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Entity Framework 6 asp.net Code First Setup

Hi guys I am spinning wheels on this one. I am using EF6 and ASP.Net 4.6. I have a given table which has student information and parent information. A student can have many parents and a parent can have many students. Call this table 'Contact'. I am to create a table called 'Request' which will hold information for a parent submitting a request for his student. I will create a lookup table with two columns, one for student id and one for parent id called 'StudentParents'. I want to be able to have the parent log in, select his student from a drop down of all of his students and submit the request. The many to many relationship is throwing me off as far as my include statements. How can I get EF to set up this structure so that when I GetRequest(id) I can get the Student info and the Parent info to be included? Here is my code that wont Include anything other than the request.
public class Contact
{
[Key]
public int id { get; set; }
public string student_id { get; set; }//This is the Student ID
public string last_name { get; set; }
public string first_name { get; set; }
public string middle_initial { get; set; }
public string grade { get; set; }
public int current_school_id { get; set; }
public string current_school_name { get; set; }
[Display(Name = "Parent Last Name")]
public string contact_first_name { get; set; }
[Display(Name = "Parent Middle Name")]
public string contact_middle_name { get; set; }
[Display(Name = "Parent Last Name")]
public string contact_last_name { get; set; }
public string contact_relationship { get; set; }
[Display(Name = "Parent Email")]
public string contact_email { get; set; }
[Display(Name = "Parent Address")]
public string login { get; set; }//This is the Parent ID
public string Classif_description { get; set; }
}
public class Request
{
[Key]
public int id { get; set; }
public Student student_id { get; set; }
public Contact login { get; set; }
[Display(Name = "First School Choice")]
public string firstSchool { get; set; }
[Display(Name = "Second School Choice")]
public string secSchool { get; set; }
[Display(Name = "Rising Grade")]
public string rising_grade { get; set; }
public DateTime ReqSubmitted { get; set; }
public string ReqStatus { get; set; }
public DateTime Created { get; set; }
public DateTime Modified { get; set; }
public string ModifBy { get; set; }
}
public class Parent
{
public int id { get; set; }
public string contact_first_name { get; set; }
public string contact_middle_name { get; set; }
public string contact_last_name { get; set; }
public string contact_relationship { get; set; }
public string contact_email { get; set; }
public string contact_address { get; set; }
public string contact_city { get; set; }
public string contact_zip { get; set; }
[Key]
public string login { get; set; }
public string contact_pw { get; set; }
public string phone { get; set; }
public string phone_type { get; set; }
public Parent() { }
public virtual ICollection<Student> Students { get; set; }
}
public class Student
{
[Key]
public int id { get; set; }
public int student_id { get; set; }
public string last_name { get; set; }
public string first_name { get; set; }
public string middle_initial { get; set; }
public DateTime birthdate { get; set; }
public string gender { get; set; }
public string grade { get; set; }
public string Fed_race_description { get; set; }
public string Classif_description { get; set; }
public int current_school_id { get; set; }
public string current_school_name { get; set; }
public int home_school_id { get; set; }
public string home_school_name { get; set; }
public Student()
{
this.Parents = new HashSet<Parent>();
}
public virtual ICollection<Parent> Parents { get; set; }
}
public class OEContext : DbContext
{
public OEContext() : base("name=OEContext")
{
}
public DbSet<Request> Requests { get; set; }
public DbSet<Parent> Parents { get; set; }
public DbSet<Contact> Contacts { get; set; }
public DbSet<Student> Students { get; set; }
protected override void OnModelCreating(DbModelBuilder modelBuilder)
{
modelBuilder.Entity<Parent>()
.HasMany(s => s.Students)
.WithMany()
.Map(x =>
{
x.MapLeftKey("login");
x.MapRightKey("student_id");
x.ToTable("StudentParents");
}
);
base.OnModelCreating(modelBuilder);
}
}

Changed the strategy. Made Request have many Contacts. So I added a constructor to the request:
public Request()
{
Contacts = new List<Contact>();
}
public virtual ICollection<Contact> Contacts { get; set; }
Next I changed the contact class:
public int ContactId { get; set; }
public Contact() { }
public virtual Request Request { get; set; }
With this relationship I can pull both Parents and a student from the Contacts associated with the Request.

How to properly add a foreign key from my own model to the EF Userprofile?

my model classes first:
public class Person
{
[Required, Key]
public int ID { get; set; }
[Required]
public string Name { get; set; }
[Required]
public string LearntSkillsAndLevelOfSkills { get; set; }
public string ProfileImage { get; set; }
public string City { get; set; }
public string PhoneNr { get; set; }
[Required]
public string Email { get; set; }
public string Hobbys { get; set; }
public string SkillsToLearn { get; set; }
public string Stand { get; set; }
public int YearsOfWorkExperience { get; set; }
public string HobbyProjectICTRelated { get; set; }
public string ExtraInfo { get; set; }
public string Summary { get; set; }
public int UserId { get; set; }
[ForeignKey("UserId")]
public virtual UserProfile profile { get; set; }
}
[Table("UserProfile")]
public class UserProfile
{
[Key]
[DatabaseGeneratedAttribute(DatabaseGeneratedOption.Identity)]
public int UserId { get; set; }
public string UserName { get; set; }
public Nullable<int> ID { get; set; }
public virtual Person personprofile { get; set; }
}
when i run this however it gives me this exception: The principal end of this association must be explicitly configured
i've searched this error but it doesn't clarify it for me... so i absolutely have no clue how to fix this. Basically i want to link my Person class to the Userprofiles so that i can create a login mechanism that automatically lets 1 person who makes an account on the site get 1 Profile to Edit to his own information. He's however not allowed to modify other people their accounts.
I hope this makes my problem clear and that somebody can help me :). i'm using EF 6 btw and i get the error in the class InitializeSimpleMembershipAttribute that comes standard with the MVC example of ASP.net
Greetings and thanks in advance,
Marijn

I managed to get it working with these codes in the models:
[Table("UserProfile")]
public class UserProfile
{
[Key, DatabaseGeneratedAttribute(DatabaseGeneratedOption.Identity)]
public int UserId { get; set; }
public string UserName { get; set; }
public virtual Person personprofile { get; set; }
}
public class Person
{
[ForeignKey("profile"), Key]
public int UserId { get; set; }
[Required]
public string Name { get; set; }
[Required]
public string LearntSkillsAndLevelOfSkills { get; set; }
public string ProfileImage { get; set; }
public string City { get; set; }
public string PhoneNr { get; set; }
[Required]
public string Email { get; set; }
public string Hobbys { get; set; }
public string SkillsToLearn { get; set; }
public string Stand { get; set; }
public int YearsOfWorkExperience { get; set; }
public string HobbyProjectICTRelated { get; set; }
public string ExtraInfo { get; set; }
public string Summary { get; set; }
public UserProfile profile { get; set; }
}

Entity framework CF model structure

I've been working on this for a while now and i still haven't come up with a good idea.
I have the fallowing 3 types Project, User and Result. A user and a project can have multiple results. My problem now is that a result can be of multiple types (12 right now and that can change). I have no idea how i'm supposed to structure this the only things that this results have in common is a type and an Id and i want a table for each of the different 12 types.
So what i have until now is this.
Project
public class Project :ITypedEntity<ProjectType>
{
public int Id { get; set; }
public string Name { get; set; }
public string Nationality { get; set; }
public virtual ProjectType Type { get; set; }
public string TitleEn { get; set; }
public string TitleRo { get; set; }
public string Acronym { get; set; }
public string ContractNo { get; set; }
public virtual ActivityField ActivityField {get;set;}
public string SummaryEn { get; set; }
public string SumarryRo { get; set; }
public DateTime StartDate { get; set; }
public DateTime EndDate { get; set; }
public decimal Value { get; set; }
public bool IsPartner { get; set; }
public ICollection<User> Team{get;set;}
public string Website {get;set;}
public ICollection<INamedEntity> Results;
}
Result
public class Result:ITypedEntity<ResultType>
{
public int Id { get; set; }
public string Name{get;set;}
public ResultType Type { get; set; }
}
User
public class User:Person
{
public int CNP { get; set; }
public virtual Faculty Faculty { get; set; }
public bool IsUSAMV {get;set;}
public virtual ICollection<INamedEntity> Results {get;set;}
public virtual ICollection<Project> Projects {get;set;}
}
I don't think this helps but i'll paste them anyway
public interface INamedEntity:IEntity
{
string Name{get;set;}
}
public interface ITypedEntity<TType>:INamedEntity{
TType Type { get; set; }
}
public interface IEntity
{
int Id { get; set; }
}
Update 1
Some results types
public class BookChapter:INamedEntity
{
public int Id { get; set; }
public string Name { get; set; }
public virtual Book Book {get;set;}
public int PagesInChapter {get;set;}
public string Pagination {get;set;}
}
public class Book:INamedEntity
{
public int Id { get; set; }
public string Name { get; set; }
public ICollection<Person> Authors { get; set; }
public int Year { get; set; }
public Publisher Publisher {get;set;}
public int NumberOfPages { get; set; }
public string Pagination { get; set; }
public int ISBN { get; set; }
}
public class Patent:ITypedEntity<PatentType>
{
public int Id { get; set; }
public string Name { get; set; }
public virtual ICollection<Person> Authors { get; set; }
public virtual Person Holder{get;set;}
public string Number{get;set;}
public virtual PatentType Type { get; set; }
}
Sorry if the question is not clear, i'll update it with any other information you need.
Thanks.

Automapper linker table

I'm trying to map two entities connected via linker table.
OrganizationVM = Organization -|---< AddressLinker >---|- Address
one to many many to one
My goal is to get Organization ViewModel with State property from Address entity.
string state = OrganizationVM.State
Does anyone know how do I do it?
Thanks!
public class OrganizationVM : BaseViewModel
{
[Display(Name = "Parent ID")]
[Required]
public int? ParentID { get; set; }
public string ParentInternalName { get; set; }
public string State { get; set; }
public string StateAbr { get; set; }
public string City { get; set; }
}
public class AddressLinker
{
public int ID {get; set;}
public int OrganizationID { get; set; }
public int AddressID { get; set; }
}
public class Address
{
public int ID {get; set;}
public string State { get; set; }
public string Code { get; set; }
public string City { get; set; }
}
public class Organization
{
public int ID {get; set;}
public int? ParentID { get; set; }
public string ParentInternalName { get; set; }
public bool StructuralNode { get; set; }
public string InternalName { get; set; }
public string ExternalShortName { get; set; }
public string ExternalFullName { get; set; }
public string State { get; set; }
public string Code { get; set; }
public string City { get; set; }
}

EF4.1 Code First Question

I want to create my first application using the EF 4.1 Code First Model. I want to model a magazine subscription but just want to check that my POCO classes are fit for purpose.
The following are my classes. Am I missing anything?
Should Customer be a member of Subscription or should it be just that List be a member of Customer?
Thanks.
public class Subscription
{
public int SubscriptionID { get; set; }
public string CardNumber { get; set; }
public DateTime StartDate { get; set; }
public DateTime EndDate { get; set; }
public decimal NetPrice { get; set; }
public decimal Tax { get; set; }
public decimal Discount { get; set; }
public string PromotionalCode { get; set; }
public Customer Customer{ get; set; }
}
public class Customer {
public int CustomerID { get; set; }
public string Title { get; set; }
public string FirstName { get; set; }
public string LastName { get; set; }
public PostalAddress PostalAddress { get; set; }
public string EmailAddress { get; set; }
public string Telephone { get; set; }
public string Mobile { get; set; }
public DateTime DateOfBirth { get; set; }
public string Username { get; set; }
public string Password { get; set; }
public string SecurityQuestion { get; set; }
public string SecurityAnswer { get; set; }
public bool Valid { get; set; }
public IList<Subscription> Subscriptions { get; set; }
public bool MailMarketing { get; set; }
public bool PartnerMailMarketing { get; set; }
}
public class PostalAddress
{
public int ID { get; set; }
public string Address1 { get; set; }
public string Address2 { get; set; }
public string Address3 { get; set; }
public string City { get; set; }
public string Postcode { get; set; }
public string Region { get; set; }
public string Country { get; set; }
}

If a Customer have X suscriptions, every suscription should have the customerID so you need that in your Suscription class (public int CustomerID {get; set;}).
OTOH, I think that you have to put that Customer reference as virtual and the suscription one (I don't know why).
Maybe Im wrong but that works for me.
Anyway, what's your problem?

Your models look correct. You don't necessarily need the Customer property in the Subscription class, but it does help if you want to retrieve a specific Subscription and then want to find the customer that is tied to that subscription. In that instance you can then do var customer = mySub.Customer instead of querying for a customer with the specific subscription id.