Dynamic Data Entities Web Application

In this article I will explain how to work with a Dynamic Data Entities Web Application which is available when a project is created.

In this article I will show how to implement a CRUD operation without writing a single line of code, and by just un-commenting a line in the Global.asax file.

The only thing you have to do is to add a reference in the Global.asax file with your project name you created. Since my project name is dynamicdataentities I will add this as a reference as follows:

using dynamicdataentities;

The only thing you have to do after this is to un-comment this line of code from the Global.asax file:

DefaultModel.RegisterContext(typeof(YourDataContextType), new ContextConfiguration() { ScaffoldAllTables = false });

You have to replace this with the following:

DefaultModel.RegisterContext(typeof(codeDBEntities), new ContextConfiguration() { ScaffoldAllTables = true });

Here codeDBEntities is nothing but the connection string which is available in the Web.config file or you can find it in Model.edmx.

First let us create a project by selecting ASP.NET Dynamic Data Entities Web Application as follows:



This will create a project with a Master page, a Default page and a Global.asax file along with script and css.

Now let us add an ADO.NET Entity Data Model as we did in our last article; see:





Since I already have a connection I am not showing how to add a connection; I will proceed with what I have.





Open the Global.asax file from the Solution Explorer:



You can find some code with comments, we will un-comment the one we need as follows:



Here in place of YourDataContextType you have to replace your context type which will be available in the web.config or Model.edmx:







Now run your application.



Since I integrated 2 tables it is showing those tables, select what is required to perform the CRUD operations.

I selected Employee and the details are as follows:



In the department dropdown you can determine the entire department listed, as follows:



If I select any then the corresponding details are shown as follows:



Inserting details into Employee table, if you select Insert New Item then it will display as follows:



Edit Update screen



Deleting a record

Before Delete

I will delete one of the record.







Viewing Employees from Department



Details of selected Employee