Entity Framework Tips

I have some complex queries that I need to run against my SQL Server database and I am using the Entity Framework (EF) in my application. I am having difficulty crafting these queries using LINQ to Entities. What I really need is to just inject my native queries into the Entity Framework model. Is this possible? Check out this tip to find the solution.

I'm a DBA and the developers in my organization want to use the Entity Framework (EF) in their applications. While I understand the benefits of EF and the fact that you don't need stored procedures, we have many existing stored procedures and I would like to be able to continue to use them for insert, update and delete operations. How can I do this with the Entity Framework?

I'm a DBA and the developers in my organization want to use the Entity Framework (EF) in their applications. While I understand how EF can dynamically generate the SQL for queries, we have many existing views that I would like to be able to continue to use. In this tip I walk through how to use views with Entity Framework.

I'm a DBA and the developers in my organization are starting to use something called the Entity Framework (EF) in their applications. The developers are telling me that with EF you don't use stored procedures, you simply write .NET code to perform all of your data access. When I use the SQL Server Profiler to take a look at what they're doing, all I see is a bunch of dynamic SQL being executed. Naturally I'm a little skeptical of this, so can you help me to understand what is this Entity Framework?

I'm a DBA and the developers in my organization are starting to use something called the Entity Framework (EF) in their applications. The developers are telling me that with EF you don't use stored procedures, you simply write .NET code to perform all of your data access. When I use the SQL Server Profiler to take a look at what they're doing, all I see is a bunch of dynamic SQL being executed. Naturally I'm a little skeptical of this, so can you help me to understand what is this Entity Framework?

I'm a DBA and the developers in my organization want to use the Entity Framework (EF) in their applications. While I understand how EF can dynamically generate the SQL for queries, we have many existing views that I would like to be able to continue to use. In this tip I walk through how to use views with Entity Framework.

I'm a DBA and the developers in my organization want to use the Entity Framework (EF) in their applications. While I understand the benefits of EF and the fact that you don't need stored procedures, we have many existing stored procedures and I would like to be able to continue to use them for insert, update and delete operations. How can I do this with the Entity Framework?

I have some complex queries that I need to run against my SQL Server database and I am using the Entity Framework (EF) in my application. I am having difficulty crafting these queries using LINQ to Entities. What I really need is to just inject my native queries into the Entity Framework model. Is this possible? Check out this tip to find the solution.

I have some complex queries that I need to run against my SQL Server database and I am using the Entity Framework (EF) in my application. I am having difficulty crafting these queries using LINQ to Entities. What I really need is to just inject my native queries into the Entity Framework model. Is this possible? Check out this tip to find the solution.

I'm a DBA and the developers in my organization want to use the Entity Framework (EF) in their applications. While I understand how EF can dynamically generate the SQL for queries, we have many existing views that I would like to be able to continue to use. In this tip I walk through how to use views with Entity Framework.

I'm a DBA and the developers in my organization want to use the Entity Framework (EF) in their applications. While I understand the benefits of EF and the fact that you don't need stored procedures, we have many existing stored procedures and I would like to be able to continue to use them for insert, update and delete operations. How can I do this with the Entity Framework?

I'm a DBA and the developers in my organization are starting to use something called the Entity Framework (EF) in their applications. The developers are telling me that with EF you don't use stored procedures, you simply write .NET code to perform all of your data access. When I use the SQL Server Profiler to take a look at what they're doing, all I see is a bunch of dynamic SQL being executed. Naturally I'm a little skeptical of this, so can you help me to understand what is this Entity Framework?