Getting Started with Blazor Kanban Component
29 Jan 202413 minutes to read
This section briefly explains about how to include Blazor Kanban component in the Blazor Server App and Blazor WebAssembly App using Visual Studio.
To get start quickly with Blazor Kanban component, you can check on this video or GitHub sample.
Prerequisites
Create a new Blazor App in Visual Studio
You can create a Blazor Server App or Blazor WebAssembly App using Visual Studio via Microsoft Templates or the Syncfusion Blazor Extension.
Install Syncfusion Blazor Kanban and Themes NuGet in the App
To add Blazor Kanban component in the app, open the NuGet package manager in Visual Studio (Tools → NuGet Package Manager → Manage NuGet Packages for Solution), search and install Syncfusion.Blazor.Kanban and Syncfusion.Blazor.Themes. Alternatively, you can utilize the following package manager command to achieve the same.
Install-Package Syncfusion.Blazor.Kanban -Version 25.1.35
Install-Package Syncfusion.Blazor.Themes -Version 25.1.35NOTE
Syncfusion Blazor components are available in nuget.org. Refer to NuGet packages topic for available NuGet packages list with component details.
Register Syncfusion Blazor Service
Open ~/_Imports.razor file and import the Syncfusion.Blazor and Syncfusion.Blazor.Kanban namespace.
@using Syncfusion.Blazor
@using Syncfusion.Blazor.KanbanNow, register the Syncfusion Blazor Service in the ~/Program.cs file of your Blazor Server App or Blazor WebAssembly App.
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Web;
using Syncfusion.Blazor;
var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
// Add services to the container.
builder.Services.AddRazorPages();
builder.Services.AddServerSideBlazor();
builder.Services.AddSyncfusionBlazor();
var app = builder.Build();
....using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Web;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly.Hosting;
using Syncfusion.Blazor;
var builder = WebAssemblyHostBuilder.CreateDefault(args);
builder.RootComponents.Add<App>("#app");
builder.RootComponents.Add<HeadOutlet>("head::after");
builder.Services.AddScoped(sp => new HttpClient { BaseAddress = new Uri(builder.HostEnvironment.BaseAddress) });
builder.Services.AddSyncfusionBlazor();
await builder.Build().RunAsync();
....Add stylesheet and script resources
The theme stylesheet and script can be accessed from NuGet through Static Web Assets. Reference the stylesheet and script in the <head> of the main page as follows:
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For .NET 6 Blazor Server app, include it in ~/Pages/_Layout.cshtml file.
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For .NET 7 Blazor Server app, include it in the ~/Pages/_Host.cshtml file.
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For Blazor WebAssembly app, include it in the ~/index.html file.
<head>
....
<link href="_content/Syncfusion.Blazor.Themes/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<script src="_content/Syncfusion.Blazor.Core/scripts/syncfusion-blazor.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</head>NOTE
Check out the Blazor Themes topic to discover various methods (Static Web Assets, CDN, and CRG) for referencing themes in your Blazor application. Also, check out the Adding Script Reference topic to learn different approaches for adding script references in your Blazor application.
Add Blazor Kanban component
Add the Syncfusion Blazor Kanban component in the ~/Pages/Index.razor file.
<SfKanban TValue="TasksModel">
<KanbanColumns>
<KanbanColumn HeaderText="To Do" KeyField="@(new List<string>() {"Open"})"></KanbanColumn>
<KanbanColumn HeaderText="In Progress" KeyField="@(new List<string>() {"InProgress"})"></KanbanColumn>
<KanbanColumn HeaderText="Testing" KeyField="@(new List<string>() {"Testing"})"></KanbanColumn>
<KanbanColumn HeaderText="Done" KeyField="@(new List<string>() {"Close"})"></KanbanColumn>
</KanbanColumns>
</SfKanban>
@code {
public class TasksModel
{
public string Id { get; set; }
public string Title { get; set; }
public string Status { get; set; }
public string Summary { get; set; }
}
}- Press Ctrl+F5 (Windows) or ⌘+F5 (macOS) to launch the application. This will render the Syncfusion Blazor Kanban component in your default web browser.
Populating cards
To populate the empty Kanban with cards, define the Enumerable object or remote data using the DataSource property. To define DataSource, the mandatory fields in object or remote data should be relevant to KeyField. In the following example, you can see the cards defined with default fields such as ID, Summary, and Status.
<SfKanban TValue="TasksModel" KeyField="Status" DataSource="Tasks">
<KanbanColumns>
<KanbanColumn HeaderText="To Do" KeyField="@(new List<string>() {"Open"})"></KanbanColumn>
<KanbanColumn HeaderText="In Progress" KeyField="@(new List<string>() {"InProgress"})"></KanbanColumn>
<KanbanColumn HeaderText="Testing" KeyField="@(new List<string>() {"Testing"})"></KanbanColumn>
<KanbanColumn HeaderText="Done" KeyField="@(new List<string>() {"Close"})"></KanbanColumn>
</KanbanColumns>
<KanbanCardSettings HeaderField="Title" ContentField="Summary"></KanbanCardSettings>
</SfKanban>
@code {
public class TasksModel
{
public string Id { get; set; }
public string Title { get; set; }
public string Status { get; set; }
public string Summary { get; set; }
}
public List<TasksModel> Tasks = new List<TasksModel>()
{
new TasksModel { Id = "Task 1", Title = "BLAZ-29001", Status = "Open", Summary = "Analyze the new requirements gathered from the customer." },
new TasksModel { Id = "Task 2", Title = "BLAZ-29002", Status = "Open", Summary = "Show the retrieved data from the server in grid control." },
new TasksModel { Id = "Task 3", Title = "BLAZ-29003", Status = "InProgress", Summary = "Improve application performance" },
new TasksModel { Id = "Task 4", Title = "BLAZ-29004", Status = "Testing", Summary = "Fix the issues reported by the customer." },
new TasksModel { Id = "Task 5", Title = "BLAZ-29005", Status = "Testing", Summary = "Fix the issues reported in Safari browser." },
new TasksModel { Id = "Task 6", Title = "BLAZ-29006", Status = "Close", Summary = "Analyze SQL server 2008 connection." },
new TasksModel { Id = "Task 7", Title = "BLAZ-29007", Status = "Close", Summary = "Analyze grid control." },
new TasksModel { Id = "Task 8", Title = "BLAZ-29008", Status = "Close", Summary = "Stored procedure for initial data binding of the grid." }
};
}
Enable Swimlane
Swimlane can be enabled by mapping the fields KanbanSwimlaneSettings.KeyField to appropriate column name in DataSource. This enables the grouping of the cards based on the mapped column values.
<SfKanban TValue="TasksModel" KeyField="Status" DataSource="Tasks">
<KanbanColumns>
<KanbanColumn HeaderText="To Do" KeyField="@(new List<string>() {"Open"})"></KanbanColumn>
<KanbanColumn HeaderText="In Progress" KeyField="@(new List<string>() {"InProgress"})"></KanbanColumn>
<KanbanColumn HeaderText="Testing" KeyField="@(new List<string>() {"Testing"})"></KanbanColumn>
<KanbanColumn HeaderText="Done" KeyField="@(new List<string>() {"Close"})"></KanbanColumn>
</KanbanColumns>
<KanbanCardSettings HeaderField="Title" ContentField="Summary"></KanbanCardSettings>
<KanbanSwimlaneSettings KeyField="Assignee"></KanbanSwimlaneSettings>
</SfKanban>
@code {
public class TasksModel
{
public string Id { get; set; }
public string Title { get; set; }
public string Status { get; set; }
public string Summary { get; set; }
public string Assignee { get; set; }
}
public List<TasksModel> Tasks = new List<TasksModel>()
{
new TasksModel { Id = "Task 1", Title = "BLAZ-29001", Status = "Open", Summary = "Analyze the new requirements gathered from the customer.", Assignee = "Nancy Davloio" },
new TasksModel { Id = "Task 2", Title = "BLAZ-29002", Status = "InProgress", Summary = "Improve application performance", Assignee = "Andrew Fuller" },
new TasksModel { Id = "Task 3", Title = "BLAZ-29003", Status = "Open", Summary = "Arrange a web meeting with the customer to get new requirements.", Assignee = "Janet Leverling" },
new TasksModel { Id = "Task 4", Title = "BLAZ-29004", Status = "InProgress", Summary = "Fix the issues reported in the IE browser.", Assignee = "Janet Leverling" },
new TasksModel { Id = "Task 5", Title = "BLAZ-29005", Status = "Review", Summary = "Fix the issues reported by the customer.", Assignee = "Steven walker" },
new TasksModel { Id = "Task 6", Title = "BLAZ-29006", Status = "Review", Summary = "Fix the issues reported in Safari browser.", Assignee = "Nancy Davloio" },
new TasksModel { Id = "Task 7", Title = "BLAZ-29007", Status = "Close", Summary = "Test the application in the IE browser.", Assignee = "Margaret hamilt" },
new TasksModel { Id = "Task 8", Title = "BLAZ-29008", Status = "Validate", Summary = "Validate the issues reported by the customer.", Assignee = "Steven walker" },
new TasksModel { Id = "Task 9", Title = "BLAZ-29009", Status = "Open", Summary = "Show the retrieved data from the server in grid control.", Assignee = "Margaret hamilt" },
new TasksModel { Id = "Task 10", Title = "BLAZ-29010", Status = "InProgress", Summary = "Fix cannot open user’s default database SQL error.", Assignee = "Janet Leverling" },
new TasksModel { Id = "Task 11", Title = "BLAZ-29011", Status = "Review", Summary = "Fix the issues reported in data binding.", Assignee = "Janet Leverling" },
new TasksModel { Id = "Task 12", Title = "BLAZ-29012", Status = "Close", Summary = "Analyze SQL server 2008 connection.", Assignee = "Andrew Fuller" },
new TasksModel { Id = "Task 13", Title = "BLAZ-29013", Status = "Validate", Summary = "Validate databinding issues.", Assignee = "Margaret hamilt" },
new TasksModel { Id = "Task 14", Title = "BLAZ-29014", Status = "Close", Summary = "Analyze grid control.", Assignee = "Margaret hamilt" },
new TasksModel { Id = "Task 15", Title = "BLAZ-29015", Status = "Close", Summary = "Stored procedure for initial data binding of the grid.", Assignee = "Steven walker" },
new TasksModel { Id = "Task 16", Title = "BLAZ-29016", Status = "Close", Summary = "Analyze stored procedures.", Assignee = "Janet Leverling" },
new TasksModel { Id = "Task 17", Title = "BLAZ-29017", Status = "Validate", Summary = "Validate editing issues.", Assignee = "Nancy Davloio" },
new TasksModel { Id = "Task 18", Title = "BLAZ-29018", Status = "Review", Summary = "Test editing functionality.", Assignee = "Nancy Davloio" },
new TasksModel { Id = "Task 19", Title = "BLAZ-29019", Status = "Open", Summary = "Enhance editing functionality.", Assignee = "Andrew Fuller" },
new TasksModel { Id = "Task 20", Title = "BLAZ-29020", Status = "InProgress", Summary = "Improve the performance of the editing functionality.", Assignee = "Nancy Davloio" },
new TasksModel { Id = "Task 21", Title = "BLAZ-29021", Status = "Open", Summary = "Arrange web meeting with the customer to show editing demo.", Assignee = "Steven walker" },
new TasksModel { Id = "Task 22", Title = "BLAZ-29022", Status = "Review", Summary = "Fix the editing issues reported by the customer.", Assignee = "Janet Leverling" },
new TasksModel { Id = "Task 23", Title = "BLAZ-29023", Status = "Testing", Summary = "Fix the issues reported by the customer.", Assignee = "Steven walker" },
new TasksModel { Id = "Task 24", Title = "BLAZ-29024", Status = "Testing", Summary = "Fix the issues reported in Safari browser.", Assignee = "Nancy Davloio" },
new TasksModel { Id = "Task 25", Title = "BLAZ-29025", Status = "Testing", Summary = "Fix the issues reported in data binding.", Assignee = "Janet Leverling" },
new TasksModel { Id = "Task 26", Title = "BLAZ-29026", Status = "Testing", Summary = "Test editing functionality.", Assignee = "Nancy Davloio" },
new TasksModel { Id = "Task 27", Title = "BLAZ-29027", Status = "Testing", Summary = "Test editing feature in the IE browser.", Assignee = "Janet Leverling" }
};
}
NOTE
You can also explore our Blazor Kanban Board example that shows you how to render and configure the bullet chart.