Exporting Multiple Grids to Excel

Environment

Product Version	2022.2.621
Product	Grid for ASP.NET Core

Description

How can I export multiple Grids to the same Excel file?

Solution

The example below relies on the following key steps:

1. Create an external button to export the data when it is clicked.
2. Use the client-side saveAsExcel method to trigger the data export of each Grid.
3. Handle the ExcelExport event of the two Grids and prevent their default action.
4. Create a new Workbook by using the sheets of the Grids Workbooks and save it through the kendo.saveAs() method.

Index.cshtml

    //Export to Excel Button
    @(Html.Kendo().Button()
        .Name("exportData")
        .Content("Export to Excel")
        .Icon("file-excel")
        .Events(ev => ev.Click("exportDataClick"))
    )

    //First Grid
    @(Html.Kendo().Grid<Kendo.Mvc.Examples.Models.ProductViewModel>()
        .Name("products")
        .Columns(columns =>
        {
            columns.Bound(p => p.ProductName);
            columns.Bound(p => p.UnitPrice);
            columns.Bound(p => p.UnitsOnOrder);
            columns.Bound(p => p.UnitsInStock);
        })
        .Events(e => e.ExcelExport("products_excelExport"))
        .Pageable()
        .DataSource(dataSource => dataSource
            .Ajax()
            .PageSize(20)
            .Read(read => read.Action("Excel_Export_Read", "Grid"))
        )
    )
    //Second Grid
    @(Html.Kendo().Grid<Kendo.Mvc.Examples.Models.OrderViewModel>()    
        .Name("orders")
        .Columns(columns => {
            columns.Bound(p => p.OrderID).Filterable(false).Width(100);
            columns.Bound(p => p.Freight).Width(100);
            columns.Bound(p => p.OrderDate).Format("{0:MM/dd/yyyy}").Width(140);
            columns.Bound(p => p.ShipName);
            columns.Bound(p => p.ShipCity).Width(150);
        })
        .Events(e => e.ExcelExport("orders_excelExport"))
        .Pageable()
        .DataSource(dataSource => dataSource
            .Ajax()
            .PageSize(20)
            .Read(read => read.Action("Orders_Read", "Grid"))
        )
    )

JavaScript

    <script src="https://unpkg.com/jszip/dist/jszip.min.js"></script>
    <script>
        // Use Promises to sync the exports.
        var promises = [
            $.Deferred(),
            $.Deferred()
        ];

        function exportDataClick(e) { //"Export to Excel" button "click" event handler.
            // Trigger export of the "products" Grid.
            $("#products").data("kendoGrid").saveAsExcel();
            // Trigger export of the "orders" Grid.
            $("#orders").data("kendoGrid").saveAsExcel();
            // Wait for both exports to finish.
            $.when.apply(null, promises)
            .then(function (productsWorkbook, ordersWorkbook) {
                // Create a new workbook using the sheets of the "products" and "orders" workbooks.
                var sheets = [
                    productsWorkbook.sheets[0],
                    ordersWorkbook.sheets[0]
                ];
                sheets[0].title = "Products";
                sheets[1].title = "Orders";
                var workbook = new kendo.ooxml.Workbook({
                    sheets: sheets
                });
                // Save the new workbook.
                workbook.toDataURLAsync().then(function(dataURL) {
                    kendo.saveAs({
                        dataURI: dataURL,
                        fileName: "ProductsAndOrders.xlsx"
                    });
                });

                promises = [
                    $.Deferred(),
                    $.Deferred()
                ];
            });
        }
        function products_excelExport(e) { //"ExcelExport" event handler of "products" Grid.
            e.preventDefault();
            promises[0].resolve(e.workbook);
        }
        function orders_excelExport(e) { //"ExcelExport" event handler of "orders" Grid.
            e.preventDefault();
            promises[1].resolve(e.workbook);
        }
    </script>

For a runnable example based on the code above, refer to the REPL project on exporting multiple Grids to Excel.

More ASP.NET Core Grid Resources

• ASP.NET Core Grid Documentation

• ASP.NET Core Grid Demos

• ASP.NET Core DataGrid Product Page

• Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core Video Onboarding Course (Free for trial users and license holders)

• Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core Forums

See Also

• Telerik REPL: Exporting Multiple Grids to Excel
• Exporting to Excel (Overview)
• Client-Side API Reference of the Grid for ASP.NET Core
• Server-Side API Reference of the Grid for ASP.NET Core
• Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core Breaking Changes
• Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core Knowledge Base