Note: If you already have installed the latest version of Entity Framework using NuGet manager, then this step of the wizard will no longer appear.Ħ. We will use Entity Framework 6.0 in the basic tutorials so select Entity Framework 6.0 and click Next. In this step, you need to choose the version of Entity Framework. This will add a connection string to your app.config file with the Entities name.Ĭlick Next after you set up your DB connection.ĥ. for the local database) and select your database name and click the OK button. In the Connection Properties popup, provide the server name (. If this is the first time you are creating an EDM for your database, then you need to create a new connection by clicking on the New Connection. In this step, you need to create a connection with your existing database.
We are using database-first approach here, so select the EF Designer from database option and click Next.Ĥ.
MODAL APPLICATION WIZARD CODE
Entity Data Model Wizard in Visual Studio (2012/2015/2017) opens with four options to select from: EF Designer from database for the database-first approach, Empty EF Designer model for the model-first approach, Empty Code First modelĪnd Code First from database for Code-First approach. In the popup, select ADO.NET Entity Data Model and provide an appropriate name to the EDM ('School' in this case) and click the Add button.ģ. Now, add Entity Data Model by right clicking on the project in the solution explorer -> Add -> New Item. and make sure that the project's target framework is. Open Visual Studio and create a console project. Let's create a simple EDM for the School database using Visual Studio (2012\2015\2017) and Entity Framework 6.ġ. Entity Data Model is a model that describes entities and the relationships between them. Here, we are going to create an Entity Data Model (EDM) for an existing database in database-first approach and understand the basic building blocks.Įntity Framework uses EDM for all the database-related operations.
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