SQL Data Source
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This tutorial shows how to add the DashboardSqlDataSource to an in-memory data source storage, and make it available to users. The sample MDF database supplies the dashboard with data.
In your application, add the NWind.mdf database to the App_Data folder from the C:\Users\Public\Documents\DevExpress Demos 24.1\Components\Data directory.
In Web.config, specify a connection string to the database.
<configuration> <connectionStrings> <add name="NWindConnectionString" connectionString="data source=(localdb)\mssqllocaldb;attachdbfilename=|DataDirectory|\NWind.mdf;integrated security=True;connect timeout=120" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" /> </connectionStrings> </configuration>
In the dashboard configuration file (for example, DashboardConfig.cs / DashboardConfig.vb), create a public method that returns the configured dashboard’s data source storage (DataSourceInMemoryStorage) and define the SQL data source.
using System; using DevExpress.DashboardCommon; using DevExpress.DashboardWeb; public static DataSourceInMemoryStorage CreateDataSourceStorage() { DataSourceInMemoryStorage dataSourceStorage = new DataSourceInMemoryStorage(); DashboardSqlDataSource sqlDataSource = new DashboardSqlDataSource("SQL Data Source", "NWindConnectionString"); SelectQuery query = SelectQueryFluentBuilder .AddTable("SalesPerson") .SelectAllColumnsFromTable() .Build("Sales Person"); sqlDataSource.Queries.Add(query); dataSourceStorage.RegisterDataSource("sqlDataSource", sqlDataSource.SaveToXml()); return dataSourceStorage; }
Note
Use one of the following approaches to specify connection settings at runtime:
- Pass the data provider’s connection parameters (the SqlServerConnectionParametersBase descendant) to the DashboardSqlDataSource constructor.
- Handle the ASPxDashboard.ConfigureDataConnection event.
Call the DashboardConfigurator.SetDataSourceStorage method to configure the data source storage. Use the created CreateDataSourceStorage method as the SetDataSourceStorage parameter.
The SQL Data Source is now available in the Web Dashboard:
Users can now bind dashboard items to data in the Web Dashboard’s UI.
Example
The example shows how to make a set of data sources available for users in the Web Dashboard application.