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title: Activate Web Grid - Feature Overview
slug: activate-web-grid-feature-overview
createdAt: 2025-07-16T04:32:58.569Z
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This document provides an overview of the features available in the **Activate Web Grid**, including column types, properties, formatting options, and footers.

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## Column Types

| Type                             | Description                                                                                                                                        | Example                                                                                   |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **ActivateGridColumn**           | Base class for all columns                                                                                                                         | `<ActivateGridColumn Title="Id" BoundValue="@=/Id" />`                                    |
| **ProvisioningObjectNameColumn** | Displays an icon and name, with a link to the object's `ClientPath` (typically properties). Requires each row to be a `ProvisioningObject`.        | `<ProvisioningObjectNameColumn Title="User" BoundValue="@=/User" />`                      |
| **ObjectLinkColumn**             | Similar to `ProvisioningObjectNameColumn` but works with any object type. The `name` is the `BoundValue`. `Link` and `Icon` properties can be set. | `<ObjectLinkColumn Title="Job" BoundValue="@=/JobID" Icon="job" Link="@/Job/%=/JobID" />` |
| **ActivateImageColumn**          | Displays an image in the column.                                                                                                                   | `<ActivateImageColumn Title="User" BoundValue="@=/user/imageurl" />`                      |
| **More...**                      | Other specific column types are designed for internal grids and are not intended for custom grids.                                                 |                                                                                           |

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## ActivateGridColumn Properties

| Name           | Description                                                         | Example                                          |
| -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| **Title**      | Title of the column                                                 | `"User"` or `"JobID"`                            |
| **CssClass**   | Expression to override the CSS class per cell                       | `@=if(=/user/IsDisabled, "highlight", "normal")` |
| **Width**      | Fixed width hint for the column                                     | `100px` or `20%`                                 |
| **Visible**    | Controls visibility of the column                                   | `True` or `False`                                |
| **Hidden**     | Hides the column by default; users can choose to display it         | `True` or `False`                                |
| **Format**     | Hint to the client for rendering the value (see **Column Formats**) | `"money"`, `"datetime"`                          |
| **Wrap**       | Whether to wrap long text                                           | `True` or `False`                                |
| **Link**       | Hyperlink applied to the column content                             | `@"/Job/%=/JobID%"`                              |
| **ReturnPage** | Page to return to when item is clicked                              | `"current"`                                      |
| **Align**      | Text alignment                                                      | `left`, `right`, `center`, `justify`, `inherit`  |
| **Padding**    | Custom cell padding                                                 | `'checkbox'`, `'none'`, `'normal'`, `'default'`  |
| **Target**     | Hyperlink target                                                    | `_blank`, `dialog`, `document`                   |
| **FooterText** | Footer content for the column                                       | See **Footer Text** section                      |

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## ProvisioningObjectNameColumn - Additional Properties

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**Defaults:** `Format="object"` and `ReturnPage="current"`
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| Name                      | Description                                                           | Example           |
| ------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------- |
| **DisplayName**           | Override the object's display name. Defaults to `=/DisplayName`.      | `@=/Description`  |
| **DisplayDirectoryEntry** | If the object is a RoleMember, display the user rather than the role. | `True` or `False` |

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## ObjectLinkColumn - Additional Properties

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**Defaults:** `Format="object"` and `ReturnPage="current"`
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| Name            | Description                                         | Example            |
| --------------- | --------------------------------------------------- | ------------------ |
| **DisplayName** | Override the display name of the object             | `@=/Description`   |
| **Icon**        | Expression for the icon per row                     | `@=/user/ImageUrl` |
| **Action**      | A `MenuLink` to dynamically change the link per row | *(custom action)*  |

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## ActivateImageColumn - Additional Properties

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**Defaults:** `Format="image"` (uses the `BoundValue` for the image URL)
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| Name           | Description                         | Example               |
| -------------- | ----------------------------------- | --------------------- |
| **Size**       | Icon size override                  | `sm`, `md`, etc.      |
| **TitleValue** | Override the image's title/alt text | *(custom expression)* |

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## Column Formats

Column formats control how data is displayed on the client side.

| Name           | Description                                                                       | Example             |
| -------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------- |
| **datetime**   | Standard date and time format                                                     | `2/2/23 12:20`      |
| **dateortime** | Displays date or time. If the date is today, shows the time; otherwise, the date. | `2/2/23` or `12:20` |
| **money**      | Converts value to a monetary format                                               | `$12.34`            |

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## Footer Text

Footers can summarize or compute values for each column.

| FooterText Value | Description                            |
| ---------------- | -------------------------------------- |
| `#SUM()`         | Sum of the column's numeric values     |
| `#AVG()`         | Average of the column's numeric values |
| `#COUNT()`       | Count of values in the column          |
| `=EXPRESSION`    | Result of a custom expression          |
| `"String"`       | A constant string value                |