Question

I am using Entity Framework 4.0 with Database First and come across the following problem.
I have the following tables (simplified for visual purposes)

Table B contains a Composite Primary Key of 2 Foreign Keys.

SQL Server Tables A,B,C

A            B                 C
A_ID(PK)<----A_ID(PK)(FK)      C_ID(PK)
             C_ID(PK)(FK)------^

When I update my model,

I see the relationships in my model browser but for some reason Table B looks like:

A            B                 C
A_ID(PK)<----A_ID(PK)(FK)      C_ID(PK)
             C_ID(FK)----------^

and i get the following error:

Error 36 Error 113: Multiplicity is not valid in Role ‘B’ in relationship ‘FK_B_A’. Because the Dependent Role refers to the key properties, the upper bound of the multiplicity of the Dependent Role must be 1. C:……MyDatabase.edmx 3776 11 MyABCProject

This one is worth your morning cup of coffee becoming cold.

Thanks alot!

Answer 1

Goto the model browser and add C_ID to your A_ID thus creating a Composite Primary key.