Add Database Constraint without associantions in the model
Posted: Thu 20 Jan 2011 14:21
Hi,
I'm using the Entity Developer with a Model-First Approach. The database is almost exclusively generated from the model.
Now, I have a somewhat strange requirement. My goal is to be able to add Constraints to the Database without enforcing them in my model. To achieve that I simply add a constraint and configure the ends manually.
The problem is that by creating a constraint that way, two things happen in the XML under the node :
1. An element is added that describes the constraint. Cool!
2. An element is added under the element. Not cool! It renders the model invalid and prevents code from being generated (even though database generation works like a charm).
Even if I delete the element manually, every time I open the model in Entity Developer it keeps getting added.
I know this is minor, but it keeps getting on my nerves
Thank you and congratulations for your work on the Entity Developer...
I'm using the Entity Developer with a Model-First Approach. The database is almost exclusively generated from the model.
Now, I have a somewhat strange requirement. My goal is to be able to add Constraints to the Database without enforcing them in my model. To achieve that I simply add a constraint and configure the ends manually.
The problem is that by creating a constraint that way, two things happen in the XML under the node :
1. An element is added that describes the constraint. Cool!
2. An element is added under the element. Not cool! It renders the model invalid and prevents code from being generated (even though database generation works like a charm).
Even if I delete the element manually, every time I open the model in Entity Developer it keeps getting added.
I know this is minor, but it keeps getting on my nerves
Thank you and congratulations for your work on the Entity Developer...