RadGrid Popup Edit Window

[William]

Is it possible to open the RadGrid Popup Edit window manually? I would like to open it when clicking the update button so I can capture additional information from the user. 

[Jayesh Goyani]

HI,

foreach (GridItem item in grdActionMenu.MasterTableView.GetItems(new GridItemType[] { GridItemType.Item, GridItemType.AlternatingItem }))
{
    GridDataItem dataitem = (GridDataItem)item;
    if(dataitem.GetDataKeyValues["ID"] == "1")
    {
        grdActionMenu.MasterTableView.Items[dataitem.ItemIndex].Edit = true;
    }

}
grdActionMenu.MasterTableView.Rebind();

If this is not your case, please elaborate the scenario.

Thanks,
Jayesh Goyani

[William]

This just puts the item back into edit mode for me. What I need is to popup a window where the user can input additional information this is not in the original Grid. 


-- For example -- 

Let's say the user chose that they were female from a dropdown in the RadGrid, and then clicked the "update" button. A popup window would then appear where they could enter a list of stores they shopped at. In that window there would be a submit button so they could submit the additional information they added. Then all of that information including the information from the grid would be updated in the database. 

[Tsvetina]

Hi William,

The RadGrid control builds its edit forms (including popup) only when it enters edit mode. In other words - the edit forms do not exist out of edit mode. You could consider opening a customized RadWindow to gather the information and then perform the update on the datasource manually without going through the grid command events.

Greetings,
Tsvetina
the Telerik team

[William]

Is it possible to write my own "Update" link for the RadGrid, like you can do with the "Edit" link?

[Jayesh Goyani]

hi,

Please explain in detail.

Thanks,
Jayesh Goyani

[Tsvetina]

Hello William,

I am also not sure what exactly you have in mind, so some clarification would help us give you a more specific answer. Where do you want the button to be situated and what do you want to happen when it is clicked?

Kind regards,
Tsvetina
the Telerik team

[William]

I am attaching images. I hope this makes it a bit more clear. I would like to use the existing update link on the RadGrid if possible.

Image 1 shows one row of the RadGrid. Image 2 shows what that row looks like after the "Edit" link is clicked. Image 3 shows a mock-up of what I would like to happen after the "Update" link is clicked. This popup would allow the user to add additional information to the update if they choose. This popup would only show if the status is set to "Transferred" at the time the "Update" link was clicked. 

I hope this makes more sense.

[Tsvetina]

Hi William ,

You cannot modify the behavior of the autogenerated inplace editors. You could create a FormTemplate (which you can arrange in any way you want), add an Update button and open a RadWindow, similarly to the demo linked in my previous post. Is there anything that you have difficulty in implementing with such approach?

All the best,
Tsvetina
the Telerik team

[William]

I believe this form template will work for what I want. If I run into issues I'll create a more specific thread. Thank you for your help.