Step 7. Displaying a Roles Window

When you create a new MM .NET WPF application, a RoleWindow is automatically added to the project for you. This is an application-level window derived from mmBusinessWindow that you can modify to your hearts content! To get its basic functionality working, follow these steps:

1. Open the RoleWindow.xaml.cs/vb in Visual Studio and add a reference to your business object project's namespace

2. Next, uncomment the following lines of code:

   In C#:

   //protected Role RoleController;
   
   //this.RoleController = (Role)this.RegisterPrimaryBizObj(new Role());
   
   //this.DataContext = this.RoleController.GetAllEntities();
   
   //((IEditableCollectionView)CollectionViewSource.GetDefaultView(this.DataContext)).NewItemPlaceholderPosition =
   //    NewItemPlaceholderPosition.None;

   And in VB .NET:

   'Protected RoleController As Role
   
   'Me.RoleController = CType(Me.RegisterPrimaryBizObj(New Role()), Role)
   
   'Me.DataContext = Me.RoleController.GetAllEntities()
   
   'CType(CollectionViewSource.GetDefaultView(Me.DataContext),  _
   ' IEditableCollectionView).NewItemPlaceholderPosition = NewItemPlaceholderPosition.None

3. Add a menu item to your project that launches the Role window

4. Open your WPF project in Expression Blend

5. In the Project panel, double-click RoleWindow.xaml to open it in the design surface.

6. In the Objects and Timeline panel, select the Window element:

   

7. Go to the Properties panel, and under the Common Properties section, click the DataContext property's New button:

   

8. This launches the Select Object dialog. Expand the node containing the namespace of your business objects, select the RoleEntity class and click OK:

   

9. Save changes to the window