</ iframe > </noscript> <!-- End Google Tag Manager (noscript) --> <div id="BeforeHeaderContent"> </div> <div id="HeaderContent"> <div id="ProjectTitle">ADO.NET DataExtender</div> <div id="PageTitle"><div id="PageTitleText">Step 2 of 4: Define One or More Views</div></div> </div> <div id="AfterHeaderContent"> <!-- Spacing --> <span id="ToggleAllSectionsLink" class="FunctionLink"> <label id="CollapseAllLabel">Collapse All</label> <label id="ExpandAllLabel" style="display: none;">Expand All</label> </span> </div> <div class="BreadcrumbsContainer"><table><tr><td> <a href="adonetdataextenderqu.html">ADO.NET DataExtender Quick Start</a> > Step 2 of 4: Define One or More Views</td></tr></table></div> <div id="BodyContent"> <p>At this point, the <b>C1DataViewSet</b> component does not have any views defined. Using the <b>C1ViewSetDesignerForm</b>, you can define one or more views at design time. If the underlying data source has table relationships defined, then you can add individual tables accordingly.</p> <p>To define a data table, for example, <b>Orders</b>, complete the following steps:</p> <ol> <li>Click the smart tag (<img border="0" alt="" src="ImagesExt/image12_0.png" width="10" height="10">) located above the <b>C1DataViewSet</b> component to open its <b>C1DataViewSet Tasks</b> menu.</li> <li>From its Tasks menu, select <b>Edit</b> to edit the <b>C1DataViewSet</b>'s structure. The <b>C1ViewSetDesignerForm</b> appears.</li> <li>Click the <b>Add View</b> button.<br> <img border="0" alt="" src="ImagesExt/image12_3.png" width="547" height="174"></li> <li>In the <b>Add View</b> dialog box that appears, select <b>Orders</b> from the left pane and then click <b>Add</b>.<br> <img border="0" alt="" src="ImagesExt/image12_4.png" width="450" height="388"></li> <li>Click <b>Close</b> to close the <b>Add View</b> dialog box. <p>The <b>Preview</b> tab of the Designer reveals the view that you just created:</p><br> <img border="0" alt="" src="ImagesExt/image12_5.png" width="576" height="384"> <div style="WIDTH: 100%"> <table class="hs-box"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="hs-box-icon" valign="top"><img src="images/hs-note.gif"></td> <td class="hs-box-content" valign="top"><b>Note:</b> The left side of the <b>C1ViewSetDesignerForm</b> shows the hierarchical <b>C1DataView</b> structure, while the right side provides a design surface for editing the selected element, such as a <b>C1DataView</b> or one of its <b>C1ViewColumn</b> objects (derived from the underlying <b>DataColumn</b>). The <b>Preview</b> tab is provided for examining the views that will be exposed to bound controls.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </li> <li>Click <b>OK</b> to close the designer.</li> </ol> <p>You have successfully defined a data view, <b>Orders</b>. The next topic shows how to connect the data table to a grid.</p> <a name="seealsobookmark"></a> <div class="SectionHeading" id="seealsoSectionHeading"><span class="SectionHeadingIcon"><!-- --></span><span class="SectionHeadingText">See Also</span></div><div id="seealsoSectionContent" class="SectionContent"><div class="SeeAlsoLink"> <a href="step3of4connectthevi.html">Step 3 of 4: Connect the View to a Grid Control</a></div> </div> </div> <div id="FooterContent"> <p> </p><p> </p><hr style="height: 1px"><p>Copyright (c) <script type="" text/javascript""=""> var theDate=new Date() document.write(theDate.getFullYear()) </script> GrapeCity, inc. All rights reserved. <script> $(document).ready(function() { if (!(window.self !== window.top)) { // Not running in a frameset // Get the page name var pageName = location.href.substring(location.href.lastIndexOf("/") + 1); if (pageName.indexOf("#") != -1) { pageName = pageName.substring(0, pageName.indexOf("#")); } // Append to webframe.html var framePage = "webframe.html#" + pageName; location.href = framePage; } }); </script> </p> <a target="_blank" href="http://our.componentone.com/groups/">Product Support Forum</a> | <a target="_blank" href="http://feedback.componentone.com/forums/255782-winforms-documentation">Documentation Feedback</a> </div> </body> </html>