Morris Development

Custom System Development and Integration

Databound Kendo Forms (MVVM) using jQuery ajax

To most effectively manage data retrieved via WebApi, it is best to use data-bound objects. By doing this, you can manage an HTML form just as effectively as a c# model. Kendo’s viewmodel can bind a form exactly like KnockOut, letting an entire JSON result set be bound to the objects on the page. Unfortunately, Kendo’s datasource object is a bit awkward and has given us a lot of grief. We’ve found that jQuery’s $.ajax method is much easier to work with.

The business end of .Net upgrades

While developers love MVC, many business owners have been frustrated with what appears to be a massive loss of investment. After putting huge amounts of money into converting Classic ASP sites into WebForms, suddenly the market for WebForms developers is tightening up. MVC is the new cool thing. (and it is pretty cool) Unfortunately, most developers don’t realize the amount of investment made by businesses to convert their classic ASP sites into WebForms. With a large and complex database system, that change was probably extremely expensive. We could convert any website into MVC in a few weeks, but converting an ERP system could take years. Moreover, the risk of failure is immense. Shutting down 50 warehouses pick-lines, for example, could cost millions.

So, what to do?

Nested Grids in Kendo UI

While a simple grid generally does the trick, sometimes we need to break things down into more detail. One of the biggest problems we’ve had is making nested grids. We found a great sample that we’ve used as a base for some of our more complex pages.