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Last Updated: 26 Dec 2025 07:56 by ADMIN
Peter Huisman
Created on: 02 Jul 2025 12:40
Category: Grid
Type: Feature Request
2
Add a built-in option that keeps the toolbar tools active by default

Starting with version 2025.2.520, the toolbar tools like "Save changes" and "Cancel changes" are hidden by default. When the ShowInactiveTools(true) option is set, the inactive tools are displayed as disabled until a change in the Grid's data is made (for example, the tools are active when the edited cell is closed).

Is it possible to create an option that enables the previous behavior of the inactive toolbar tools - to keep the tools always active and visible no matter if there is a change or not?

For example:

.ToolBar(toolbar =>toolbar
            .Items(itm =>
            {
                itm.Create();
                itm.Save();
            })
            .EnableInactiveTools(true)
)

2 comments
ADMIN
Eyup
Posted on: 26 Dec 2025 07:56

Hi,

 

This behavior was unified across all web Products and the buttons are now hidden by default:
https://www.telerik.com/aspnet-core-ui/documentation/backwards-compatibility/2025-backwards-compatibility#toolbar-buttons-in-grid 

To enable them back please use this property:

.ShowInactiveTools(true)
The definition of the ToolBar will also change a bit:
https://www.telerik.com/aspnet-core-ui/documentation/html-helpers/data-management/grid/toolbar#disable-inactive-tools


As a workaround you can use:

 .Events(events => events.SaveChanges("enableButtons").DataBound("enableButtons"))
JS:
<script>
    function enableButtons(e){
       setTimeout(function(){
        e.sender.element.find(".k-grid-toolbar .k-grid-save-changes")
            .data().kendoButton.enable();
        e.sender.element.find(".k-grid-toolbar .k-grid-cancel-changes")
            .data().kendoButton.enable(true);
       });
    }
</script>
Here is a live sample I've prepared for demonstration:
https://netcorerepl.telerik.com/QTPmcAEV53Etuz9M38 

Excuse us for the inconvenience this breaking change has caused you and thank you for sharing your feedback. I have added a Vote for Peter's account to have this provided built-in.

Regards,
Eyup
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Philip
Posted on: 19 Dec 2025 11:14

We have a scenario where items are added via the underlying data source and the "save changes" and "cancel" buttons don't appear. The workaround via telerik support is somewhat onerous as it involves manually changing the css class to enable these buttons. 

Ideally the buttons would show when there are unpersisted changes in the underlying data source, but in lieu of that, this feature would make be enough.

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