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Asked: 2026-06-14T12:04:33+00:00

I am using MVC3, Razor and EF5. I have now realised that using a

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I am using MVC3, Razor and EF5.

I have now realised that using a ViewModel for each page in a Wizard is a good idea, especially when you need to validate part of a record. I also need to save after each page submit. The Domain model has no validation annotations.

However I have now thought of a better/worse idea???!!! Ultimately I will be generating XML from the DB to put this record into a report. Therefore it could be possible/advisable to have a ViewModel with explicit column names and a domaim Model with just the XML field that all the ViewModel Property data goes into. Thoughts?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Since XML is meant for storage / exchange, I’d think it would just make the ViewModels more complex. I’d think you could write code that turns your ViewModels into XML at the end.

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