[Solved] Add a row to a bound RadComboBox with ItemTemplate inside a RadGrid

[SSirica]

I have a RadComboBox (cbSCAT) that is designed with multiple columns that resides inside of a RadGrid.  It looks like this:

<telerik:RadGrid ID="rgChartOfAccts" runat="server" Skin="Metro" CellSpacing="-1" GridLines="Both" Width="98%" AllowPaging="True">
<ClientSettings>
    <Scrolling AllowScroll="True" SaveScrollPosition="True" UseStaticHeaders="True"></Scrolling>
</ClientSettings>
<MasterTableView AutoGenerateColumns="False" DataKeyNames="COA_ID,COA_GL_ACCOUNT" CommandItemDisplay="Top"
    InsertItemPageIndexAction="ShowItemOnCurrentPage" EditMode="PopUp" Name="ChartOfAccts">
    <CommandItemSettings ShowExportToExcelButton="true" ShowRefreshButton="False" AddNewRecordText="Add new Account" />
    <RowIndicatorColumn Visible="False">
    </RowIndicatorColumn>
    <ExpandCollapseColumn Created="True">
    </ExpandCollapseColumn>
    <Columns>
    <telerik:GridEditCommandColumn ButtonType="ImageButton" Exportable="False" HeaderStyle-Width="30px" ColumnGroupName="grpCOA" />
    <telerik:GridTemplateColumn HeaderText="Account" UniqueName="COA_GL_ACCOUNT" ColumnGroupName="grpCOA">
        <EditItemTemplate>
        <telerik:RadTextBox ID="txtCOA_Acct" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("COA_GL_ACCOUNT")%>' Width="490px" MaxLength="150"></telerik:RadTextBox>
        <asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="rfvCOA_Acct" runat="server" ErrorMessage="RequiredFieldValidator" ControlToValidate="txtCOA_Acct" Text="*" Font-Size="Small" SetFocusOnError="True"></asp:RequiredFieldValidator>
        </EditItemTemplate>
        <ItemTemplate>
        <asp:Label ID="lblCOA_Acct" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("COA_GL_ACCOUNT")%>'></asp:Label>
        </ItemTemplate>
    </telerik:GridTemplateColumn>
    <telerik:GridTemplateColumn HeaderText="Description" UniqueName="COA_DESCRIPTION" ColumnGroupName="grpCOA">
        <EditItemTemplate>
        <telerik:RadTextBox ID="txtCOA_Desc" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("COA_DESCRIPTION")%>' Width="490px" MaxLength="150"></telerik:RadTextBox>
        </EditItemTemplate>
        <ItemTemplate>
        <asp:Label ID="lblCOA_Desc" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("COA_DESCRIPTION")%>'></asp:Label>
        </ItemTemplate>
    </telerik:GridTemplateColumn>
    <telerik:GridTemplateColumn HeaderText="Category" UniqueName="COA_CATEGORY" ColumnGroupName="grpCOA">
        <EditItemTemplate>
        <telerik:RadTextBox ID="txtCOA_Cat" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("COA_CATEGORY")%>' Width="490px" MaxLength="150"></telerik:RadTextBox>
        </EditItemTemplate>
        <ItemTemplate>
        <asp:Label ID="lblCOA_Cat" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("COA_CATEGORY")%>'></asp:Label>
        </ItemTemplate>
    </telerik:GridTemplateColumn>
    <telerik:GridTemplateColumn HeaderText="Contra Account" UniqueName="COA_CONTRA_ACCOUNT" ColumnGroupName="grpCOA">
        <EditItemTemplate>
        <telerik:RadTextBox ID="txtCOA_Contra" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("COA_CONTRA_ACCOUNT")%>' Width="490px" MaxLength="150"></telerik:RadTextBox>
        <asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="rfvCOA_Contra" runat="server" ErrorMessage="RequiredFieldValidator" ControlToValidate="txtCOA_Contra" Text="*" Font-Size="Small" SetFocusOnError="True"></asp:RequiredFieldValidator>
        </EditItemTemplate>
        <ItemTemplate>
        <asp:Label ID="lblCOA_Contra" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("COA_CONTRA_ACCOUNT")%>'></asp:Label>
        </ItemTemplate>
    </telerik:GridTemplateColumn>
    <telerik:GridButtonColumn ConfirmText="Delete this Account?" ConfirmDialogType="RadWindow" ColumnGroupName="grpCOA"
        ConfirmTitle="Delete" ButtonType="ImageButton" CommandName="Delete" Exportable="False" HeaderStyle-Width="30px" />
    </Columns>
    <DetailTables>
    <telerik:GridTableView Name="RateTypeAss" CommandItemDisplay="Top" DataSourceID="" EditMode="PopUp"
        DataKeyNames="RTA_ID" runat="server" Width="100%" BackColor="#FFCC66" AlternatingItemStyle-BackColor="#FFCC66"
        HeaderStyle-BackColor="#FFCC66" ClientDataKeyNames="RTA_ID,COA_GL_ACCOUNT" AutoGenerateColumns="False" ShowHeadersWhenNoRecords="True"
        EnableNoRecordsTemplate="True" NoDetailRecordsText="No Associated records to display.">
        <CommandItemSettings ShowAddNewRecordButton="True" ShowRefreshButton="False" ShowExportToExcelButton="True" AddNewRecordText="Add new Association" />
        <ParentTableRelation>
        <telerik:GridRelationFields DetailKeyField="COA_GL_ACCOUNT" MasterKeyField="COA_GL_ACCOUNT" />
        </ParentTableRelation>
        <NoRecordsTemplate>No records to display.</NoRecordsTemplate>
        <RowIndicatorColumn Visible="False">
        </RowIndicatorColumn>
        <EditFormSettings PopUpSettings-Width="600px" InsertCaption="New Association" PopUpSettings-Modal="True">
        <EditColumn ButtonType="ImageButton" />
        </EditFormSettings>
        <Columns>
        <telerik:GridEditCommandColumn ButtonType="ImageButton" Exportable="False" HeaderStyle-Width="30px" />
        <telerik:GridTemplateColumn HeaderText="Account" UniqueName="COA_GL_ACCOUNT">
            <EditItemTemplate>
              <asp:Label ID="lblAcctA" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("COA_GL_ACCOUNT")%>'></asp:Label>
            </EditItemTemplate>
            <ItemTemplate>
              <asp:Label ID="lblAcctB" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("COA_GL_ACCOUNT")%>'></asp:Label>
            </ItemTemplate>
        </telerik:GridTemplateColumn>

        <telerik:GridTemplateColumn HeaderText="List Code" UniqueName="RATE_TYPE_LIST_CODE">
            <EditItemTemplate>
            <telerik:RadComboBox ID="cbRTL" runat="server" DataSourceID="linqDS_RTL" DataTextField="RATE_TYPE_LIST_CD" DataValueField="RATE_TYPE_LIST_CD"  OnItemDataBound="cbRTL_ItemDataBound" OnSelectedIndexChanged="cbRTL_SelectedIndexChanged"
                Skin="Metro" SelectedValue='<%#Bind("RATE_TYPE_LIST_CODE")%>' DropDownWidth="520px" Width="100px" HighlightTemplatedItems="True"
                AutoPostBack="True" BorderStyle="Solid" BorderWidth="1px" BorderColor="Gray" Height="200px" AppendDataBoundItems="True">
                <HeaderTemplate>
                <table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" class="Main" width="485px">
                    <tr>
                    <td class="ComboHeader2" width="85px" style="text-align: left; visibility: visible;">Code</td>
                    <td class="ComboHeader2" width="350px" style="text-align: left; visibility: visible;">Description</td>
                    <td class="ComboHeader2" width="50px" style="text-align: left; visibility: visible;">Type</td>
                    </tr>
                </table>
                </HeaderTemplate>
                <ItemTemplate>
                <table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" class="Main" width="485px">
                    <tr>
                    <td width="85px" style="text-align: left; visibility: visible;">
                        <%#DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "RATE_TYPE_LIST_CD")%>
                    </td>
                    <td width="350px" style="text-align: left; visibility: visible;">
                        <%#DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "RATE_TYPE_LIST_DESC")%>
                    </td>
                    <td width="50px" style="text-align: left; visibility: visible;">
                        <%#DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "RATE_TYPE_LIST_TYPE")%>
                    </td>
                    </tr>
                </table>
                </ItemTemplate>
                <Items>
                <telerik:RadComboBoxItem ID="RadComboBoxItem2" runat="server" />
                </Items>
            </telerik:RadComboBox>
          </EditItemTemplate>
          <ItemTemplate>
              <asp:Label ID="lblRTL_Code" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("RATE_TYPE_LIST_CODE")%>'></asp:Label>
          </ItemTemplate>
        </telerik:GridTemplateColumn>
        <telerik:GridTemplateColumn HeaderText="List Description" UniqueName="RATE_TYPE_LIST_DESC">
            <EditItemTemplate>
            <telerik:RadTextBox ID="txtRTL_Desc" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("RATE_TYPE_LIST_DESC")%>' Width="490px" MaxLength="150"></telerik:RadTextBox>
            </EditItemTemplate>
            <ItemTemplate>
              <asp:Label ID="lblRTL_Desc" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("RATE_TYPE_LIST_DESC")%>'></asp:Label>
            </ItemTemplate>
        </telerik:GridTemplateColumn>
        <telerik:GridTemplateColumn HeaderText="Service Category" UniqueName="SCAT_CODE" HeaderStyle-Width="105px">
            <EditItemTemplate>
            <telerik:RadComboBox ID="cbSCAT" runat="server" DataSourceID="linqDS_SCAT" DataTextField="SCAT_TYPE" DataValueField="SCAT_TYPE"
                Skin="Metro" SelectedValue='<%#Bind("SCAT_CODE")%>' DropDownWidth="520px" Width="100px" HighlightTemplatedItems="True"
                BorderStyle="Solid" BorderWidth="1px" BorderColor="Gray" Height="200px" AppendDataBoundItems="True" OnDataBound="cbSCAT_DataBound">
                <HeaderTemplate>
                <table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" class="Main" width="485px">
                    <tr>
                    <td class="ComboHeader2" width="85px" style="text-align: left; visibility: visible;">Code</td>
                    <td class="ComboHeader2" width="350px" style="text-align: left; visibility: visible;">Description</td>
                    </tr>
                </table>
                </HeaderTemplate>
                <ItemTemplate>
                <table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" class="Main" width="485px">
                    <tr>
                    <td width="85px" style="text-align: left; visibility: visible;">
                        <%# If(Container.DataItem IsNot Nothing, DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "SCAT_TYPE"), DataBinder.Eval(Container, "Value"))%>
                    </td>
                    <td width="350px" style="text-align: left; visibility: visible;">
                        <%# If(Container.DataItem IsNot Nothing, DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "SCAT_DESC"), DataBinder.Eval(Container, "Text"))%>
                    </td>
                    </tr>
                </table>
                </ItemTemplate>
            </telerik:RadComboBox>
          </EditItemTemplate>
          <ItemTemplate>
              <asp:Label ID="lblSCAT" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("SCAT_CODE")%>'></asp:Label>
          </ItemTemplate>
        </telerik:GridTemplateColumn>
        <telerik:GridTemplateColumn HeaderText="Jurisdiction" UniqueName="JURISDICTION" HeaderStyle-Width="105px">
            <EditItemTemplate>
            <telerik:RadComboBox ID="cbJuris" runat="server" Skin="Metro" SelectedValue='<%#Bind("JURISDICTION")%>' DropDownWidth="50px"
                Width="50px" HighlightTemplatedItems="True" BorderStyle="Solid" BorderWidth="1px" BorderColor="Gray">
                <Items>
                <telerik:RadComboBoxItem Value="" Text="" Selected="true" />
                <telerik:RadComboBoxItem Value="B" Text="B" />
                <telerik:RadComboBoxItem Value="L" Text="L" />
                <telerik:RadComboBoxItem Value="N" Text="N" />
                </Items>
            </telerik:RadComboBox>
            </EditItemTemplate>
            <ItemTemplate>
              <asp:Label ID="lblRTL_Juris" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("JURISDICTION")%>'></asp:Label>
            </ItemTemplate>
        </telerik:GridTemplateColumn>
        <telerik:GridTemplateColumn HeaderText="List Type" UniqueName="RATE_TYPE_LIST_TYPE" HeaderStyle-Width="105px">
            <EditItemTemplate>
            <telerik:RadComboBox ID="cbRTL_Type" runat="server" Skin="Metro" SelectedValue='<%#Bind("RATE_TYPE_LIST_TYPE")%>' DropDownWidth="50px"
                Width="50px" HighlightTemplatedItems="True" BorderStyle="Solid" BorderWidth="1px" BorderColor="Gray">
                <Items>
                <telerik:RadComboBoxItem Value="" Text="" Selected="true" />
                <telerik:RadComboBoxItem Value="D" Text="D" />
                <telerik:RadComboBoxItem Value="N" Text="N" />
                <telerik:RadComboBoxItem Value="R" Text="R" />
                <telerik:RadComboBoxItem Value="S" Text="S" />
                <telerik:RadComboBoxItem Value="T" Text="T" />
                <telerik:RadComboBoxItem Value="X" Text="X" />
                </Items>
            </telerik:RadComboBox>
            </EditItemTemplate>
            <ItemTemplate>
              <asp:Label ID="lblRTL_Type" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("RATE_TYPE_LIST_TYPE")%>'></asp:Label>
            </ItemTemplate>
        </telerik:GridTemplateColumn>
        <telerik:GridTemplateColumn Visible="False" EditFormHeaderTextFormat="">
            <EditItemTemplate>
              <asp:Label ID="lblErr" runat="server" Text= Font-Bold="True" ForeColor="Red"></asp:Label>
            </EditItemTemplate>
        </telerik:GridTemplateColumn>
        <telerik:GridButtonColumn ButtonType="ImageButton" CommandName="Delete" ConfirmDialogType="RadWindow" ConfirmText="Delete this Association?" ConfirmTitle="Delete" Exportable="False" HeaderStyle-Width="30px" />
        </Columns>
        <AlternatingItemStyle BackColor="#FFCC66" />
        <HeaderStyle BackColor="#FFCC66" />
    </telerik:GridTableView>
    </DetailTables>
    <EditFormSettings PopUpSettings-Width="600px" PopUpSettings-Modal="True" InsertCaption="New Account" PopUpSettings-ShowCaptionInEditForm="False">
    <EditColumn ButtonType="ImageButton" />
    </EditFormSettings>
</MasterTableView>
<ClientSettings>
    <ClientEvents OnPopUpShowing="PopUpShowing2" />
</ClientSettings>
</telerik:RadGrid>

I add a extra row to cbSCAT using the following code:

Protected Sub cbSCAT_DataBound(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    Dim combo As RadComboBox = DirectCast(sender, RadComboBox)
    Dim item As RadComboBoxItem = New RadComboBoxItem("ALL", "XX")
    combo.Items.Insert(0, item)
    item.DataBind()
End Sub

It's adding to the Combobox ok except when I chose to edit a grid row with the "extra row", ie the "XX" row, the edit window doesn't even popup.  If I chose Add new record it shows up in the combobox ok like it should.  If I chose to edit a row with a value from the datasource the popup edit window comes up just fine.  

What am I missing?

[SSirica]

Never mind I've moved past this.  Now I'm just trying to get the "Export to Excel" working correctly.  

[Boyan Dimitrov]

Hello,

As far as I understand you have resolved the issue with the RadComboBox control and now you are facing a problem with the RadGrid export to excel functionality. Could you please elaborate a bit more on the problem you are facing?


Regards,
Boyan Dimitrov
Telerik