Entity Developer History

4.2.120 27-Jan-12

The documentation generation for navigation properties is implemented
The "Recreate Model" option, allowing to rebuild the model from a scratch, is added to the "Update Model From Database" wizard
The behaviour is changed: database column comments are transfered to the Summary attribute of the Documentation property now
The bug with resetting the Validate Required property after reopening model is fixed
The bug with generating System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.KeyAttribute() for Primary Key columns is fixed
The bug with a workability of documentation links on Start Page is fixed

NHibernate support

The support for collections of dependent objects is added
The new "Generate" extended property, which allows disabling code generation, is added for entity properties and complex type properties
The possibility to disable "hibernate-configuration" section generation in an application configuration file when saving a model is implemented
Synchronization with cascading updates and deletes basing on the foreign key constraints is supported

Entity Framework support

The "GeneratePartialClass" template property to generate a partial class, which will not be overwritten by the designer, for each class in the model is added
The bug with resetting the StoreGeneratedPattern attribute by the Update Model From Database wizard is fixed

4.2.110 12-Jan-12

The documentation generation for Enum members is implemented
The algorithm for forming the Navigation Properties names, when there are several FOREIGN KEY constraints between the same tables, is changed
The behaviour is changed: the Navigation Property will not be displayed on the diagram and in Model Explorer if "Generate" is set to false for the appropriate association end
The behaviour is changed: the Validate Required attribute is synchronized with the Nullable attribute of Property by default now
The behaviour is changed: when selecting a property in the Model Explorer, the corresponding entity on the diagram does not expand if it is collapsed
The behaviour is changed: the DATETIME2 data type is now used for columns, corresponding to System.DateTime properties, for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and later
The bug with adding diagrams when the Notation parameter of the diagram "Property Details Level" is set to "Name And Type" is fixed
The bug with changing the Type property simultaneously for several inheritances is fixed
The bug with invalid Properties grid data refreshing for the selected attribute in the Attributes dialog box is fixed
The bug with formatting indents when generating code is fixed
The bug with saving inheritance layout on the diagram is fixed
The bug with incorrect model diagram saving after deleting a complex type from a diagram is fixed

NHibernate support

The ability to pre-define filter criteria and attach those filters at both a class level and a collection level is implemented
The new "ConstructorModifier" extended property, which allows controlling access for the class constructor, is added for entities and complex types
The possibility to generate extensibility partial On<property name>Changing and partial On<property name>Changed methods separately with the "PropertyChangePartialMethods" template property is added
The behaviour is changed: an implicit NOT NULL column attribute in SQL script is determined by the Nullable attribute of Property now
The behaviour is changed: the Validate Max Length attribute is synchronized with the Length attribute of Column by default now
The behaviour is changed: "Getter Modifier" and "Setter Modifier" code generation properties are added for entity properties instead of the "Modifier" property
The behaviour is changed: the field initialization code will create an object of the type, similar to the internal NHibernate type for this field
The behaviour is changed: the type of the Column.NotNull property is changed to System.Nullable<System.Boolean> and the property can accept three values: true, false and null
The bug with incorrect saving of generators in the .hbm.xml mapping files is fixed
The bug with setting full enum name in property type is fixed

Entity Framework support

The "Detect function-based column default value" option for automatic setting StoreGeneratedPattern to Identity for corresponding columns is implemented (by default, false)
The behaviour is changed: the Validate Max Length attribute is synchronized with the Max Length attribute of Property by default now
The bug when the names of constraints in the Store part of the model are not taken into account by Generate Database Script From Model wizard is fixed
The bug with Retrieve Data when using DbContext template is fixed
The bug with Table Per Hierarchy (TPH) when using abstract intermediate class between the base and derived classes is fixed

LINQ to SQL support

The behaviour is changed: the Validate Max Length attribute is synchronized with the Max Length attribute of Property by default now

4.2.95 22-Dec-11

The bug with Visual Basic templates is fixed

NHibernate support

The bug related to the exception thrown when importing existing NHibernate mappings from the folder containing the required files is fixed
The bug with parsing nullable types when importing hbm.xml into a model is fixed
The bug with importing hbm.xml with discriminator tags into a model is fixed

Entity Framework support

The bug with duplicating EntitySet attribute when using entity return type is fixed

4.2.85 08-Dec-11

Capability for customizing the default Type Mapping Rules is implemented
Capability for setting diagram options either globally for all diagram documents or separately for a particular one is implemented: the Diagram Appearance and Printing options can now be set through the Options dialog box
Capability for setting such options as Environment, Diagram and Servers' to adjust the Entity Developer behavior, Model diagram behavior and Type Mapping Rules to your needs is implemented
Capability for setting and defining the class property validation rules based on different engines (Data Annotation, Enterprise Library, NHibernate Validator) is added
The bug with 'losing' additional diagrams when re-opening a model is fixed

NHibernate support

The bug related to Entity Developer crashes when saving NHibernate models is fixed

Entity Framework support

The HasStream attribute of entity types, used retrieve binary data as a stream via Open Data Protocol, is supported
The bug with code generation for foreign key fields in Entity Framework models with fluent mapping is fixed

4.1.77 24-Nov-11

The bug related to Visual Studio crashes at query execution is fixed
The bug with removing associations when updating the model is fixed
The bug with importing MS_Description extended property in the Documentation property of the model is fixed

NHibernate support

The bug related to the exception thrown at column editing is fixed

4.1.71 11-Nov-11

The possibility of specifying the name of the connection string to be saved in the application configuration file is implemented
Behaviour is changed: table is not marked as "Changed" in Update Wizard if DefaultValue is set for its expression column
The bug with NRE being thrown when an invalid connection is used is fixed
The bug with setting the Concealed Function property in Stored Procedure Editor is fixed
The bugs with storage synchronization for TPC inheritance classes is fixed

NHibernate support

The capability for setting special rules for generating default names of database objects is implemented
The bug with saving NHibernate models with complex types is fixed

Entity Framework support

The bug with duplicating the IsComposable attribute in CSDL is fixed
The bug with detecting whether Devart Entity Model is changed or not is fixed
The bug with creating an association between classes participating in a TPC inheritance hierarchy is fixed

4.1.64 19-Oct-11

NHibernate support

The possibility of specifying the 'Inverse' association property is implemented for NHibernate models
The bug with 'The type or namespace name 'TableHiLoGenerator' does not exist ...' error when running the Fluent NHibernate code generation template is fixed
The bug with mapping SQL Server timestamp columns to NHibernate models is fixed
The bug with generating code via the ActiveRecord template for NHibernate entities with NonStrictReadWrite cache usage behaviour is fixed

4.1.55 29-Sep-11

The bug with saving a new solution provided that the Visual Studio option for 'Projects and Solutions -> Save new projects when created' is unchecked is fixed
The bug with pluralization algorithm is fixed when Naming rules are defined
The 'The given key was not present in the dictionary' error in the Entity Developer version integrated into Visual Studio 2010 is fixed
The bug with setting Extended Properties for RelationProperty is fixed

4.1.41 06-Sep-11

New skins to improve the apllication appearance are implemented
Selection driven highlighting is implemented
Capability for changing the shape color for entities, complex types and enums is implemented
Capability for selecting the diagram skin type is implemented
Changed behaviour: when the FirstLetterUpperCase / FirstLetterLowerCase option is enabled in Naming rules, each letter after underscore will be capital/lower
The bug with setting foreign keys to tables located in non-default schema via the Create Database Wizard is fixed
The bug with changing property names ("Index was outside the bounds of the array") is fixed

NHibernate support

Support for enumerated types ("enums") is implemented

Entity Framework support

Support for enumerated types ("enums") in Entity Framework June 2011 CTP models is implemented
Support for spatial data-types for Geography and Geometry in Entity Framework June 2011 CTP models is added
Import for selected stored procedures into the context model is implemented
Table-Valued Functions support is improved
The bug with saving custom attribute properties with default values in .edml files is fixed
The bug with an incorrect generation of the private variables names is fixed

LINQ to SQL support

Support for enumerated types ("enums") is implemented

4.0.30 11-Aug-11

The pluralization algorithm is improved when Naming rules are defined

NHibernate support

Implemented the possibility of configuring the second-level cache
The bug with a redundant 'Embedded Resource' build action option for configuration files is fixed

4.0.24 28-Jul-11

Entity Framework support

The Entity Key handling for Views in Update From Database Wizard is improved
The bug with wrong Identity StoreGeneratedPattern handling for Guid with default value is fixed
The bug with Identity columns in Update From Database Wizard is fixed
The bug with regeneration of the ed:Guid attribute of navigation properties after Update From Database wizard completes is fixed

4.0.15 07-Jul-11

The possibility to export the diagram into an image file was added

NHibernate support

NHibernate support added

Entity Framework support

The changes in the Entity name are now preserved by Update From Database Wizard
The bug with Save All for the Read Only model files is fixed
The possibility to restrict adding the connection string information to the application configuration file is added
The bug with default value quotation is fixed

LINQ to SQL support

The possibility to restrict adding the connection string information to the application configuration file is added

3.50.134 15-Jun-11

The bug with Extended Properties handling is fixed
The bug with setting the multiplicity of updated constraint in Entity Framework models is fixed

3.50.132 01-Jun-11

The bug with stored procedure returning a result set in Entity Framework models is fixed
The bug with Unicode symbols in template is fixed

3.50.128 17-May-11

New Templates are added:
- LINQ to SQL: POCO template with XML mapping generation
- Entity Framework: POCO template, Self-Tracking template, DbContext template with fluent mapping generation
Templates usability is improved
Template Editor is significantly improved
Ability to declare additional properties for model objects is added
Ability to specify .NET attributes for model objects is added
The "Preserve schema name in storage" option is added
The bug with launching Devart documentation via Start menu is fixed
The bug with procedures that differ only by name in Database Explorer is fixed (Entity Framework models)
The bug with the "Access" combobox of the Association editor in LINQ to SQL models is fixed

3.20.114 19-Apr-11

Compatible with dotConnect providers

3.20.113 06-Apr-11

Fixed bug with multiplicity changing in the association editor (Entity Framework models)

3.20.104 23-Mar-11

Supported Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1
Changed behaviour: when adding two related entities with the corresponding properties having different types, an invalid association is created now
Fixed bug with generating incorrect code for models having one-to-one associations with a nullable property at the 'detail' side
Fixed bug with generating script with duplicate columns for entities having two fields of the same complex type

3.20.99 11-Mar-11

Fixed bug with discarding changes in Navigation Properties names

3.20.89 24-Feb-11

Added sorting in the 'Return Type' ComboBox for methods in the Properties window
Fixed some bugs in Table Per Concrete Type (TPC) design time support in Entity Framework models

3.20.81 09-Feb-11

Added ConstraintSet property for Constraints in the Store part of the Entity Framework model
Added mapping for Function Import result types (Entity Framework v4 only)
Changed behaviour: classes created with the Update From Database Wizard are now added to the current diagram
Changed behaviour: the 'Update Check' is now set to 'Always' and disabled for properties that form the entity key (LINQ to SQL models)
Fixed bug with wrong Complex Type properties in Stored Procedures
Fixed bug with retrieving metadata in case that objects with the same name were available in different schemas
Fixed bug with the 'Show Print Markup' button and 'Page Setup' menu item being disabled

3.20.74 27-Jan-11

Added possibility to split model into several diagrams for better handling of large models
Implemented possibility to disable automatic recognition of many-to-many associations
Fixed bug with loading metadata for SQL Server 2000
Fixed bug with SQL Server default value for Boolean columns (Model First)
Fixed bug with retrieving metadata from SQL Server databases with case-sensitive collation
Fixed bug with handling errors when accessing server via an invalid connection
Fixed bug with generating code for methods returning scalar result in Entity Framework models
Fixed bug with adding associated tables from the Store part of the model to designer in Entity Framework models

3.00.65 12-Jan-11

Fixed bug with many-to-many and Update From Database Wizard

3.00.60 16-Dec-10

Supported Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 Beta
Fixed bug with database name containing dot

3.00.50 29-Nov-10

Added Update Model From Database functionality
Update To Database with Storage Synchronization functionality added
Added multiselect support for properties
Improved large models handling
Fixed bug with Default Value in Entity Framework models
Fixed bug with default editor in Visual Studio
Fixed bug with associations that crash Visual Studio
Fixed bug with Guid and inheritance
Fixed 'Model is not registered' bug
Fixed bug with Retrieve Data
Fixed some bugs in Team Foundation Server support

2.80.167 04-Nov-10

Compatible with dotConnect providers

2.80.165 14-Oct-10

Added default bindings to entity fields in Insert(Update/Delete) MethodMappings
Fixed bug with serializing entities loaded using DataLoadOptions

2.80.160 23-Sep-10

Fixed bug with VB Code generation for Associations
Fixed bug with Unidirectional serialization mode
Fixed design time bug with Referential constraints
Fixed bug with generating code for stored procedures with out parameters

2.80.143 28-Jul-10

Added possibility of renaming associations in the model
Fixed bug with change tracking for inherited tables

2.80.136 07-Jul-10

Fixed bug with column Summary serialization
Fixed bug with Visual Basic code generation template
Fixed bug with NRE on column editing

2.80.130 20-May-10

Fixed bug with Properties window
Fixed bug with Discriminator property drag&drop
Fixed bug on Customization window load
Fixed bug with property editor grid updating
Fixed bug with Document.Reload
Fixed bug with LINQ models on Windows XP 64-bit

2.80.116 15-Apr-10

Support for ADO.NET Entity Framework 4 added

2.80.112 31-Mar-10

Support for ADO.NET Entity Framework 4 Release Candidate added
Support for multi-result set methods added
Improved dialogs for editing model objects
Full integration with Visual Studio implemented
Added full support for ModificationFunctionMapping
Improved Find in Model functionality
Improved One-To-One associations handling
Fixed bug with different namespaces and procedure code generation
Fixed bug with Unicode facet serialization
Fixed problem with DevartEntityDeploySplit
Fixed problem with metadata resources generation
Fixed bug with App_Code subfolders
Fixed bug with Many-to-Many associations
Fixed several bugs in VB.NET code generation templates
Fixed bug with "Trial period expired" on 64-bit Windows
Fixed the "MSL Parsing failed" problem on some model opening
Fixed bug with Read Only attribute

2.50.73 14-Jan-10

Fixed bug with incorrect updating of the Project Explorer root node names

2.50.55 16-Dec-09

Added auto-setting of the Computed columns

2.50.51 02-Dec-09

Fixed bug with the Custom.After.Microsoft.Common.targets file appending
Fixed bug with inheritance and primary keys

2.50.50 19-Nov-09

New T4 like template engine with powerful editor added
Updated code generation
- Ability to generate separate files for classes added
- Entity Framework Pregenerated Views support added
- Improved null handling code generation
Ability to execute LINQ and Entity SQL queries with data and native sql preview added
Ability to preview and edit data displayed in Database Explorer added
Table splitting added (emulation of deferred loading for "large" datatypes in EF)
OnDelete support for associations added
Corrected the setting of Source and Table attribute for non-database objects
Fixed bug with attach_Entity methods
Fixed bug with access and inheritance modifiers for properties
Fixed bug with out-parameters of stored procedures
Fixed bug with procedures returning nullable types
Fixed bug with ProviderManifestToken

2.20.43 19-Oct-09

Fixed bug with wrong IDE configuration path
Fixed bug with VS template
Fixed bug with model placed in non-root project folder

2.20.38 24-Sep-09

Added support for EF Precision and Scale facets
Improved MS EDM Designer compatibility
Fixed bug with using Entity Developer in Web Site projects

2.20.37 04-Sep-09

Added design time support for some EF facets
Enabled adding Schema name as prefix
Fixed bug with the connection reopen on refresh

2.20.35 06-Aug-09

Fixed bug with Entity Set pluralization naming rule
Fixed bug with EntitySet property deserialization
Fixed bug with Source property for the added classes
Fixed bug with connection string quotation for the standalone projects
Fixed bug with the serialization of property accessors

2.20.30 14-Jul-09

Advanced mapping with Entity Framework QueryView supported
Displaying of Navigation properties on diagram and project explorer implemented
Ability to change properties order added
Ability to edit Referential constraints added
Ability to set OnDelete action added
Ability to set Rows Affected parameter added
Added advanced search on the model
Added support for SQL Server CE
Added dialogs for suitable storage model editing
Added support for storing connections in the configuration files
Added Entity Set Pluralization Naming Rule
Fixed bug with namespaces
Fixed bug with invisible OK button in Association Editor
Fixed bug with <edmx:*> tags
Fixed bug with XML Comments serialization

2.00.22 02-Jun-09

Fixed bug with namespaces
Fixed some code generation bugs

2.00.18 28-Apr-09

Supported ADO.NET Entity Framework
Supported stored procedures and functions for LINQ to SQL
Entity Framework Complex Type supported
Entity Framework Storage Model editing supported
Many-to-Many associations retrieving added
Added naming rules for database objects
Added Visual Studio integration
Validation schema improved
Improved class diagram
Improved Database Explorer
Usability improvements
Stability and performance improvements

1.00.53 21-Nov-08

First release of Entity Developer