CampusNexus Entity Framework Note: The example service used in this solution can be found in TFS at this location: $/Framework/Internal/ServiceExample What is an Entity? In CampusNexus, an Entity represents a person, place, or thing such as a Course, Task or Campaign. Entities only contain the properties associated with itself such as first name, last name or city. The verbs Read more about CampusNexus Entity Framework[…]
Upon starting Campus Nexus Student the UI (user interface) will make a call to an OData feed that provides it with information about tables, fields, objects and navigational structures. The feed is located at: http://[Server]/Cmc.Nexus.Web/ds/campusnexus/$metadata The OData feed has a structure that is similar to one shown below:
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <edmx:Edmx Version="4.0" xmlns:edmx="http://docs.oasis-open.org/odata/ns/edmx"> <edmx:DataServices> <Schema Namespace="Cmc.Nexus.Models.Academics" xmlns:cmcedm="http://www.campusmanagement.com/odata/ns/edm" xmlns="http://docs.oasis-open.org/odata/ns/edm"> <EntityType Name="..." cmcedm:DisplayName="..." cmcedm:PluralDisplayName="..." cmcedm:Description="..."> <Key> <PropertyRef Name="(FieldName)" /> </Key> <Property Name="(FieldName)" Type="Edm.(Type)" Nullable="(bool)" cmcedm:Browsable="(bool)" ... cmcedm:DisplayName="Id" /> <NavigationProperty Name="(FieldName)" Type="Cmc.Nexus.Models ..." cmcedm:Browsable="true" cmcedm:DisplayName="..." /> </EntityType> </Schema> <Schema Namespace="CampusNexus" xmlns:cmcedm="http://www.campusmanagement.com/odata/ns/edm" xmlns="http://docs.oasis-open.org/odata/ns/edm"> <Function Name="GetTaskTemplatesForUser" IsBound="true"> <Parameter Name="bindingParameter" Type="Collection(Cmc.Nexus.Models ...)" /> <Parameter Name="(Fieldname)" Type="Edm.Int32" Nullable="false" /> <ReturnType Type="Collection(Cmc.Nexus.Models....)" /> </Function> <EntityContainer Name="Container"> <EntitySet Name="..." EntityType="Cmc.Nexus.Models ..."> <NavigationPropertyBinding Path="..." Target="..." /> </EntitySet> <EntitySet Name="..." EntityType="..." /> </EntityContainer> </Schema> </edmx:DataServices> </edmx:Edmx> |
The details included in this OData feed are extracted directly from the generated Read more about The Campus Nexus Student Metadata OData feed and how to extend it using a custom Data Annotator[…]
At Campus Management Corp. we use the LessCss in many of our products and core frameworks. Less is a common Node.js based CSS pre-processor that extends CSS3 to add variables, mixins, and functions to make our applications more maintainable. During builds, Less files are “compiled” into CSS3 file which are then distributed with the software. This document provides Read more about CSS/LESS Best Practices at Campus Management Corp.[…]