Data Binding

14 Feb 201924 minutes to read

Binding PivotGrid to Offline Cube

To connect an OLAP Cube available in local machine, set the physical path of the Cube in the connection string. The following code example illustrates the same.

C#

string connectionString = @"DataSource= system drive:\OfflineCube\Adventure_Works_Ext.cub; Provider = MSOLAP;";
OlapDataManager DataManager = new OlapDataManager(connectionString);

Binding PivotGrid to Cube in local SQL Server

To connect an OLAP Cube available in SQL Server Analysis Service in local machine, set the server name and database name in the connection string. When you have any credentials to connect your Cube, then set the “User ID” and “Password” attributes accordingly. The following code example illustrates the same.

C#

string connectionString = "Data source=localhost; Initial Catalog=Adventure Works DW;";
OlapDataManager DataManager = new OlapDataManager(connectionString);

Binding PivotGrid to Cube in online SQL Server

To connect an OLAP Cube available in SQL Server Analysis Service in online server through XML/A, set the host server link and database name in the connection string. When you have any credentials to connect your Cube, then set the “User ID” and “Password” attributes accordingly. The following code example illustrates the same.

C#

static string connectionString = "Data Source=https://bi.syncfusion.com/olap/msmdpump.dll; Initial Catalog=Adventure Works DW 2008 SE;";
OlapDataManager DataManager = new OlapDataManager(connectionString);

Binding PivotGrid to Cube in online Mondrian Server

To connect an OLAP Cube available in Mondrian Server through XML/A, set the host server link and database name in the connection string. When you have any credentials to connect your Cube, then set the “User ID” and “Password” attributes accordingly. The following code example illustrates the same.

C#

string connectionString = @"Data Source = https://localhost:8080/mondrian/xmla; Initial Catalog =FoodMart;";
OlapDataManager DataManager = new OlapDataManager(connectionString);
DataManager.DataProvider.ProviderName = Syncfusion.Olap.DataProvider.Providers.Mondrian;

Binding PivotGrid to Cube in online ActivePivot Server

To connect an OLAP Cube available in ActivePivot Server through XML/A, set the host server link and database name in the connection string. When you have any credentials to connect your Cube, then set the “User ID” and “Password” attributes accordingly. The following code example illustrates the same.

C#

string connectionString=@"Data Source = https://localhost:8080/cva_s/xmla; Initial Catalog = CVAS;";
OlapDataManager DataManager = new OlapDataManager(connectionString);
DataManager.DataProvider.ProviderName=Syncfusion.Olap.DataProvider.Providers.ActivePivot;

WCF

Adding a WCF Service

To add a WCF service in an existing MVC web application, right-click on project in Solution Explorer and select Add > New Item. In the Add New Item window, select WCF Service and name it as OlapService.svc, click Add.

Now, WCF service is added into your application successfully and it comprises of the following files. The utilization of these files is explained in the immediate sections.

• OlapService.svc
• OlapService.svc.cs
• IOlapService.svc.cs

Configuring WCF Service Class

Remove the “DoWork” method present inside both OlapService.svc.cs and IOlapService.cs files. Next, add “AspNetCompatibilityRequirements” attribute on top of main class present inside OlapService.svc.cs file and set “RequirementsMode” value to “Allowed”.

C#

namespace PivotGridDemo
{
    [AspNetCompatibilityRequirements(RequirementsMode = AspNetCompatibilityRequirementsMode.Allowed)]
    public class OlapService: IOlapService
    {

    }
}

List of Dependency Libraries

Next you need to add the below mentioned dependency libraries into your Web Application. These libraries could be found in GAC (Global Assembly Cache) as well.

To add them to your Web Application, right-click on References in Solution Explorer and select Add Reference. Now in the Reference Manager dialog, under Assemblies > Extension, the following Syncfusion libraries are found.

NOTE

If you have installed any version of SQL Server Analysis Service (SSAS) or Microsoft ADOMD.NET utility, then the location of Microsoft.AnalysisServices.AdomdClient library is [system drive:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft.NET\ADOMD.NET]. And if you have installed any version of Essential Studio, then the location of Syncfusion libraries is [system drive:\Program Files (x86)\Syncfusion\Essential Studio\24.2.3\Assemblies].

• Microsoft.AnalysisServices.AdomdClient
• Syncfusion.Compression.Base
• Syncfusion.Linq.Base
• Syncfusion.Olap.Base
• Syncfusion.PivotAnalysis.Base
• System.Data.SqlServerCe (Version: 4.0.0.0)
• Syncfusion.XlsIO.Base
• Syncfusion.Pdf.Base
• Syncfusion.DocIO.Base
• Syncfusion.EJ
• Syncfusion.EJ.Export
• Syncfusion.EJ.Pivot
• Syncfusion.EJ.MVC

List of Namespaces

Following are the list of namespaces to be added on top of the main class inside OlapService.svc.cs file.

C#

using System;
using System.Web;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.ServiceModel;
using System.Text;
using System.ServiceModel.Activation;
using System.Web.Script.Serialization;
using Syncfusion.Olap.Manager;
using Syncfusion.Olap.Reports;
using Syncfusion.JavaScript.Olap;
using System.Data.SqlServerCe;
using System.Data;
using OLAPUTILS = Syncfusion.JavaScript.Olap;


namespace PivotGridDemo
{
    [AspNetCompatibilityRequirements(RequirementsMode = AspNetCompatibilityRequirementsMode.Allowed)]
    public class OlapService: IOlapService
    {

    }
}

Datasource Initialization

Now, the connection string to connect OLAP Cube, PivotGrid and JavaScriptSerializer instances are created immediately inside the main class in OlapService.svc.cs file.

C#

namespace PivotGridDemo
{
    [AspNetCompatibilityRequirements(RequirementsMode = AspNetCompatibilityRequirementsMode.Allowed)]
    public class OlapService: IOlapService
    {
        Syncfusion.JavaScript.PivotGrid htmlHelper = new Syncfusion.JavaScript.PivotGrid();
        string connectionString = "Data Source=https://bi.syncfusion.com/olap/msmdpump.dll; Initial Catalog=Adventure Works DW 2008 SE;";
        JavaScriptSerializer serializer = new JavaScriptSerializer();
        string conStringforDB = ""; //Enter appropriate connection string to connect database for saving and loading operation of reports            public Dictionary<string, object> InitializeGrid(string action, string gridLayout, bool enablePivotFieldList, object customObject)
        public Dictionary<string, object> InitializeGrid(string action, string gridLayout, bool enablePivotFieldList, object customObject)
        //Other codes
    }
}

Service methods in WCF Service

First, define the service methods inside IOlapService interface, found in IOlapService.cs file, created while adding WCF Service to your Web Application.

C#

namespace PivotGridDemo
{
    [ServiceContract]
    public interface IOlapService
    {
        [OperationContract]
        Dictionary<string, object> InitializeGrid(string action, string gridLayout, bool enablePivotFieldList, object customObject);

        [OperationContract]
        Dictionary<string, object> DrillGrid(string action, string cellPosition, string currentReport, string headerInfo, string layout, object customObject);

        [OperationContract]
        Dictionary<string, object> Paging(string action, string pagingInfo, string currentReport, string gridLayout, object customObject);

        [OperationContract]
        Dictionary<string, object> NodeDropped(string action, string dropType, string nodeInfo, string filterParams, string gridLayout, string currentReport);

        [OperationContract]
        Dictionary<string, object> RemoveButton(string action, string headerInfo, string gridLayout, string currentReport);

        [OperationContract]
        Dictionary<string, object> FetchMembers(string action, string headerTag, string currentReport);

        [OperationContract]
        Dictionary<string, object> Filtering(string action, string filterParams, string gridLayout, string currentReport);

        [OperationContract]
        Dictionary<string, object> MemberExpanded(string action, bool checkedStatus, string parentNode, string tag, string cubeName, string currentReport);

        [OperationContract]
        void Export(System.IO.Stream stream);

        [OperationContract]
        Dictionary<string, object> DeferUpdate(string action, string filterParams, string currentReport);

        [OperationContract]
        Dictionary<string, object> SaveReport(string reportName, string operationalMode, string olapReport, string clientReports);

        [OperationContract]
        Dictionary<string, object> LoadReportFromDB(string action, string gridLayout, bool enablePivotFieldList, object customObject, string reportName, string operationalMode, string olapReport, string clientReports);
    }

}

Secondly, elaborate the service methods inside the main class, found in OlapService.svc.cs file.

C#

namespace PivotGridDemo
{
    [AspNetCompatibilityRequirements(RequirementsMode = AspNetCompatibilityRequirementsMode.Allowed)]
    public class OlapService: IOlapService
    {
        Syncfusion.JavaScript.PivotGrid htmlHelper = new Syncfusion.JavaScript.PivotGrid();
        public static int cultureIDInfoval = 1033;
        string connectionString = "Data Source=https://bi.syncfusion.com/olap/msmdpump.dll; Initial Catalog=Adventure Works DW 2008 SE;";
        JavaScriptSerializer serializer = new JavaScriptSerializer();
        string conStringforDB = ""; //Enter appropriate connection string to connect database for saving and loading operation of reports            public Dictionary<string, object> InitializeGrid(string action, string gridLayout, bool enablePivotFieldList, object customObject)
        public Dictionary<string, object> InitializeGrid(string action, string gridLayout, bool enablePivotFieldList, object customObject)
        {
            OlapDataManager DataManager = null;
            DataManager = new OlapDataManager(connectionString);
            DataManager.SetCurrentReport(CreateOlapReport());
            return htmlHelper.GetJsonData(action, DataManager, gridLayout, enablePivotFieldList);
        }

        public Dictionary<string, object> DrillGrid(string action, string cellPosition, string currentReport, string headerInfo, string layout, object customObject)
        {
            OlapDataManager DataManager = new OlapDataManager(connectionString);
            DataManager = new OlapDataManager(connectionString);
            DataManager.SetCurrentReport(Utils.DeserializeOlapReport(currentReport));
            return htmlHelper.GetJsonData(action, connectionString, DataManager, cellPosition, headerInfo, layout);
        }

        public Dictionary<string, object> NodeDropped(string action, string dropType, string nodeInfo, string filterParams, string gridLayout, string currentReport)
        {
            OlapDataManager DataManager = new OlapDataManager(connectionString);
            DataManager.SetCurrentReport(Utils.DeserializeOlapReport(currentReport));
            return htmlHelper.GetJsonData(action, DataManager, dropType, nodeInfo, filterParams, gridLayout, true);
        }

        public Dictionary<string, object> Filtering(string action, string filterParams, string gridLayout, string currentReport)
        {
            OlapDataManager DataManager = new OlapDataManager(connectionString);
            DataManager.SetCurrentReport(Utils.DeserializeOlapReport(currentReport));
            return htmlHelper.GetJsonData(action, connectionString, DataManager, null, filterParams, gridLayout);
        }

        public Dictionary<string, object> FetchMembers(string action, string headerTag, string currentReport)
        {
            OlapDataManager DataManager = new OlapDataManager(connectionString);
            DataManager.SetCurrentReport(Utils.DeserializeOlapReport(currentReport));
            return htmlHelper.GetJsonData(action, DataManager, null, headerTag);
        }

        public Dictionary<string, object> Paging(string action, string pagingInfo, string currentReport, string gridLayout, object customObject)
        {
            OlapDataManager DataManager = new OlapDataManager(connectionString);
            DataManager.SetCurrentReport(htmlHelper.SetPaging(currentReport, pagingInfo));
            return htmlHelper.GetJsonData(action, DataManager, gridLayout);
        }

        public Dictionary<string, object> RemoveButton(string action, string headerInfo, string gridLayout, string currentReport)
        {
            OlapDataManager DataManager = new OlapDataManager(connectionString);
            DataManager.SetCurrentReport(Utils.DeserializeOlapReport(currentReport));
            return htmlHelper.GetJsonData(action, connectionString, DataManager, null, headerInfo, gridLayout);
        }

        public Dictionary<string, object> MemberExpanded(string action, bool checkedStatus, string parentNode, string tag, string cubeName, string currentReport)
        {
            OlapDataManager DataManager = new OlapDataManager(connectionString);
            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(currentReport))
                DataManager.SetCurrentReport(Utils.DeserializeOlapReport(currentReport));
            return htmlHelper.GetJsonData(action, DataManager, checkedStatus, parentNode, tag, cubeName);
        }

        public void Export(System.IO.Stream stream)
        {
            System.IO.StreamReader sReader = new System.IO.StreamReader(stream);
            string args = System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Server.UrlDecode(sReader.ReadToEnd()).Remove(0, 5); ;
            OlapDataManager DataManager = new OlapDataManager(connectionString);
            string fileName = "Sample";
            htmlHelper.ExportPivotGrid(DataManager, args, fileName, System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Response);
        }

        public Dictionary<string, object> SaveReport(string reportName, string operationalMode, string olapReport, string clientReports)
        {
            string mode = operationalMode;
            bool isDuplicate = true;
            SqlCeConnection con = new SqlCeConnection() { ConnectionString = conStringforDB };
            con.Open();
            SqlCeCommand cmd1 = null;
            foreach (DataRow row in GetDataTable().Rows)
            {
                if ((row.ItemArray[0] as string).Equals(reportName))
                {
                    isDuplicate = false;
                    cmd1 = new SqlCeCommand("update ReportsTable set Report=@Reports where ReportName like @ReportName", con);
                }
            }
            if (isDuplicate)
            {
                cmd1 = new SqlCeCommand("insert into ReportsTable Values(@ReportName,@Reports)", con);
            }
            cmd1.Parameters.Add("@ReportName", reportName);
            //cmd1.Parameters.Add("@Reports", OLAPUTILS.Utils.GetReportStream(clientReports).ToArray());
            if (mode == "serverMode")
                cmd1.Parameters.Add("@Reports", OLAPUTILS.Utils.GetReportStream(clientReports).ToArray());
            else if (mode == "clientMode")
                cmd1.Parameters.Add("@Reports", Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(clientReports).ToArray());
            cmd1.ExecuteNonQuery();
            con.Close();
            return null;
        }

        public Dictionary<string, object> LoadReportFromDB(string action, string layout, bool enablePivotFieldList, object customObject, string reportName, string operationalMode, string olapReport, string clientReports)
        {
            string mode = operationalMode;
            var reports = "";
            byte[] reportString = new byte[4 * 1024];
            Dictionary<string, object> dictionary = new Dictionary<string, object>();
            if (mode == "serverMode" && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(clientReports))
            {
                reports = clientReports;
            }
            else
            {
                foreach (DataRow row in GetDataTable().Rows)
                {
                    if ((row.ItemArray[0] as string).Equals(reportName))
                    {
                        if (mode == "clientMode")
                        {
                            reportString = row.ItemArray[1] as byte[];
                            dictionary.Add("report", Encoding.UTF8.GetString(reportString));
                            break;
                        }
                        else if (mode == "serverMode")
                        {
                            reports = OLAPUTILS.Utils.CompressData(row.ItemArray[1] as byte[]);
                            break;
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            if (reports != "")
            {
                OlapDataManager DataManager = new OlapDataManager(connectionString);
                dynamic customData = serializer.Deserialize<dynamic>(customObject.ToString());
                var cultureIDInfo = new System.Globalization.CultureInfo(("en-US")).LCID;
                if (customData is Dictionary<string, object> && customData.ContainsKey("Language"))
                {
                    cultureIDInfo = new System.Globalization.CultureInfo((customData["Language"])).LCID;
                }
                connectionString = connectionString.Replace("" + cultureIDInfoval + "", "" + cultureIDInfo + "");
                cultureIDInfoval = cultureIDInfo;
                DataManager.Culture = new System.Globalization.CultureInfo((cultureIDInfo));
                DataManager.SetCurrentReport(OLAPUTILS.Utils.DeserializeOlapReport(reports));
                DataManager.OverrideDefaultFormatStrings = true;
                dictionary = htmlHelper.GetJsonData(action, DataManager, layout, enablePivotFieldList);
            }
            return dictionary;
        }

        private DataTable GetDataTable()
        {
            SqlCeConnection con = new SqlCeConnection() { ConnectionString = conStringforDB };
            con.Open();
            DataSet dSet = new DataSet();
            new SqlCeDataAdapter("Select * from ReportsTable", con).Fill(dSet);
            con.Close();
            return dSet.Tables[0];
        }
        public Dictionary<string, object> DeferUpdate(string action, string filterParams, string currentReport)
        {
            OlapDataManager DataManager = new OlapDataManager(connectionString);
            DataManager.SetCurrentReport(Utils.DeserializeOlapReport(currentReport));
            return htmlHelper.GetJsonData(action, DataManager, null, filterParams);
        }
        private OlapReport CreateOlapReport()
        {
            OlapReport olapReport = new OlapReport();
            olapReport.CurrentCubeName = "Adventure Works";

            MeasureElements measureElement = new MeasureElements();
            measureElement.Elements.Add(new MeasureElement { UniqueName = "[Measures].[Internet Sales Amount]" });

            DimensionElement dimensionElementRow = new DimensionElement();
            dimensionElementRow.Name = "Date";
            dimensionElementRow.AddLevel("Fiscal", "Fiscal Year");

            DimensionElement dimensionElementColumn = new DimensionElement();
            dimensionElementColumn.Name = "Customer";
            dimensionElementColumn.AddLevel("Customer Geography", "Country");

            olapReport.SeriesElements.Add(dimensionElementRow);
            olapReport.CategoricalElements.Add(dimensionElementColumn);
            olapReport.CategoricalElements.Add(measureElement);

            return olapReport;
        }
    }
}

Configuring Web Configuration File

You can expose services through the properties, binding, contract and address by using an endpoint.

• Contract: This property indicates that the contract of the endpoint is exposing. Here you are referring to IOlapService contract and hence it is PivotGridDemo.IOlapService.
• Binding: In your application, you use webHttpBinding to post and receive the requests and responses between the client-end and the service.
• behaviorConfiguration: This property contains the name of the behavior to be used in the endpoint.

The endpointBehaviors are illustrated as follows.

XAML

<system.serviceModel>
    ……
    ……
    <services>
        <service name="PivotGridDemo.OlapService">
            <endpoint address="" behaviorConfiguration="PivotGridDemo.OlapServiceAspNetAjaxBehavior" binding="webHttpBinding" contract="PivotGridDemo.IOlapService" /> </service>
    </services>
</system.serviceModel>

The endpointBehaviors contain all the behaviors for an endpoint. You can link each endpoint to the respective behavior only by using this name property.

XAML

<system.serviceModel>
    <behaviors>
        <endpointBehaviors>
            <behavior name="PivotGridDemo.OlapServiceAspNetAjaxBehavior">
                <enableWebScript /> </behavior>
        </endpointBehaviors>
    </behaviors>
    ……
    ……
</system.serviceModel>

Configuring routing file

Routing configuration needs to be done in RouteConfig.cs file found under AppStart folder. The configuration would allow picking appropriate WCF service without any issues.

C#

public static void RegisterRoutes(RouteCollection routes) {
    routes.IgnoreRoute("{resource}.axd/{*pathInfo}");
    //NOTE: In the following highlighted lines _wcf_ is just the folder name inside which service files(*.svc) are present.
    routes.IgnoreRoute("{resource}.svc/{*pathInfo}");
    routes.IgnoreRoute("{resource}.svc");
    routes.MapRoute(
        name: "Default",
        url: "{controller}/{action}/{id}",
        defaults: new {
            controller = "Home", action = "Index", id = UrlParameter.Optional
        },
        namespaces: new [] {
            "PivotGridDemo.Controllers"
        }
    );
}

NOTE

In this example, “PivotGridDemo” indicates the name and root namespace of the Web Application created in Visual Studio IDE and “OlapService” indicates the name of the WCF service created.

Now, PivotGrid will be rendered with Internet Sales Amount over a period of fiscal years across different customer geographic locations.