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Shaul Behr
Shaul Behr

Reputation: 38101

Is there any way to split a huge EDMX?

I have an Entity Framework 5, DB-First project, with over 400 tables in the schema. When we make changes to the schema, it's difficult to view the diffs because the EDMX file is so huge.

So a long shot: is there any way to split the edmx file into multiple files, in the same way that you can have partial classes split across multiple files?

Alternatively, is there some way of splitting the EDMX into multiple diagrams, e.g. different conceptual sections of the schema could be defined in different diagrams - though we would need to share some tables between different diagrams then, in order to have all associations properly defined?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 842

Answers (1)

Romias
Romias

Reputation: 14133

Yes. In Visual Studio 2013, you can create different diagrams. So... the model classes are all part of the same context, but you can move them to different diagrams.

I'm not sure about having the same class in several diagrams... I'm inclined to say that is not possible.

Check this article to see how it works: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/data/jj519700.aspx

Upvotes: 1

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