Hi

I have used DNN6 for a few simple websites but now need to add a simple data management system for maintaining company listing information.

I have written many business/data management systems before in .NET (but not in DNN) and usually use a modified MS Data Access Application Block in a Data Tier for sending/receiving data to/from the database via stored procedures as this whilst using a dataset provides good disconnected functionality, particularly maintaining relationships, cascading IDs and handling optimistic concurrency. I send UI data to a Business Layer for processing and this then connects to the Data Layer for updates.

To incorporate a data management system into DNN, is writing a Module the way forward with this? If so can anyone give me some idea of the best approach I should take in terms of architecture, particularly to ensure that upgrading DNN in the future is as simple as it is now, i.e. a straight data copy.

Many thanks
Terry