I am in the process of web enabling an application that currently is a windows forms application programmed in Access/VBA. My programming environment will likely be ASP.NET. My current application deals with reviewing loans in many different categories for Quality Control review. I have a multi-tab form(20 tabs) that basically is a one stop shop for everything dealing with the review.
What would be the best application methodology to use for ASP.NET? Would it be best to use server controls or html controls for my data entry controls? Would it be best to use a multi tab approach or only load the required subform? The reason I'm going towards the multi tab approach is that there is quite a bit of interrelatedness dealing with values in controls. But I'm wondering if I might be consuming too much server resources by having a form with a considerable amount of controls on it. I'm also concerned about using server controls because they may consume too many resources.
Then if I go with the multi tabbed approach, am I better off using the tab control that comes with the Web Controls or should I use frames or panels instead? Should I only load those controls that I will need for the tab that is clicked and make the controls on the other tabs invisible and disabled until needed?
I know I am throwing a lot of different stuff out right here but I'm looking for other perspectives for this project. Thanks in advance.
What would be the best application methodology to use for ASP.NET? Would it be best to use server controls or html controls for my data entry controls? Would it be best to use a multi tab approach or only load the required subform? The reason I'm going towards the multi tab approach is that there is quite a bit of interrelatedness dealing with values in controls. But I'm wondering if I might be consuming too much server resources by having a form with a considerable amount of controls on it. I'm also concerned about using server controls because they may consume too many resources.
Then if I go with the multi tabbed approach, am I better off using the tab control that comes with the Web Controls or should I use frames or panels instead? Should I only load those controls that I will need for the tab that is clicked and make the controls on the other tabs invisible and disabled until needed?
I know I am throwing a lot of different stuff out right here but I'm looking for other perspectives for this project. Thanks in advance.