Question

I’m using Entity Code First in a project, and I want to make my tables have names different from the models.

I tried to use the DataAnnotation Table in the model class:

[Table("tbBudget")]
public class Budget : IValidatableObject
{
...

But the table created is named dbo.tbBudget. The question is simple: how do I remove the dbo. from the table name in Entity?

Answer 1

Tables in database always belong to schema. You can not remove schema, but you can change it with fluent configuration, overriding method in DbContext

    protected override void OnModelCreating(DbModelBuilder modelBuilder)
    {
        base.OnModelCreating(modelBuilder);

        modelBuilder.Entity<Budget>().ToTable("test", "mySchema");
    }  

Or, as in your example, you can use TableAttribute