Just one C1DataViewSet component serves as the binding agent for all tables and relations – without DataExtender, two components (a BindingSource and a DataAdapter) are required to represent each table or relation.

The C1DataViewSet.Update method automatically determines the sometimes crucial correct order in which rows should be committed to the server, taking into account master-detail relationships between tables. It also refreshes client row columns with new values generated on the server, including cases of server-generated auto-increment columns.

Although DataExtender works with ADO.NET, you don't have to deal with the DataSet object at all. At minimum, you can specify a connection string and DataExtender will automatically read the schema and data from the database, exposing database tables and views as regular ADO.NET objects and providing the ability to set up customized data views.

When its definition statement contains the WHERE clause, C1DataView performs server-side filtering which also operates as a client side filter.

Specify read-only calculated columns in the C1ViewSetDesignerForm using any .NET-compatible language, or as part of the SQL-like statement that defines the view. The column expressions are evaluated at run time as navigation and updates occur through interaction with any bound control.

Attach presentation attributes to data columns, including data entry masks, display formats, and value-translation maps with DataExtender. For example, show customer names instead IDs in an Orders table.