Grid with Create but without Update

[Patrick]

We have a grid which needs create functionality, but update functionality does not make sense here (it is a many to many relation, so we only need to create/destroy a link, there is no update).

We can give this grid the create command, and specify the create operation, but now there is no "Save" button, as this is usually done by the "Update" button, which in case doesn't exist.

Is there a way to create a "Save" button, that only shows for newly added rows?

[Dimiter Madjarov]

Hello Patrick,


Generally this functionality is not supported, but I would suggest you an easy workaround to achieve it. You should keep the Grid editable and bind to the dataBound event. In the event handler you should hide the Edit button.
E.g.

function dataBound(e) {
    this.table.find(".k-grid-edit").hide();
}

This way the Update button will be shown for new records only.
I hope that this approach will work in the current scenario.

 

Regards,
Dimiter Madjarov
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