http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jmeier/archive/2009/01/21/ria-application-pattern.aspxWe created a RIA Application Pattern as part of our patterns &amp; practices Application Architecture Guide 2.0 project .&#160; The purpose is to show a baseline architecture based on patterns. Scenario Here's the backdrop we use for the baseline architectureen-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jmeier/archive/2009/01/21/ria-application-pattern.aspx#9367961Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:38:04 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9367961Mahesh<p>What are 3 things you would improve? </p> <p>--An inbuilt mechanism to convert/translate business entities to data contracts in service.</p> <p>How should that be handled until then?</p> <p>Thanks,</p> <p>Mahesh.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9367961" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jmeier/archive/2009/01/21/ria-application-pattern.aspx#9358515Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:33:54 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9358515J.D. Meier's Blog<p>We created an initial set of Application Patterns as part of our patterns &amp;amp; practices Application</p> <img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9358515" width="1" height="1">