In Visual Builder Cloud Service (VBCS) it is very easy to create a CRUD application where one page shows you a list of records, and then clicking on one of them you are directed to another page where you edit the record. But what if instead you want to edit the record on the same page - or in a popup window when you click the record in the table?
This is what this blog is all about - the results looks like this:
The video combines several techniques and tips, some of which I covered in details in other blog entires. Since the video is a bit on the long side (14 min) - here is a break down of what it shows and a way for you to skip to the parts that interest you:
- Reflecting selected table record in separate fields on the page (0:48)
- Hooking up a POST REST save endpoint to a button (3:35)
- Refreshing a data provider/table from an external event (4:45)
- Adding the missing dialog JET component to a page (5:48)
- Adding page level JavaScript methods and hook it to UI components (8:36)
- Adding an edit hyperlink to a table (12:50)