Getting Started with Blazor Kanban Component in Web App

14 Apr 202615 minutes to read

This section briefly explains about how to include the Syncfusion^® Blazor Kanban component in your Blazor Web App using Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, and the .NET CLI.

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• Visual Studio
• Visual Studio Code
• .NET CLI

Prerequisites

• System requirements for Blazor components

Create a new Blazor Web App in Visual Studio

Create a Blazor Web App using Visual Studio via Microsoft Templates or the Syncfusion^® Blazor Extension. For detailed instructions, refer to the Blazor Web App Getting Started documentation.

Prerequisites

• System requirements for Blazor components

Create a new Blazor Web App in Visual Studio Code

Create a Blazor Web App using Visual Studio Code via Microsoft Templates or the Syncfusion^® Blazor Extension. For detailed instructions, refer to the Blazor Web App Getting Started documentation.

For example, in a Blazor Web App with the Auto interactive render mode, use the following commands in the integrated terminal (Ctrl+`):

Blazor Web App

dotnet new blazor -o BlazorWebApp -int Auto
cd BlazorWebApp
cd BlazorWebApp.Client

Prerequisites

Install the latest version of .NET SDK. If you previously installed the SDK, determine the installed version by executing the following command in a command prompt (Windows) or terminal (macOS) or command shell (Linux).

.NET CLI

dotnet --version

Create a Blazor Web App using .NET CLI

Run the following command to create a new Blazor Web App in a command prompt (Windows) or terminal (macOS) or command shell (Linux). For detailed instructions, refer to the Blazor Web App Getting Started documentation.

For example, in a Blazor Web App with the Auto interactive render mode, use the following commands:

Blazor Web App

dotnet new blazor -o BlazorWebApp -int Auto
cd BlazorWebApp
cd BlazorWebApp.Client

NOTE

Configure the appropriate Interactive render mode and Interactivity location while creating a Blazor Web App. For detailed information, refer to the interactive render mode documentation.

Install Syncfusion^® Blazor packages

Install Syncfusion.Blazor.Kanban and Syncfusion.Blazor.Themes NuGet packages in your project using the NuGet Package Manager in Visual Studio (Tools → NuGet Package Manager → Manage NuGet Packages for Solution), or the integrated terminal in Visual Studio Code (dotnet add package), or the .NET CLI.

Alternatively, run the following commands in the Package Manager Console to achieve the same.

Package Manager

Install-Package Syncfusion.Blazor.Kanban -Version 33.1.44
Install-Package Syncfusion.Blazor.Themes -Version 33.1.44

If using the WebAssembly or Auto render modes in the Blazor Web App, install these packages in the client project.

NOTE

All Syncfusion Blazor packages are available on nuget.org. See the NuGet packages topic for details.

Add import namespaces

After the packages are installed, open the ~/_Imports.razor file in the client project and import the Syncfusion.Blazor and Syncfusion.Blazor.Kanban namespaces.

~/_Imports.razor

@using Syncfusion.Blazor
@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Kanban

Register Syncfusion^® Blazor service

Register the Syncfusion Blazor service in the Program.cs file of your Blazor Web App.

Program.cs

....
using Syncfusion.Blazor;
....
builder.Services.AddSyncfusionBlazor();
....

NOTE

If the Interactive Render Mode is set to WebAssembly or Auto, register the Syncfusion^® Blazor service in Program.cs files of both the server and client projects in your Blazor Web App.

Add stylesheet and script resources

The theme stylesheet and script can be accessed from NuGet through Static Web Assets. Include the stylesheet and script references in the ~/Components/App.razor file.

<link href="_content/Syncfusion.Blazor.Themes/fluent2.css" rel="stylesheet" />
....
<script src="_content/Syncfusion.Blazor.Core/scripts/syncfusion-blazor.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

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 Syncfusion^® Blazor Kanban component

Add the Syncfusion Blazor Kanban component in the ~/Components/Pages/*.razor file. If the interactivity location is set to Per page/component in the Web App, define a render mode at the top of the ~/Pages/*.razor file. (For example, InteractiveServer, InteractiveWebAssembly or InteractiveAuto).

NOTE

If the Interactivity Location is set to Global with Auto or WebAssembly, the render mode is automatically configured in the App.razor file by default.

RAZOR

@* desired render mode define here *@
@rendermode InteractiveAuto

Home.razor

<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 the default web browser.

NOTE

View Sample in GitHub.

Populate kanban with 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.

Home.razor

<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 functionality

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.

Home.razor

<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.

See also

1. Getting Started with Syncfusion^® Blazor Web Assembly App in Visual Studio or .NET CLI
2. Getting Started with Syncfusion^® Blazor Web App in Visual Studio or .NET CLI