insert with GridTemplateColumn

[Ja]

Hi,
I'm using the "Client edit with batch server update" example to make my own grid. I have a question that I haven't found the solution. How can I insert a new row using gridTemplatecolumns? I have add a command Item Template linkButton element for the inserting, but when I click on it, it is only appearing for inserting a column that is a bound one. How can I do for Inserting items using template columns?
I'm trying to work in server-side all I can.
Thanks,
Jon

[Genti]

Hi Ja,

Did you add an InsertItemTemplate to the GridTemplateColumn that you are creating?

The demo in our site on batch updates is implemented to perform only updates.
So, you might need to make some modification to make it work in insert scenarios.

I modified it to handle automatic inserts in EditMode="InPlace".

Find attached my solution using GridTemplateColumns and let me know if it helps.

Regards,
Genti
the Telerik team

[Ja]

Hi,
Thank you for your help!

I have to delete the next line: 'stringSetting.TargetControls.Add(new TargetInput(txtBox.UniqueID, true));"
in RadGrid1_ItemCreated to make  appear the textboxes. Do you know why?

Thank you very much,
ja

[Genti]

Hello Ja,

Thank you for contacting us back.

I am not sure how your code looks like. However I suppose you are not setting the dynamic input setting correctly.
To do so you have to:

1. -Your RadInputManager instance should be dynamically created on Init or Load
2. -You need to initialize and add the InputSettings to the RadInputManager first.
3. -You need to add RadInputManager to the Page after you have added all the InputSettings.

Hope this helps.

All the best,
Genti
the Telerik team

[Ja]

Hello Genti,
Thanks again for your help!
Deleting this line works fine, so no problem. 
I have another question. How can I do for opening a new form for editing a line if I click on the edit icon, but still keep the functionallity of editing by double click as the example? Is this possible?
(I've attached a image)
Can you guide me how to proceed?

Thanks in advance,
Ja

[Genti]

Hi Ja,

In this case all you need to do is to enable automatic updates in the grid definition:
AllowAutomaticUpdates="true"
And make sure that you have defined the EditItemTemplate for each of the GridTemplateColumns that you might have.

I am reattaching a modified solution that illustrates this.

All the best,
Genti
the Telerik team

[Ja]

Thank very much,
This works fine!!

But what I had in my head was,  if I have a lot of columns in the DB, visulaize a few in the grid and if I click edit or Insert, to apperar like a new form with all the columns. Is this possible?
Thank very much, i really appreciate your help
gr;
Ja

[Genti]

Hi Ja,

Yes, it is possible.
If you want the form to look like a window you can make the EditMode="PopUp"
depending on your need.

And then in the EditItemTemplate or InsertItemTemplate you can bind controls to other fields of the datasource that weren't displayed in the grid before.

Regards,
Genti
the Telerik team

[Ja]

Thank you very much for your help!!!!

gr,

Jon