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Telerik Admin asked on 26 May 2009, 06:58 AM

The Telerik Sales Dashboard is a demo application for monitoring a company’s sales representatives’ performance. The dashboard provides senior management with rich data visualizations for analyzing enterprise data, thus facilitating the decision-making process in a typical business environment. The demo demonstrates a best practice approach for structuring a large-scale enterprise application that has a single business-logic layer shared by two different presentation layers: a desktop version (built on WPF), and a web version (built on Silverlight). Both UI implementations have an identical look, thanks to the industry’s only truly cross-platform UI components –RadControls for Silverlight and RadControls for WPF. The two suites share the same API and are derived from the same codebase, enabling extensive code reuse between WPF and Silverlight front-ends.

You can see live Silverlight example at: http://demos.telerik.com/silverlight/salesdashboard

You can see live WPF example at: http://demos.telerik.com/wpf/salesdashboard

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answered on 27 May 2009, 09:16 PM

I have downloaded the sample demo source code and when I try to build the solution, i am getting the following errors. any ideas?

Error 1 The OutputPath property is not set for this project. Please check to make sure that you have specified a valid Configuration/Platform combination. Configuration='Debug XBAP' Platform='AnyCPU' Telerik.SalesDashboard.Shell.Desktop

Error 3 Cannot find project output file C:\Users\pkothari\Desktop\Telerik\Silverlight\Q12009\SP2\Telerik.SalesDashboard\Telerik.SalesDashboard.Shell\Bin\Debug XBAP\Telerik.SalesDashboard.Shell.xap. 0 0 Telerik.SalesDashboard.Web

Error 4 The referenced assembly "C:\Users\pkothari\Desktop\Telerik\Silverlight\Q12009\SP2\Telerik.SalesDashboard\Telerik.SalesDashboard.SalesStats.YearToDate\bin\Debug XBAP\Telerik.SalesDashboard.SalesStats.YearToDate.dll" was not found. If this assembly is produced by another one of your projects, please make sure to build that project before building this one. Telerik.SalesDashboard.Shell

answered on 28 May 2009, 12:45 PM

Hello Pratik,

Here is how to run the solutions:

WPF:
- open the Telerik.SalesDashboard_WPF solution
- make sure the build configuration is "Debug" and NOT "Debug XBAP"
- set the Telerik.SalesDashboard.Shell.Desktop project as the startup project

Silverlight:
- open the Telerik.SalesDashboard_SL solution
- make sure the build configuration is "Debug" and NOT "Debug XBAP"
- set the Telerik.SalesDashboard.Web project as the startup project
- set the Telerik.SalesDashboard.ShellTestPage.aspx page as the startup page

Note that you should have Telerik OpenAccess ORM installed on your machine in order to be able to build the solutions. Let me know if you have any problems with the solutions after you follow the above instructions.

As a side note, a whitepaper is actually being prepared and should be available early next week.

Sincerely yours,
Tihomir Petkov
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answered on 01 Jun 2009, 07:37 PM

Thank you for the detailed response. I am able to build the solution now for silverlight. When i run the application though, i get an error message regarding

{"Telerik.OpenAccess: No enhanced assembly has been found for meta-data construction. This may be caused by a missing app.config file (use app.config as embedded resource then) or by an insufficient references section in the configuration file (add the referenced enhanced assemblies there too) or by a wrong enhancement setting; please check your configuration."}

I have right clicked on the Telerik.SalesDashboard.Web project and updated the configuration file again. I also tried deleting the Telerik OpenAccess ORM references from the BIN folder and add them again from my installation inside Program Files.

I do have Telerik OpenAccess ORM installed.

Also, do you know a specific date when the whitepaper will be available. That will be very helpful as we evaluate these controls.

Pratik

answered on 08 Jun 2009, 03:32 PM

Hi guys,

Pratik, Bilal,

The whitepaper discussing the creation of the Telerik Sales Dashboard Demo and the usage of Prism is almost completed but still requires some more work and polishing. I expect we will be able to publish it next week. In the meanwhile if you have any specific questions regarding the use of our controls please do not hesitate to open a dedicated support ticket or forum thread and we will be happy to answer them.

Matjaž,

To download the source code for the Telerik Sales Dashboard Demo for Silverlight go to Your Account->Downloads and just below RadControls for Silverlight (which includes all controls and examples) there is another link which says "Source Code, Automatic Installation, Manual Installation, Examples..." - there you can choose to download only the Sales Dashboard Demo.

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answered on 27 Jul 2009, 10:44 AM

Hi Andy,

You can safely discard the source control bindings - you do not need them on your machine.

Here is how to run the solutions:

WPF:
- open the Telerik.SalesDashboard_WPF solution
- make sure the build configuration is "Debug" and NOT "Debug XBAP"
- set the Telerik.SalesDashboard.Shell.Desktop project as the startup project

Silverlight:
- open the Telerik.SalesDashboard_SL solution
- make sure the build configuration is "Debug" and NOT "Debug XBAP"
- set the Telerik.SalesDashboard.Web project as the startup project
- set the Telerik.SalesDashboard.ShellTestPage.aspx page as the startup page

Note that you should have Telerik OpenAccess ORM installed on your machine in order to be able to build the solutions. Let me know if you have any problems with the solutions after you follow the above instructions.

Regards,
Tihomir Petkov
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answered on 02 Sep 2009, 01:21 AM

I love look and feel (and the functionality) of this app and can see potential for it within my organisation. I think these components from Telerik have good potential for us.
I am preparing a prototype/concept app for my commrades to convince them to purchase Telerik components for our use.

I have been reviewing how this application works and fiddling with it.
I have added another data component, and the corresponding classes, modules, etc.
I copied the Representatives items and renamed and configured them to be Sites (per my other data).

I have tried all sorts of things but I am getting stuck when it comes to updating and adding my bits to the Service Reference - SalesDashboardServiceReference - I think I need to add the GetRepresentativesCompletedEventArgs but can't find where or how.

Where do I do this sort of activity?

answered on 02 Sep 2009, 11:14 AM

Hello Richard,

The GetRepresentativesCompletedEventArgs type is automatically generated for you by Visual Studio when you add the service reference to the Silverlight project. This means that if you make any changes to the WCF service on the server side, you need to update the service reference in the Silverlight project in order to get the changes to the service on the client side. You can update the serivce reference by right-clicking on it in the Silverlight project and choosing "Update Service Reference" from the context menu that pops up.

Let me know if this helps.

Greetings,
Tihomir Petkov
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answered on 04 Sep 2009, 08:03 AM

Hello Richard,

Whether you make a dedicated Sites module or you intergrate the data in the Representatives module depends entirely on your project requirements. However, what you do with your data on the client side, does not affect the data types exposed by the service proxy - they are determined by the WCF service on the server. Thus, if you want to alter the types exposed by the service, you should do that on the server side and the changes will be available on the client side after you update the service reference (which will re-generate the service proxy).

All the best,
Tihomir Petkov
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answered on 08 Sep 2009, 06:04 AM

Hello Richard,

The WCF service is included in the solution - you can find it in the web project. Regarding your second question, you may use a duplex WCF service. Here are some links that may be useful if you are not familiar with this type of services:

http://blog.developers.ba/post/2009/02/25/Silverlight-chat-application-using-WCF-full-duplex.aspx
http://silverlight.net/forums/p/121442/274009.aspx
http://www.mokosh.co.uk/post/Silverlight-3-and-WCF-Duplex-Services.aspx
http://silverlightforbusiness.net/2009/06/23/pushing-data-from-the-server-to-silverlight-3-using-a-duplex-wcf-service/

However, using a duplex service would require a number of modifications to the client code, including re-writing the service proxy.

Greetings,
Tihomir Petkov
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answered on 22 Sep 2009, 12:08 PM

Hi Bilal,

The reason for the error you get is that the source code is distributed without the .pdb files of our controls. To resolve the problem simply copy the correct version (build # and type - trial or full) of the .pdb files to the Binaries/Telerik/[Silverlight | Desktop] folder in the solution. The .pdb files are included in the .zip when you download the controls from our website.

Let me know if you have any difficulties.

All the best,
Tihomir Petkov
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answered on 24 Sep 2009, 01:13 PM

Hi Bilal,

If I may make a comment:

It depends on what you mean by fancy. There are limitations to what Silverlight can do. That being said, Prism is a collection of related software patterns and libraries and is not trivial to fully implement in a robust enterprise application. It does have a steep learning curve but the rewards can be great. It does require a good understanding of what Prism is trying to achieve and how you want to apply it to your situation. This means it takes research time...

As far as ideas, the best I can say is grab the Prism (Composite Application) guidance up on codeplex. Then read it thoroughly. Let it ferment in your brain, thinking how it applies to the application(s) you want to build. Then read it again, looking for patterns that apply best to achieve that.. Then read Miroslav's blog post, download his source code and see how one might use the radDocking control to implement Prism. Ask yourself what parts of Prism his example implements.

At that point, you'll have a better understanding of Prism as it applies to Telerik's controls. Then it's up to you to design your application and implement the parts of Prism you need.

Regards,
Paul from Minneapolis

answered on 24 Sep 2009, 02:51 PM

Hi Paul,
Thanks for your feedback. I truly appreciate it.

Actually, I started like 3 months ago reading on Silverlight. I read around 4 or 5 books. I also worked on some of the Telerik's control. I even implemented a pluggable solution in Silverlight named it "VBC shortcuts". Where I load links to downloadable XAP files. Each XAP downloaded is a separate application by itself all hosted under the umbrella of one main host application.
Now I am planning to learn Prism by convering this application to be modular and based on Prism.

I read the guidance once, for sure I have better understanding on how Prism works. I also went through the Telerik's Sales Dashboard, checked out how things are done.

I printed the Prism dashboard again and will go through it as a second read I am sure I will conclude things easily.

But maybe the few resources on Prism, examples and stuff is making it hard to fully understand it and what can be done using it.

Thanks again,
Regards

answered on 20 Oct 2009, 06:19 PM

I am trying to start the silverlight solution. I use Openaccess ORM and the compiler settings are like you suggest. I am able to compile but when i start the projetct, the browser starts with the modules in it, but no data is displayed. in the debugger i get the following message OpenAccessException not handeled (in SalesDashboradScopeProvider.cs at line 118):

Unable to create instance of driver class 'Telerik.OpenAccess.RT.Adonet2Generic.Impl.DBDriver': System.Exception: Der Typeninitialisierer für "Telerik.OpenAccess.RT.Adonet2Generic.Impl.DBDriver" hat eine Ausnahme verursacht. ---> System.TypeInitializationException: Der Typeninitialisierer für "Telerik.OpenAccess.RT.Adonet2Generic.Impl.DBDriver" hat eine Ausnahme verursacht. ---> System.IO.FileLoadException: Die Datei oder Assembly "Telerik.OpenAccess, Version=2009.1.405.1, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=7ce17eeaf1d59342" oder eine Abhängigkeit davon wurde nicht gefunden. Die gefundene Manifestdefinition der Assembly stimmt nicht mit dem Assemblyverweis überein. (Ausnahme von HRESULT: 0x80131040)
Dateiname: "Telerik.OpenAccess, Version=2009.1.405.1, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=7ce17eeaf1d59342"
   bei Telerik.OpenAccess.RT.ClassHelper.FromType(Type type)
   bei Telerik.OpenAccess.RT.ClassHelper.FromClass(Type cls)
   bei Telerik.OpenAccess.RT.sql.DriverManager.registerDriver(Driver driver)
   bei Telerik.OpenAccess.RT.Adonet2Generic.Impl.DBDriver.Initialize()
   bei Telerik.OpenAccess.RT.Adonet2Generic.Impl.DBDriver..cctor()

Thanks

Heinz

answered on 22 Oct 2009, 01:25 PM

Hello guys,

@Heinz: The version of the application that you can currently download was targeting the Silvelright 2 platform. For our upcoming Q3 release, which is due in the beginning of November, we will update the application to the latest version of our controls and Silverlight 3. The most probable cause for the error you get is that you are using a version of the OpenAccess ORM that is different than the one used originally in the solution.

@Bilal: I agree that Prism has a bit of a steep learning curve and using it requires proper research and some experience. We have provided several examples, but if the Microsoft guys, who are the authors after all, do not provide more samples and learning materials, Prism will remain somewhat obscure and it will not be able to enter the mainstream.

Regarding your question about the .pdb files, they were actually not included in the last several builds we released. However, we will include them in the Q3 build, so that it is easier for clients to debug their applications.

Best wishes,
Tihomir Petkov
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answered on 05 Jan 2010, 11:54 AM

Hello guys,

@Tairin: I think that the information/directions from the forum threads linked below will help you address the error you receive when using OpenAccess as part of the ASP.NET AJAX Sales Dashboard application:

http://www.telerik.com/community/forums/orm/orm-express/telerik-openaccess-orm-no-enhanced-assembly-has-been-found-for-meta-data-construction.aspx
http://www.telerik.com/community/forums/orm/general-discussions/orm-example-errors.aspx

@Bilal: I believe the best approach to this will be to use the RIA Services validation mechanism. Ofcourse this will be a quite a new approach compared to the one used right now in the Sales Dashboard.

Best regards,
Valentin.Stoychev
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answered on 05 Jan 2010, 07:20 PM

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Thanks guys, I resolved the previous issue.

Now, I am getting lost to database link between the dashboard (for asp.net) and database.

When I install the demo, I've installed the OpenAccess and download the NorthWind database in my machine.

To trail down interaction between database and web application, I made simply changes to Employees Table in NorthWind database (such as Names...) that can be shown on the Employees list view in the front page. But, the website don't reflect the changed.

I saved the database (surely.) and Also changed the names in LargeEmployees Table, just in case.

Neither didn't work and I guess that the link between project and website didn't set up correctly.

However, I still can load the site with information.

I attached a screen shot for employees watcher (- that is data source of EmployeesListView). What I am bothering is that it says

"Telerik.OpenAccessQuery#4 not execute" although it loads the data ("Results View").

I didn't change web configuration file.

Could you give me an idea how I can re-integrate the connection between local computer database and project??

Or could you let me know other way to check the real-connection? ( the database link in Visual Studio looks fine. I can open Northwind.mdf through Sever Explorers section in VS and the UpdateDatabase has been set as True)

answered on 26 Jan 2010, 11:28 AM

Hi Tairin,

Initially the model in your project matches the schema on your database. If you however have to make some changes in the database schema you will have to merge the changes with your model. This is done by using the merge functionality of Telerik OpenAccess ORM. Basically what you need to do is go in the reverse mapping wizard and click the button merge located at the top left corner of the wizard. This will open the merge window.

You see the query as not executed due to the deferred loading used by Telerik OpenAccess. This means that the query is not executed until the result enumerator is used to retrieve the first result object. Internally the grid does it for you and that is why you see your information loaded. Explicitly you can request the count of your result query and that will execute it.

Best regards,
Petar
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answered on 18 Apr 2010, 04:18 PM

Hi,

I downloaded the ASP.NET AJAX Sales Dashboard Application yesterday and installed it in my computer.
However, I'm getting the error below when I try running it. The app's already ORM- enhanced and I've copied the 2010.1.310.2 version of the OpenAccess.dll on the projects bin folder. Could you help me resolve the problem?

Thanks

Neil
Error 115 OpenAccess Error: Version mismatch: The assembly Telerik.SalesDashboard.Data, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null references the Telerik.OpenAccess runtime 2010.1.310.2. The Telerik.OpenAccess enhancer version is 2010.1.312.2. Please rebuild the assembly or use theTelerik.OpenAccess enhancer version 2010.1.310.2 C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\Telerik.SalesDashboard\Telerik.SalesDashboard.Data\obj\Debug XBAP\Telerik.SalesDashboard.Data.dll -1

answered on 21 Apr 2010, 04:41 AM

Hi Robert,

I followed what you suggested and that solved the problem above. However, 6 related errors came up, see one message below.

Error 14 The type 'Telerik.OpenAccess.Util.IObjectScopeProvider' exists in both 'c:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Temp\Temporary ASP.NET Files\telerik.salesdashboard.web\b3c3213b\cb99a34b\assembly\dl3\c5ec0e19\00bfd738_8fc0ca01\Telerik.OpenAccess.DLL' and 'c:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\Telerik.OpenAccess\2010.1.312.2__7ce17eeaf1d59342\Telerik.OpenAccess.dll' C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\Telerik.SalesDashboard\Telerik.SalesDashboard.Web\App_Code\SalesDashboardScopeProvider.cs 28 45 C:\...\Telerik.SalesDashboard.Web\

answered on 26 Apr 2010, 01:42 PM

Hi,

Could you please check if adding the Telerik OpenAccess dlls available in the sample source References/Telerik OpenAccess folder to the web site Bin folder and see if the problem persist?

Also check if the references to the Telerik OpenAccess dlls in the Telerik.SalesDashboard.Data project point to the dlls in the References/Telerik OpenAccess.

Additionally, you can try installing Telerik OpenAccess Q1 2010.

Regards,
Iana
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answered on 28 Apr 2010, 03:04 AM

still no luck

"Error 15 OpenAccess Error: Version mismatch: The assembly Telerik.SalesDashboard.Data, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null references the Telerik.OpenAccess runtime 2010.1.310.2. The Telerik.OpenAccess enhancer version is 2010.1.312.2. Please rebuild the assembly or use theTelerik.OpenAccess enhancer version 2010.1.310.2 C:\Users\Public\Documents\Telerik.SalesDashboard\Telerik.SalesDashboard.Data\obj\Debug XBAP\Telerik.SalesDashboard.Data.dll -1 "

Could you point me where I could get 2010.1.310.2? The trial Open Access available is version 2010.1.312.2.

answered on 13 May 2010, 07:12 PM

telerik-salesdashboard-20100513-2102.zip

Hi Kevin,

Please accept my apology for the delayed responce.

I attached the SalesDashboard project you requested. Please take a look at it and let me know if you need more info.

Kind regards,
Ivan
the Telerik team

answered on 14 May 2010, 06:09 AM

I've just started to try and step through the Sales Dashboard demo and I can get it it hit a breakpoint if I use C# -- but the VB one (the one I do all my development in) -- I can't seem to get a the the breakpoint won't be hit no symbols have been loaded. I compared both solutions to make sure that silverlight debugging was turned on.

The only things I could see it that that Rootname space is blank on the VB projects where the C# ones the default namespace is populated. Also when I look at the startup object it says Examples.{App}.CS.App -- in both -- but if you pull down the dropdown it goes away.

I have cleaned the vb solution and deleted tmp files.

The other thing I did notice maybe is an issue is that Examples.Web is a C# project in BOTH solutions.

This is Q1 2010 SP1 version running on VS2008

Any ideas?

Thanks Mark

answered on 19 May 2010, 11:09 AM

Hello Mark,

Actually, there should not be any VB solution within the source code of the application. We only provide C# source code. If you want to convert certain parts of the app to VB you can use our online cnverter at:
http://converter.telerik.com

Also, could you please provide some more details on the exact scenario at your side? it is possible that we are missing something and we apologize for that in advance. A short screen-play on what's happening on your side would be really helpful.

Best wishes,
Nick
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Hi Telrik,

Attention!!!