Multiple Edit Buttons on one grid

[Kerry]

Hello, I have a two part question...I have a radGrid with an Edit LinkButton, this places the Grid into editting in-place...which is the desired effect.  However I have a need to have a second Edit button (Push Button).
1. Can I have another Edit Button that also places the Grid into Edit mode via Popup.

2. While is popup edit mode can I place additional fields on the popup that are not one of the Grid Columns. Essentially I'd like to turn the popup into a Dialog box,  the popup will capture some user input then when they click 'Update' I perform some operations using the data they inputted, Alternatively they can press cancel which would take them out of Edit mode.

Thank you

[Princy]

Hello Kerry,

You can switch between the EditModes using two buttons taking advantage of their CommandName property. Check out the code below to understand better.
aspx:

<telerik:RadGrid ID="RadGrid1" DataSourceID="SqlDataSource1" runat="server" OnItemCommand="RadGrid1_ItemCommand" >

<MasterTableView DataKeyNames="FirstName" DataSourceID="SqlDataSource1" Width="1110px" CommandItemDisplay="Top"  >

<Columns>

<telerik:GridTemplateColumn UniqueName="TemplateColumn1">

<ItemTemplate>

<asp:LinkButton ID="LinkButton1" CommandName="InPlaceEdit" Text="InPlaceEdit" runat="server"></asp:LinkButton>

</ItemTemplate>

</telerik:GridTemplateColumn>

<telerik:GridTemplateColumn UniqueName="TemplateColumn2">

<ItemTemplate>

<asp:Button ID="Button3" runat="server" Text="FormEdit" CommandName="FormEdit" />

</ItemTemplate>

</telerik:GridTemplateColumn>

</Columns>

<EditFormSettings>

<FormTemplate>

<asp:TextBox ID="TextBox2" Text='<%#Eval("ColumnName") %>' runat="server"></asp:TextBox>

</FormTemplate>

</EditFormSettings>

</MasterTableView>

</telerik:RadGrid>

cs:

 protected void RadGrid1_ItemCommand(object source, GridCommandEventArgs e)
    {
        if (e.CommandName == "InPlaceEdit")
        {
            GridEditableItem editItem = (GridEditableItem)e.Item;
            editItem.Edit = true;
            RadGrid1.MasterTableView.EditMode = GridEditMode.InPlace;
        }

        if (e.CommandName == "FormEdit")
        {
            GridEditableItem editItem = (GridEditableItem)e.Item;
            editItem.Edit = true;
            RadGrid1.MasterTableView.EditMode = GridEditMode.PopUp;
            RadGrid1.MasterTableView.EditFormSettings.EditFormType = GridEditFormType.Template;


        }
        RadGrid1.Rebind();
   }

Also you may find this link helpful which explains how to mimic autogenerated Edit Forms using Form Template.

Thanks
Princy.