Question

I have a view on my database and I am trying to add a new record using the AddTo method but it is not working. I noticed that LinqToEntities is creating the insert statement like this

Insert into (select field1, field2 from my_view) (field1, field2) values (value1, value2)

Is it possible to make LinqToEntities create the insert statement like the one below ?

Insert into my_view (field1, field2) values (value1, value2)

Answer 1

Yes – this is a known issue with Views in Entity Framework.

Check out this MSDN blog for the workaround.

The key sentence from the blog:

ADO Entity Framework (EF) makes views Read Only via the <DefiningQuery> element. You make the data model view update-able by removing the element and making a few minor changes.