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How to update changes from Gantt control to SQL database
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Actions done in Gantt such as add, edit, delete and row drag/drop can be updated to SQL database using the client side event ActionComplete with the help of AJAX post method. The event argument ‘requestType’ of the ‘ActionComplete’ client side event is used to identify the type of action performed in Gantt such as save, update, delete, add new task. Please refer the below code example for updating the changes to the database.
ASPX
<ej:Gantt ID="Gantt" runat="server
ActionComplete="ActionComplete">
</ej:Gantt>
<asp:SqlDataSource ID="SqlDataSource1" runat="server" ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:SelfReferenceConnectionString %>"
SelectCommand="SELECT * FROM [GanttData]"></asp:SqlDataSource>
<asp:ScriptManager ID="ScriptManager" runat="server" EnablePageMethods="True" />
<script type="text/javascript">
// To update the database through dialog editing or tool bar editing
function ActionComplete(args) {
var ganttObj = $("#Gantt").data("ejGantt");
if (args.requestType === 'save' && args.addedRecord) {
//Newly Added Record is obtained here , which can be updated to database
var ganttRecord = args.addedRecord.item;
if (args.addedRecord.parentItem)
ganttRecord["ParentId"] = args.addedRecord.parentItem.taskId;
PageMethods.AddIt(ganttRecord);
if (args.updatedRecords && args.updatedRecords.length)
updateRecords(args.updatedRecords); }
else if (args.requestType === 'delete') {
var data = args.data;
var ganttRec = data.item;
PageMethods.DeleteIt(ganttRec);
if (data.hasChildRecords) {
deleteChildRecords(data);
}
if (args.updatedRecords && args.updatedRecords.length)
updateRecords(args.updatedRecords);
}
}
// To update the database during Outdent,editing,indent,predecessor update operation
else if (args.requestType === 'outdent' || args.requestType === 'recordUpdate' || args.requestType === 'indent' || (args.requestType === 'save' && args.modifiedRecord)) {
var ganttRec = [];
if (args.requestType == "save")
ganttRec.push(args.modifiedRecord);
else
ganttRec.push(args.data);
if (args.updatedRecords && args.updatedRecords.length)
ganttRec = ganttRec.concat(args.updatedRecords);
updateRecords(ganttRec);
}
// To update the database during drag and drop
else if(args.requestType == "dragAndDrop")
{
var ganttRec = [];
ganttRec.push(args.draggedRow);
if (args.updatedRecords && args.updatedRecords.length)
ganttRec = ganttRec.concat(args.updatedRecords);
updateRecords(ganttRec);
}
}
//Delete inner level child records
function deleteChildRecords(record) {
var childRecords = record.childRecords,
length = childRecords.length,
count, currentRecord;
for (count = 0; count < length; count++) {
currentRecord = childRecords[count];
PageMethods.DeleteIt(currentRecord.item);
if (currentRecord.hasChildRecords) {
deleteChildRecords(currentRecord);
}
}
}
//update the record
function updateRecords(records)
{
var updateRecord = [];
if (records && records.length) {
var length = records.length;
for (var i = 0; i < length; i++)
updateRecord.push(records[i].item);
}
PageMethods.UpdateIt(updateRecord);
}
</script>
Code behind [C#]:
Creating Gantt object
public class TaskData
{
public int TaskId { get; set; }
public string TaskName { get; set; }
public string StartDate { get; set; }
public string EndDate { get; set; }
public string Progress { get; set; }
public int Duration { get; set; }
public int? ParentId { get; set; }
}
Update method to update the changes from Gantt to SQL database:
[WebMethod]
public static void UpdateRecord(List<TaskData> records)
{
GanttSample sample1 = new GanttSample();
sample1.Update(records);
}
public string GetDate(string date)
{
DateTime convertedDate = Convert.ToDateTime(date);
return (convertedDate.Month + "/" + convertedDate.Day + "/" + convertedDate.Year);
}
public void Update(List<TaskData> Tasks)
{
//Update Edited TaskDetails
//Using UPDATE SQL Query to Save the Modified taskData into the Table
connectionString = string.Format(@"Data Source=(LocalDB)\v11.0;AttachDbFilename=" + Server.MapPath("App_Data") + @"\GanttDatabase2008.mdf;Integrated Security=True;Connect Timeout=30");
SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(WebConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["SelfReferenceConnectionString"].ConnectionString);//connectionString
con.Open();
foreach (TaskData Task in Tasks)
{
int IDNumber = Task.TaskId;
string cmdString = "UPDATE GanttData SET TaskId=@TaskId, TaskName=@TaskName,StartDate=@StartDate,EndDate=@EndDate,Duration=@Duration,Progress=@Progress,ParentId=@ParentId WHERE TaskId = '" + IDNumber + "'";
using (SqlCommand sqlCommand = new SqlCommand(cmdString, con))
{
sqlCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("@TaskName", Task.TaskName);
sqlCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("@Duration", Task.Duration);
sqlCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("@StartDate", this.GetDate(Task.StartDate));
sqlCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("@TaskId", Task.TaskId);
sqlCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("@EndDate", this.GetDate(Task.EndDate));
sqlCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("@Progress", Task.Progress);
if (Task.ParentId == null)
{
sqlCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("@ParentId", Task.ParentId).Value = "0";
}
else
{
sqlCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("@ParentId", Task.ParentId);
}
sqlCommand.ExecuteNonQuery();
}
}
con.Close();
}
Add method to add new tasks to SQL database
[WebMethod]
public static void AddRecord(TaskData record)
{
GanttSample sample = new GanttSample();
sample.Add(record);
}
public void Add(TaskData Task)
{
//Here Task is the added New Task
//Add Task
//Using INSERT Query to add the New Record to SQL Table
string cmdString = "INSERT INTO GanttData ([TaskName],[TaskId],[StartDate],[EndDate],[Duration],[Progress],[ParentId])" + "VALUES(@TaskName,@TaskId,@StartDate,@EndDate,@Duration,@Progress,@ParentId)";
connectionString = string.Format(@"Data Source=(LocalDB)\v11.0;AttachDbFilename=" + Server.MapPath("App_Data") + @"\GanttDatabase2008.mdf;Integrated Security=True;Connect Timeout=30");
SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(WebConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["SelfReferenceConnectionString"].ConnectionString);//connectionString
con.Open();
using (SqlCommand sqlCommand = new SqlCommand(cmdString, con))
{
sqlCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("@TaskName", Task.TaskName);
sqlCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("@Duration", Task.Duration);
sqlCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("@StartDate", this.GetDate(Task.StartDate));
sqlCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("@TaskId", Task.TaskId);
sqlCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("@EndDate",this.GetDate(Task.EndDate));
sqlCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("@Progress", Task.Progress);
if (Task.ParentId == null)
{
sqlCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("@ParentId", Task.ParentId).Value = "0";
}
else
{
sqlCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("@ParentId", Task.ParentId);
}
int test = sqlCommand.ExecuteNonQuery();
}
con.Close();
}
Delete method to delete the tasks from SQL database
[WebMethod]
public static void DeleteRecord(TaskData record)
{
GanttSample sample2 = new GanttSample();
sample2.Delete(record);
}
public void Delete(TaskData Task)
{
//Delete Task
//Using Delete Query to delete Record from SQL Table
int IDNumber = Task.TaskId;
SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(WebConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["SelfReferenceConnectionString"].ConnectionString); //connectionString
con.Open();
SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("delete from GanttData where TaskId = '" + IDNumber + "'", con);
int result = cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
con.Close();
}
A simple sample to add, edit, delete and update the data to the SQL database through Gantt is available in the following link.
