This dialog box allows you to create and edit properties.
To call Property Editor, use one of the following options:
| • | In the Model Explorer window or in the diagram right-click the required class or complex type to call its context menu, and in the Add submenu select New Property. |
| • | In the Model Explorer window or in the diagram select the required class or complex type and press ALT+P. |
| • | In the Model Explorer window or in the diagram right-click an existing property and in its context menu select Edit. |
The following options are available:
Name
Set the property name here.
Source
Set the table column, the property will be mapped to. If left blank, property name is used.
Type
Set property type.
Server Data Type
Set the data type of the table column, the property will be mapped to.
Inheritance Modifier
Set property inheritance modifier. The Inheritance Modifier can take None, New, NewVirtual, Override, or Virtual value.
None
The default value. No inheritance modification is performed.
New
Specifies that the derived base class property with this name is explicitly hidden.
NewVirtual
Specifies that the derived base class property with this signature is explicitly hidden, and this property of this class can be overridden in the derived class.
Override
Specifies that the property overrides the one, derived from the base class.
Virtual
Specifies that the property can be overridden in the derived class.
Nullable
Select to make the property nullable.
Entity Key
Select whether this property is a part of the entity key.
Read Only
Select whether this property is read-only.
Auto Generated Value
Select whether this property is mapped to the column which is filled automatically.
Is Version
Select if the column type of the property is a database timestamp or version number.
Delay Loaded
Select if you want to load the property value from database when the property is accessed for the first time.
Access
Set the property access here.
Update Check
Set to override the default handling of optimistic concurrency conflict detection. Can be Always, Never, and WhenChanged.
Auto-Sync
Determines whether to synchronize value automatically when an insert or update occurs. Can be OnInsert, OnUpdate, Always, and Never.
Documentation
Click to open the Documentation Editor, which contains the following fields.
Long Description
Enter a long property description here if you need it.
Summary
Enter a brief description of a property here.
