Hi all,

I am a newbie in DNN module development ( I got DNN 4.3.5 up and running with Starter kit, created blank and running module per describe by online instructions like http://adefwebserver.com/DotNetNukeHELP/DNN_Module4/Default.htm )

I like DNN's robustness in user management, multilingual support, skinning...etc... 

But, what I am trying to figure out for the past week or two is, if DNN can be the application framework for developing enterprise applications:

But it seems to me (maybe I am wrong) that it is very hard to develop a module that has multiple pages/views/postback etc..

For a real life requirement:
A business function for bug report management that offers a
1)search interface page (Offer user search option like date range, user, severity, and then a search button)
2)table listing of results (listing results from the user selected critiria from search page)
3)bug detail page (when user select a bug from the table page)

It seems to me that to do this in DNN will require lots of extra efforts, may even need to create a module per page listed above......?

Your help much appreciated!!!
Chris

Hi Ken,

Thanks for your reply! I will keep digging in dnn module development then!

Hope it is not too much to ask... does anyone know a sample C# module that demonstrate the technique of doing what I have described above?

Chris

Hi,

I can't seem to find anything on codesmith (http://www.codesmithtools.com/ ??)

I started experimenting using the Multiview control in the module, so the system will switch view according to a user action, and it which seems to do the trick. 

I wonder if it is the preferred way or not?

(or is it more preferred to create ViewMyModule1.ascx, ViewMyModule2.ascx on top of the template created ViewMyModule.ascx, so that ViewMyModule.ascx will call ViewMyModule1.ascx when user press submit and so forth..?)

Sorry for asking too many newbie questions.  Your one or two line answer would help me a lot!!

Thanks!!