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Documentation for Entity Framework Core and Entity Framework 6

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Last GitHub push: Sep 14, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 15, 2026
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480 open issues indexed

Migrations and existing databases Open

area-migrations consider-for-next-release

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#91 · 3 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Multi-tenant applications (model building and migrations) Open

area-multi-tenant

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#96 · 8 comments · 3 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Consider linking connection resiliency topics with SQL Server/SQL Azure DB docs Open

area-connection-resiliency good first issue

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#361 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Document enum mapping Open

area-entity-mapping

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#399 · 2 comments · 4 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Make commands consistent Open

area-tools consider-for-next-release good first issue

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#437 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Change the "Cross-context transaction (relational databases only)" Open

area-transactions

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#471 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
ConcurrencyToken page needs to specify how to actually utilize them Open

area-optimistic-concurrency

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#492 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Model building: Needs details on when to use shadow properties before how to configure one Open

area-entity-mapping

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#493 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Missing use case for backing fields Open

area-entity-mapping

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#495 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Workarounds for Xamarin.iOS app with EFCore 2.0 Open

area-xamarin

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#597 · 10 comments · 2 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Document flowing annotations through the model to migrations Open

area-migrations

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#599 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Update lazy loading documentation for 3.0 changes Open

area-query-related-data

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#612 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Property value and service injection in entity constructors and properties documentation Open

area-entity-mapping undocumented-feature

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#613 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Value generation page has too many warnings Open

area-value-generation good first issue

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#638 · 0 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Document other "raw" database access APIs besides FromSql Open

area-query-raw consider-for-next-release good first issue undocumented-feature

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#665 · 4 comments · 2 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Consolidate all EF document sets currently in other repos like .NET Framework docs Open

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#668 · 4 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Create article with workarounds for missing popular features Open

area-port-from-ef6 good first issue

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#684 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Create article with workarounds for SQL Server features that don't have first-class support Open

good first issue

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#685 · 3 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Document how to use fields for navigation properties Open

area-entity-mapping

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#699 · 3 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Document that the context should not be used after it throws InvalidOperationException Open

area-context-management

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#709 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Please add to documentation what would happen if there are multiple parameterized constructor? Open

area-entity-mapping

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#746 · 0 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Clarify conceptual use of query filters, especially in relation to parameters Open

area-query-filters

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#773 · 0 comments · 4 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Document CreateProxy Open

area-proxies undocumented-feature

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#780 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Document querying using keyless entities with relationships/navigation properties Open

area-query-related-data

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#809 · 2 comments · 2 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Add EF Core to the Xamarin docs Open

area-ui-platforms

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#822 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Update Cascade Delete documentation's delete scenario table to explain interaction with lazy loading and proxies Open

area-change-tracking

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#844 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Document how to share the same FK in derived types Open

area-inheritance

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#856 · 0 comments · 1 reaction · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Elaborate on concurrency tokens in detached use cases Open

area-optimistic-concurrency

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#860 · 5 comments · 8 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Show other connection strings than localdb Open

area-context-management area-getting-started good first issue

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#867 · 8 comments · 12 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Make configuring dbcontext topic more helpful Open

area-context-management

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#876 · 5 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Clarify that computed columns (and similar facets) must exist in the database schema Open

area-entity-mapping

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#891 · 4 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Clearly document what can be translated and what cannot Open

area-query consider-for-next-release

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#900 · 0 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
List (known) providers that support system.transactions & ambient Open

area-transactions

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#906 · 8 comments · 4 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Show how to configure properties of derived types Open

area-entity-mapping

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#920 · 5 comments · 5 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
AppInsight linkage? Open

area-diagnostics

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#921 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Azure Function documentation badly needed Open

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#926 · 7 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
IDENTITY_INSERT requires ALTER permissions Open

area-seeding

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#927 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Document new member translator extensibility Open

area-query undocumented-feature

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#951 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Suggest change to clarify access modifier required when using Lazy Loading Proxies Open

area-proxies

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#984 · 1 comment · 4 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Clarify the difference in EF between an alternate key and a unique index Open

area-entity-mapping

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#1000 · 5 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Reference owned types configuration from value conversions Open

area-value-conversions

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#1020 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
EF Core: Provide guidance on what collection types to use Open

area-relationships

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#1023 · 3 comments · 14 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Document database types or how to find them Open

area-external-references area-model-building

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#1696 · 0 comments · 2 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Calling to base after override OnModelCreating Open

area-model-building

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#1037 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Please, add example with model property that have setter only. Open

area-entity-mapping

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#1077 · 2 comments · 4 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Show more examples of obtaining and setting connection strings Open

area-context-management

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#1083 · 3 comments · 4 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Would like to see a description of the different types of connection strings Open

area-context-management area-getting-started

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#1091 · 1 comment · 5 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Clarify requirements for optimistic concurrency when using stored procs Open

area-optimistic-concurrency

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#1101 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Document trade-offs in string store-type mappings Open

area-entity-mapping

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#1103 · 3 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Raw SQL parameter analyzer Open

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#1107 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026

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