TR: ASP.NET DYNAMIC DATAWork smarter, not harder

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The problem

• Adds/Updates a number of phone number fields to the DB

DBA

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Traditional Solution

DBA Update/Add

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Developer creates/update

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Developer links custom control to DB

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ASP.NET Dynamic Data Solution

Scaffolding

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What is Scaffolding?

Database• Metadat

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ASP.NET Web Forms• Standard

Pages• Custom

Controls

Runtime understandi

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Web Pages

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How does ASP.NET Dynamic Data do it?

ASP.NET•Normal web pages•Normal controls

Data Store•SQL DB•CLR Objects

Additional .Net Code•ASP.NET DynamicData

LINQ/EF•Understands and gets meta data

Web Pages

SCAFFOLDING DEMO

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A note on security

Security is not inferred from the DB User doesn’t have enough permissions

errors will occur

Can use custom pages and only provide list views (effectively making them read only)

Remember: It’s just ASP.NET• Can code custom solution• Can code support for inferring from

the DB• Can use ASP.NET credential/role

system