WeekView - can I do this?

[Steve]

Instead of having the time listed in the column on the left I want to add names of employees. This view would be locked.

Unfortunately, I can't upload screenshots to the forum, so could you provide we me an email address I could send the image to as an example of what I want?

[Simon]

Hi Steve,

You can hide the 'Hours' column and group by User horizontally to achieve the desired effect.

Sincerely yours,
Simon
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[Steve]

Thanks Simon

Currently the Scheduler datasource is a SharePoint List with an SPUser Field in the List. I have a dropdownlist above the scheduler with all members of a certain role. When the selected item is changed in the dropdownlist I rebind the scheduler based on the single user value.

For this next part I have a 'Show All' item in the dropdownlist, which is why I want to Group them as you suggest.

Does this mean I need to dynamically add a ResourceType and give it a ForeignKeyField so it matches the SPUser field in the main datasource?

                    ResourceType rt = new ResourceType();
                    rt.DataSource = dtUsers;
                    rt.TextField = "Author";
                    rt.KeyField = "ID";
                    rt.ForeignKeyField = "Author";
                    RadScheduler1.ResourceTypes.Add(rt);
                    RadScheduler1.GroupBy = "Author";
                    RadScheduler1.GroupingDirection = GroupingDirection.Horizontal;

Can you let me know if this is the correct method, or am I going in the wrong direction?

cheers,
Steve

[Steve]

Simon -

I can't seem to get this working. Here's what I have so far within a SharePoint webpart:

            Select an alternative Calendar:&nbsp;<asp:DropDownList AutoPostBack="true" OnSelectedIndexChanged="ddlMembers_SelectedIndexChanged" ID="ddlMembers" runat="server"></asp:DropDownList>
            <asp:Label ForeColor="Red" ID="lblCalendarOwner" runat="server"></asp:Label>
            <asp:HiddenField ID="hdnSelectedCal" runat="server" />

            <telerik:RadScheduler runat="server" ID="RadScheduler1"
            Width="750px" Height="550px" Skin="Default"
            DayStartTime="08:00:00" DayEndTime="17:00:00"
            DataSourceID="spdsCalendar" DataKeyField="ID" DataSubjectField="Location"
            DataStartField="MovementFromDate" DataEndField="MovementToDate"
            SelectedView="WeekView" ShowAllDayRow="false" DayView-UserSelectable="false" TimelineView-UserSelectable="false"
            DisplayDeleteConfirmation="true" StartInsertingInAdvancedForm="true"
            OnAppointmentDataBound="RadScheduler1_AppointmentDataBound">
            <AppointmentTemplate>
                <%# Eval("Subject")%>
            </AppointmentTemplate>
            </telerik:RadScheduler>
            <sharepoint:SPDataSource DataSourceMode="List"
                Scope="Default" UseInternalName="true"
                IncludeHidden="true"
                ID="spdsCalendar" runat="server">
                <SelectParameters>
                    <asp:Parameter Name="ListName" DefaultValue="TravelCalendarList" />
                </SelectParameters>
                <InsertParameters>
                    <asp:Parameter Name="ListName" DefaultValue="TravelCalendarList" />
                </InsertParameters>
                <UpdateParameters>
                    <asp:Parameter Name="ListName" DefaultValue="TravelCalendarList" />
                </UpdateParameters>
                <DeleteParameters>
                    <asp:Parameter Name="ListName" DefaultValue="TravelCalendarList" />
                </DeleteParameters>
            </sharepoint:SPDataSource>

        protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            if (!this.IsPostBack)
            {
                loadGroupMembers();
                lblCalendarOwner.Text = "Current Calendar: " + SPContext.Current.Web.CurrentUser.Name;
                hdnSelectedCal.Value = SPContext.Current.Web.CurrentUser.Name;
                RadScheduler1.SelectedDate = DateTime.Now;
            }
            spdsCalendar.SelectCommand = getQueryString();
        }

The call to loadGroupMembers simply populates the ddlMembers dropdownlist with all members of a given SharePoint role, and inject a 'Show All' list item.

        protected void ddlMembers_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            if (ddlMembers.SelectedItem.Value != "-1")
            {
                try
                {
                    if (ddlMembers.SelectedItem.Value == "0") // Show All
                    {
                        hdnSelectedCal.Value = "All";
                        spdsCalendar.SelectCommand = getQueryString();
                        lblCalendarOwner.Text = "Current Calendar: Show All";
                        DataTable dt = buildUsersTable();
                        if (null != dt)
                        {
                            ResourceType rt = new ResourceType("Author");
                            rt.DataSource = dt;
                            rt.TextField = "Author";
                            rt.KeyField = "AuthorId";
                            rt.ForeignKeyField = "AuthorId";
                            RadScheduler1.ResourceTypes.Add(rt);
                            RadScheduler1.GroupBy = "Author";
                            RadScheduler1.GroupingDirection = GroupingDirection.Vertical;
                            RadScheduler1.ShowHoursColumn = false;
                            RadScheduler1.SelectedView = SchedulerViewType.TimelineView;
                        }
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        RadScheduler1.SelectedView = SchedulerViewType.WeekView; // set the view
                        lblCalendarOwner.Text = "Current Calendar: " + ddlMembers.SelectedItem.Text;
                        hdnSelectedCal.Value = ddlMembers.SelectedItem.Text;
                        spdsCalendar.SelectCommand = getQueryString();
                    }
                }
                catch (Exception ex)
                {
                    lblError.Text = ex.Message.ToString();
                }
            }
        }

When the dropdownlist runs a postback, I check if the value is not "0" and then show the calendar items for the selected user. This is all working fine.

However, when 'Show All' is selected I build a DataTable with all of the Members and attempt to add a ResourceType.

Firstly, the members appear correctly on the left hand side where the ShowHoursColumn used to be. However, no Appointments appear.

Secondly, with 'Show All' selected in the dorpdownlist I change it back to an individual user and get a 'Failed to Load ViewState' error.

How do I switch from dynamically adding a ResourceType with a Timeline View back to the individual user's Appointments in a WeekView?

thanks,

Steve

[Steve]

I have got rid of the ViewState error by adding EnableViewState="false" to the scheduler. Will this have any detrimental effects on the functionality of the scheduler?

[Peter]

Hi Steve,

Setting  EnableViewState="false" is completely safe and will not set the ground for any errors in the future. The only drawback is that with a viewstate switched off, RadSchduler may perform slower. Let us know if you noticed any negative consequences in terms of performance.



Greetings,
Peter
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