How to add components automatically?

[mrhicksman]

I have a component that is essentially an HTML grid that when dropped onto the canvas, I want to load components into specific spots in the grid when a button is pushed. The button action will perform a query and return the data for the model that is to be placed. Can someone give me a suggestion on the best way to accomplish this? There can be up to 20 different spots to fill.

Thanks in advance.