Question

From the regular aspnet_Users table I have created two sub-tables with one to one relationship on UserId.

Table UserClient
-UserId int PK
-ClientNumber int

Table UserEmployee
-UserId int PK
-EmployeeNumber int 

I have created a Table per Type model in the edmx and now wish to create the appropriate record in the appropriate sub-table when I create a new aspnet_User record through the membership stored procedures, as shown below:

[HttpPost]
public ActionResult CreateUser(CreateUserModel model)
{
    if (ModelState.IsValid)
    {
    // Attempt to create the user
    MembershipCreateStatus createStatus = MembershipService.CreateUser(model.UserName, model.Password, model.Email);

         if (createStatus == MembershipCreateStatus.Success)
             {
             //now that the aspnet_user record is created...

             FilingBizEntities db = new FilingBizEntities();

             //Get the role chosen for the user from selectlist on the CreateUser page
             var thisrole = db.aspnet_Role.Where(rn => rn.RoleId == model.RoleId).FirstOrDefault();

             //Add the user to the role 
             Roles.AddUserToRole(model.UserName, thisrole.RoleName);

             return RedirectToAction("Index", "Users");
             }
             else
             {
                 ModelState.AddModelError("", AccountValidation.ErrorCodeToString(createStatus));
             }
         }

         ViewData["PasswordLength"] = MembershipService.MinPasswordLength;
         return View(model);
     }

Whether it is of type “UserClient” or “UserEmployee” is dependent on its RoleId, which I currently differentiate when needed by query. Now I wish to extend each type’s properties by having tables.

Let’s say the newly created user is a Client.

How do I insert a record into the UserClient table with it’s aspnet_Users’ UserId and this ClientNumber?

Answer 1

The best way to create a Client for an existing User is to use a stored procedure; not a stored procedure that is wired up to the Client entity through mappings, but a separate one that can be called explicitly from the code.

Ideally it would be a SP that takes a UserId as a parameter, inserts a new row into the UserClient table using that UserId, and then returns a complete Client object so that it can be used immidiately.