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Documentation for Entity Framework Core and Entity Framework 6

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License: CC-BY-4.0
Last GitHub push: Sep 14, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 15, 2026
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480 open issues indexed

Clarify that the two statements about additional joins refer to different things Open

area-query-related-data good first issue

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#1902 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Document: OwnedEntities requires AsNoTracking when queried separately Open

area-query undocumented-feature

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#2205 · 15 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Document EF Core architecture and internal technical details Open

area-global

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#1920 · 12 comments · 23 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Document process and expectations for community PRs Open

area-global consider-for-next-release

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#1921 · 0 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Clarify last cascading delete example Open

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#1928 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Document that EF Core doesn't do validation Open

area-save-changes consider-for-next-release

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#1942 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Document guiding principles Open

area-global consider-for-next-release

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#1945 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
When should we prefer OwnsMany over HasMany? Open

area-aggregates

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#1952 · 0 comments · 6 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Document how to compose at the LINQ level Open

area-query consider-for-next-release

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#1956 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Need more example and explanation on Memory leaks. Open

area-query

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#1970 · 1 comment · 7 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Document how to compensate for conventions different in EF Core than EF6 Open

area-model-building consider-for-next-release

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#1971 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
It's not clear how to include multiple collections beyond first level Open

area-query-related-data

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#1973 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
More complex seed examples Open

area-seeding

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#1977 · 4 comments · 2 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Model building changes from EF6 Open

area-model-building

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#1989 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Request for better Keyless Type documentation Open

area-model-building consider-for-next-release

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#2124 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Ensure Visual Studio docs/references align with runtime docs Open

area-global new-pm

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#2053 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
It's not clear how to generate value on the side of EF Core. Open

area-value-generation consider-for-next-release

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#2059 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Need example of loading a single navigation property, not collection Open

area-query-related-data

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#2068 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
context.SaveChanges(); statement duplicated Open

area-change-tracking

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#2070 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Document changing connection/connection string Open

area-context-management undocumented-feature

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#2075 · 3 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Document debug views Open

area-global undocumented-feature

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#2086 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Docs seting up people to fail Open

area-global

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#2103 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Create really simple samples for different platforms and providers Open

area-getting-started

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#2137 · 11 comments · 3 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Create Overview page for Fundamentals Open

area-global

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#2160 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Cross-link tools commands from other sections Open

area-tools consider-for-next-release

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#2176 · 2 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Please provide an OwnsMany seeding example Open

area-seeding

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#2182 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Document Database.IsRelational/Database.IsSqlite/etc. Open

area-global undocumented-feature

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#2185 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
No mention of loading related data Open

area-relationships

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#2200 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Avoiding ServiceProvider rebuild with ConfigureWarnings Open

area-context-management

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#2210 · 8 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
NoAction vs Restrict? Open

area-model-building

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#2212 · 5 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Related data and serialization Open

area-query

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#2233 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Document that OrderBy entity is always OrderBy PK properties in EF Core Open

area-query

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#2237 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
SQL Server Side Limitation Open

area-query good first issue

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#2240 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Document when the SQLite database needs to be configured for copying to the output directory Open

area-migrations area-sqlite

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#2261 · 4 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Cleanup and professionalize the efcore GitHub org Open

area-global

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#2280 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Recommend certain extensions directly from the docs Open

area-global

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#2281 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Subclassing an Existing DbContext for an Alternate Provider Causes Compilation Errors Open

area-migrations

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#2283 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Interceptor methods or events for query start/query consumed Open

area-interceptors

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#3905 · 6 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Terms that should not be localized Open

area-global

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#2306 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Document the major behavioral differences between different database systems/EF Core providers Open

area-global area-testing consider-for-next-release

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#2325 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Document 'Disconnected Entities' - The code example in the Handling Deletes section works unexpected Open

area-change-tracking

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#2348 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Be consistent in capitalization of titles and headings Open

area-global good first issue

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#2361 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
defaultValue purpose Open

area-model-building

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#2362 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Document guidance on implementing application level encryption on entity properties Open

area-value-conversions

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#2384 · 1 comment · 2 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Installing Global EF Tool with multiple nuget feeds setup missing mention of cli argument. Open

area-tools

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#2387 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Documentation about using sharding with ASP.NET Core and EFCore Open

area-global new-pm

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#2450 · 6 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Cleanup: remove inline code snippets Open

area-global

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#2444 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Incorrect naming Open

area-model-building

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#2454 · 3 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Use Dependabot to keep samples up to date Open

area-global

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#2463 · 4 comments · 3 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Missing reference to System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.Schema? Open

area-model-building

dotnet/EntityFramework.Docs#2475 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026

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