search section in the web admin control?

Is the search section in the web admin control gone in the newest version? or I over looked something? I found it is VERY useful...

 
Please help. Thanks.

 

found it. I need to add a data:GridViewSearchPanel in the page. Is there any way to set the config so it will automatically generated?

Mike would know better, but I don't believe there is an option for that.

Nope, this option isn’t available. The configuration of this control is very easy though, all you have to do is to drop it on the page and specify what GridView to work with, like this:
<data:GridViewSearchPanel ID="GridViewSearchPanel1" runat="server" GridViewControlID="GridView1" />

Previously you had to specify the BusinessEntityType, now it is not required.

This control is now rendered automatically (rev. 468)

 

is there any more detailed document about this new control?

for example, if there are 10 fields in the table, and I only want 5 of them appear in the dropdownlist, is there any way to config this?

 

Thanks!! 

Look at the create child controls method in GridViewSearchPanel.cs, it currently uses reflection to fill the columns, you can change that method to whatever you need it to do.

Another way  would be to remove the fields that are not required:

    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {       
        RemoveFields(new string[] { "Field1", "Field2", "Field3" });
    }

    private void RemoveFields(string[] fields)
    {
        DropDownList cboFieldName = GridViewSearchPanel1.FindControl("cboFieldName") as DropDownList;

        foreach (string f in fields)
        {
            ListItem li = cboFieldName.Items.FindByText(f);
            if (li != null)
            {
                cboFieldName.Items.Remove(li);
            }
        }
    }

chitrader:

is there any more detailed document about this new control?

for example, if there are 10 fields in the table, and I only want 5 of them appear in the dropdownlist, is there any way to config this?

 

Thanks!!