.
4. A Second Advanced FieldTemplate.
5. An Advanced FieldTemplate with a GridView.
6. An Advanced FieldTemplate with a DetailsView.
7. An Advanced FieldTemplate with a GridView/DetailsView Project.

You want to the what I've now called the ChildrenGrid (old name An Advanced FieldTemplate with a GridView) FiledTemplate I think.

hope this helps [:D]

Answer 2

User320031091 posted

Thanks Steve I'll review all of the links in detail shortly.

 One thing I'm puzzled on though is from

http://csharpbits.notaclue.net/2008/08/dynamic-data-and-field-templates.html

why would you have to change a page template into a field template, aren't you just embedding a page template in another page template?

Answer 3

User-330204900 posted

No problems it just gives you sort of a mater detail type page real easy, if you add it via UIHint on a Children column then you get the all the child records for that master record

i.e. Northwind Orders->Order_Details

It is usefull, also I added a ForeignKey ParentDetail FT the allows you to look bac from the detail at the MasterParent record.

Hope this helps [:D]

Answer 4

User-330204900 posted

The other way to go is custom pages, try this series on my blog:

1. Custom Pages Part 1 - Standard Custom Page based on an existing PageTemplate and customised in the DynamicData\CustomPages folder.
2. Custom Pages Part 2 - A completely Custom Page again in the DynamicData\CustomPages folder.
3. Custom Pages Part 3 - Standard ASP.Net Page with Dynamic Data features added to take advantage of the FieldTemplates.
4. Custom Pages Part 4 - A DetailsView and a GridView using Validation Groups

Hope this helps [:D]