You can use addRowData.

Best regards
Oleg

OlegK said:

If you define addfunc function as a part of parameters of navGrid your function will be called instead of jqGrid("editGridRow","new",pAdd);

Onother way will be to add:false parameter of the navGrid and add a custom button instead which looks like the add button (has "ui-icon-plus" as icon).

One more option is to modify existing Add dialog inside of beforeShowForm functions: see my old answer as an example.

Best regards
Oleg

Thanks Oleg for very helpful links and options.

One question with 'custom button' option-

Once I make a dialog appear on click of this button, how can I use the data added by user and returned by this dialog to insert row in existing table?

- Deepak

Onother way will be to add:false parameter of the navGrid and add a custom button instead which looks like the add button (has "ui-icon-plus" as icon).

One more option is to modify existing Add dialog inside of beforeShowForm functions: see my old answer as an example.

Best regards
Oleg

Is there a way I can use my own form dialog to add a new row?