Entity Framework Code First Migrations
By Julie Lerman
Evolving your database along with your model
Course info
Rating
Level
Intermediate
Updated
Mar 6, 2012
Duration
1h 10m
Table of contents
Introduction and Automated Migrations
Introduction
0m
Objectives
1m
Database Initialization Prior to EF 4.3
1m
What are Migrations?
3m
Default Behavior with New Databases
2m
Default Behavior when Model Changes
2m
Enabling Migrations (and Automating)
3m
Setting the Database Iniitializer to use Migrations
4m
Migrating with existing data or other database objects
4m
Migrations with Existing Databases
6m
Also added in Entity Framework 4.3
1m
Summary
1m
Resources
0m
Code-Based Migrations
Introduction
0m
Objectives
1m
Getting started with code-based migrations
6m
Update-Database Parameter options
4m
Rolling back with targetted migrations
3m
Customizing migrations
7m
Data Motion and executing SQL from your migration
4m
Seeding the Database
4m
Creating scripts for production databases
4m
Turning off migrations and initialization for production
2m
Executing migrations using code, not PowerShell commands
4m
Minor changes in 4.3.1
1m
Summary
1m
Resources
0m
Description
Course info
Rating
Level
Intermediate
Updated
Mar 6, 2012
Duration
1h 10m
Description
This course teaches you about Entity Framework Code First Migrations introduced in EF 4.3. Migrations allow you to evolve your database without losing data or other database objects.
About the author
About the author
Julie Lerman is a Microsoft MVP, .NET mentor and consultant who lives in the hills of Vermont. You can find Julie presenting on data access and other Microsoft .NET topics at user groups and conferences around the world. Julie is the author of the highly acclaimed "Programming Entity Framework (with a second edition coming soon) and authors the MSDN Magazine Data Points column.
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