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Monday, July 9, 2012PrintSubscribe
Working with Commands in Designer

Commands are used by the controller to select data.

Commands can be accessed by selecting a controller and switching to the Commands tab.

List of commands in the Project Browser.

The context menu option List on the Commands node in the Project Explorer will also navigate to the list of commands.

List context menu option on Commands node in the Project Explorer.

A command can be located by entering the command Id and controller Name in the configuration navigator.

A command located in the project configuration navigator.

Clicking on the Id or using the context menu option View in the list of commands will navigate to the properties page of the command.

View context menu option in the Project Browser.      Properties page for a command in the Project Browser.

The Sync context menu option will select the relevant project configuration node in the Project Explorer.

Sync context menu option in the Project Browser.     Command1 node selected in the Project Explorer.

The command Id can be changed using the Rename context menu option in the Project Explorer.

Rename context menu option in the Project Explorer.

The Controller of the command can be changed by dragging the command node.

Dropping command1 on Commands node of Order Details.     Command dropped and renamed under OrderDetails controller.

Commands are recreated by the web application generator every time the baseline is refreshed. If the developer modifies the command, automatic recreation will no longer occur, and the developer must update the command by hand.

The “Reset to Baseline” context menu option will restore the command to baseline state.

Context menu option Reset to Baseline in the Project Explorer.

Sunday, July 8, 2012PrintSubscribe
Overview of Controllers

Controllers define metadata used by the application framework to retrieve data, present it to the users, and respond to actions in live applications.

Controller Properties:

Property Description
Allow Annotations Specifies if notes and files can be attached to individual data rows by users. Requires ASP.NET Authentication.
Conflict Detection Specifies a conflict detection strategy.
Connection String Name Specifies an alternative connection string name that is defined in the web.config file.
Controller Name Specifies the name of the controller. If the controller is derived from a table, the table name will be used.
Handler Specifies the name of a business rules class that can be extended to respond to controller actions. If the handler does not exist, it will be created when the application is generated.
Status Bar Specifies a status map that will be displayed to the end user.

Learn how to work with controllers in the Project Designer.

Learn to drag and drop controllers in the Project Explorer.

Common Tasks:

Task Description
Data Controller Virtualization Learn how to dynamically change the data controller elements at runtime.
Read-Only Data Access Learn how to control data editing capabilities by role.
Configuring Workflow Status Learn how to configure an automatic status bar reflecting the internal state of data objects
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Working with Controllers in Designer

Controllers are a collection of commands, fields, views, actions, and business rules that provide the logic to connect the application and the server data and present data to the end users.

Controllers can be accessed via the Controllers tab in the Project Browser.

List of controllers in the Project Browser.

When the Controllers tab is activated, the Home icon on the toolbar of the Project Explorer will also display a list of controllers.

Home icon on the Project Explorer toolbar.

A controller can be located by entering the name of the controller in the configuration navigator.

A controller located in the configuration navigator.

Clicking on a Name or using context menu option Open in the list of controllers will navigate to the properties page.

Open context menu option in the list of controllers.

Using the context menu option Sync will select the related project configuration node in the Project Explorer.

Sync context menu option in the list of controllers.     Categories configuration node selected in the Project Explorer.

The controller Name can be changed using the context menu option Rename in the Project Explorer.

Rename context menu option in the Project Explorer.

If shared business rules have been enabled for the project, then the context menu option Edit Handler in Visual Studio will be present for all controller nodes in the Project Explorer.

Edit Handler in Visual Studio context menu option in the Project Explorer.

The Edit Handler action on the action bar in the Project Browser is also present.

Edit Handler button in the Project Browser.

The option will open the shared business rules file in Visual Studio.

SharedBusinessRules class in Visual Studio.

When a Handler has been specified for the controller, the action Edit Handler in Visual Studio will open the individual controller business rule handler.

Business rules handler in the Rules folder in Visual Studio.

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