Sometimes SharePoint's built-in editing tools aren't enough. But if you want to custmize your lists you'll need to know a good bit about how SharePoint works under the covers. This article will tell you everything you need to know to perform custom list editing for your Web parts.
by Robert Bogue
November 23, 2005
harePoint's built-in tools are good at providing a basic interface for adding and editing data, however, there are times when the included editing features aren't enough. There are applications where the SharePoint list will work, except for one small detail. For instance, you may need to ensure that one of the fields in your list matches a back-end data source. This might be accomplished by creating a drop-down that is populated from a back-end system, or perhaps it's some custom validation that ensures that the data that the user enters is in the back-end system.
Tearing open SharePoint to find a facility for these additional features is difficult. It requires an understanding of how SharePoint works overall as well as how it handles drawing a list. However, by the end of this article you'll understand the overall architecture, the details that make it work, and you'll have a framework for creating your own custom list editing solution.
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harePoint's built-in tools are good at providing a basic interface for adding and editing data, however, there are times when the included editing features aren't enough. There are applications where the SharePoint list will work, except for one small detail. For instance, you may need to ensure that one of the fields in your list matches a back-end data source. This might be accomplished by creating a drop-down that is populated from a back-end system, or perhaps it's some custom validation that ensures that the data that the user enters is in the back-end system.
