Chapter 6. Implementing Summary Lists
Summary lists (see Figure 6-1) are designed to enable users to quickly locate and identify a record (of a given type) among the existing data in the system. Once they have found the record, they can then drill down to the record to view it in detail (and potentially edit it).
Instead of requiring the full record for each item in the list to be sent back to the client, summary lists should only request and display enough data from the server to enable the user to identify the record they wish to view/edit. Once the user has selected the record, the application will go back to the server and retrieve the remaining data for that record (and any associated/supporting data) to populate a details screen or data entry ...
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