To help you get started, choose any of the scenarios in the 'Quick start guide' below. It will tell you what to do step by step.
For more in depth tutorials, please refer to the
'How to ...' section
or the
documentation
.
Quick Start Guide.
Scenarios:
I have a database and need to get source code.
Create a project
Create entities based on a database
Generate source code
I'm starting with nothing and want to create a database and generate code
Create a project
Add entities
Add a database
Create meta-data from entity model
Create DDL SQL Scripts
Generate source code
I have an LLBLGen Pro project and modifications in the database. I need new code working with these modifications.
Open a project
Refresh relational model data
Generate source code
I have an LLBLGen Pro project and I have modifications for my entity model. I want these modifications reflected in the database and in the code.
Open a project
Edit entity model
Create meta-data from entity model
Create DDL SQL Scripts
Generate Source code
How to...
Create a project
Create entities based on a database
(working database first)
Refresh relational model data
(working database first)
Add entities
(working model first)
Create meta-data from entity model
(working model first)
Creating DDL SQL Scripts to migrate / create Relational database schema
(working model first)
Generate source code
Additional how-to's from the main documentation:
Use the designer inside Visual Studio
Run the designer as 32bit application
Work Database First
Work Model first
Add/edit a value type definition
Add/edit a relationship
Add/edit inheritance information
Add/edit a typed view definition
Add/edit a typed list definition
Add/edit a stored procedure call
Add/edit a table valued function call
Add/edit an element group
Add/edit a model view
Edit a template
Add a template
Add storage for relational model data
Add relational model data from a database
Use multiple database types in a project
Switch the target framework
Working with enums
Working with spatial types
Sync the relational model with the entity model
Control per-element code-gen settings easily
Assign attribute definitions to elements easily
Assign additional interfaces/namespaces to elements easily
Automatically assign type converters
Disable name singularization
Exclude / Delete Relational Model Data