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Session Summary Introducing Dynamic Data Customization Options Demos Feedback and Q&A

The traditional approach Create your model Create ASP.NET pages Add data controls and data source controls Add validation logic in the page Issues: Fair bit of work to get started Logic lives in the wrong place Ignores valuable schema information Reuse and customization is difficult

The Dynamic Data approach Create your model Instantly get a fully functional app! Customize the app piece by piece: Model Fields Pages Routes

Dynamic Data At a Glance

Meta Model Register contexts/providers Get Tables/Path Dynamic Data Folder Virtual Path Field Template Factory Meta Model Meta Table Meta Column Meta Table Meta Column URL Generation

Routing Pipeline URL Routing Module URL Routing Module Dynamic Route Dynamic Route Route Table ASPX Page Dynamic Route Handler Dynamic Route Handler Request Response Ensures: 1) Table 2) Action Checks for: 1) Custom Page 2) Scaffold Page

UI Customization Dynamic Data provides UI customization at many levels (from least to most control) PageTemplatesFieldTemplatesUIHint/DataType on ModelCustomPagesUIHints on DynamicField/DynamicControl

Annotating the model Metadata on model drives the behavior Default metadata inferred from schema Data types and relationships Required fields, string length, … Add additional metadata Validation Field labels and descriptions Partial methods

Annotating the model

Field templates Fields are rendered using templates Selected based on field data type Handle rendering, data binding and validation Template selection can be overridden Can be overriden with DataType and UIHint attributes or properties Simple ascx files that can easily be reused across projects

Field templates

Customizing pages Page templates Affect shared behavior across tables Custom pages for individual tables Choose the column set Customize the rendering

Dynamic Data Controls DynamicDataManager GridView, DetailsView DynamicDataField ListView, FormView DynamicControl LinqDataSource, EntitiesDataSource DynamicControlParameter DynamicQueryStringParameter DynamicValidator DynamicFilter (UserControl), FilterRepeater

Customizing pages

Dynamic Data Wizard

Final thoughts Try the.Net 3.5 SP1 today Update the DynamicData with the preview available in CodePlex Forum: Blogs:

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