Adding a link column to the grid

A grid of plain text is a dead end. A link column lets each row lead somewhere useful, usually to a detail or edit page.

A bound link column

<asp:HyperLinkField
    DataTextField="Name"
    DataNavigateUrlFields="Id"
    DataNavigateUrlFormatString="detail.aspx?id={0}"
    HeaderText="Product" />

How the pieces fit

• The text field is what the visitor reads.
• The navigate url fields supply values for the address.
• The format string places those values into the address.

That detail page usually uses a form view, covered in showing one record in a form view.