Grid Editing with SignalR Datasorce

[Catherine]

Hi, 

I saw on another thread that it is not advisable to use signalR as a datasorce in the grid if you plan on using editing. I am currently working on a project where I plan to do exactly that. I would like to know why that might cause problems.
So far I have an example project where I implemented CRUD operations to a database using the grid and a signalR hub and it seems to work pretty well. The live update only works once, but I haven't tried to troubleshoot that problem yet so it might be a simple fix.
It's also worth noting that I am not using in-line editing; I can see how that would take a bit more work to implement.

Thanks!

[Viktor Tachev]

Hi Catherine,

Having CRUD operations with SignalR will technically work. However, it may not be convenient to the users. The reason being that when a push notification comes to the Grid it will be updated and rebound. If the user edits an item at that time the changes will be lost. 

Such behavior will likely not be expected by the users and that would affect user experience. Because of this It is recommended to have a read-only Grid when using SignalR. 


Regards,
Viktor Tachev
Progress Telerik

[Catherine]

Thank you!