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Sneak Preview: Model Defined Functions
14 May 09 03:31 PM | dpblogs | 9 Comments   

Model Defined Functions is a new feature coming in .NET 4.0. They are similar to SqlServer Table Value Functions because they are composable, so you can layer function calls and queries. The key difference is that they are declared in terms of the conceptual Read More...

Filed under: Entity Framework, EDM

Sneak Preview: Model First in the Entity Framework 4.0
12 May 09 03:52 PM | dpblogs | 24 Comments   

An exciting new Entity Framework Designer feature in Visual Studio 2010 is the ability to generate DDL that will create a database that can store your entity data model. This feature is not only exciting because it brings a long overdue capability to Read More...

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Update Model – a Question of Identity – Part 2 of 3
22 July 08 09:23 AM | dpblogs | 7 Comments   

This article is Part 2 of 3 – please see http://blogs.msdn.com/adonet/archive/2008/07/21/update-model-a-question-of-identity-part-1-of-3.aspx for Part 1. In the last article I explained the principle that the C-side updates would be non-destructive. The Read More...

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Update Model – a Question of Identity – Part 1 of 3
21 July 08 11:01 AM | dpblogs | 6 Comments   

I propose to explain the reason behind some of the oddities of the “Update Model from Database” functionality and hopefully answer some common questions that come up about it. Before I get started let me note that this will be a fairly technical post Read More...

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EDM Tools | Options (Part 3 of 4)
26 June 08 02:38 PM | dpblogs | 5 Comments   

Introduction In parts one and two of this four-part series, we discussed the file differences between EDMX & csdl, ssdl & msl files, and we looked at the model & code generation APIs available in the .Net Runtime. In Part three, we discuss Read More...

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EDM Tools | Options (Part 1 of 4)
20 June 08 02:27 PM | dpblogs | 6 Comments   

Introduction The Entity Data Model (EDM) Tools team has done a lot of work to enable a productive developer experience using the Microsoft Entity Framework. Model generation, model validation, and code generation are all plugged into the Visual Studio Read More...

Filed under: ADO.NET, Entity Framework, EDM

How to use a T4 template for View Generation
20 June 08 12:27 PM | dpblogs | 9 Comments   

Background To set the stage for this article, do take a look at Exploring the Performance of the ADO.NET Entity Framework - Part 1 to learn more about pre-generating views and how they can reduce the startup time for applications that consume ADO.NET Read More...

Filed under: ADO.NET, Entity Framework, EDM

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