May, 2011

• DML Options
  • Batch Updates
    • Batch Updates Limitations
    • Batch Updates Settings
  • Other DML Options
• SQL Formatting Settings
• Workarounds
• Database Script Generation Settings
  • DeleteDatabaseBehaviour
  • DBMS-Specific Properties
    • Oracle
    • MySQL
    • PostgreSQL
• Provider-Specific LIKE Implementation
• Oracle-Specific Improvements
  • Multiple Includes Support Improvement in Oracle
  • NumberMappings Support in EDM Wizard
  • Improved StoreGeneratedPattern Attribute Handling

In the new version of Devart dotConnect ADO.NET providers for Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL and SQLite we have significantly extended functional capabilities of Entity Framework. We maximally fulfilled requests of our users, including those received via our new UserVoice. Our users mainly requested new functional features, more flexibility in behavior and configuration as well as better performance.
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Note: To use the template “DbContext”, Entity Framework 4.1 and Entity Framework 4.0 must be installed on your computer.

April 2011 saw the release of a new version of Entity Framework 4.1 that supports fluent mapping and DbContext API. The latest version of Devart Entity Developer is extended with the DbContext template that enables the use of new features in EF v4.1. Initially, fluent mapping was intended to be used in the Code-First (Code Only) approach. However, thanks to our new template, fluent mapping can now be used not only in the Code-First approach, but in the Database-First/Model-First approaches as well.
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