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Asked: 2026-05-16T21:46:58+00:00

Suppose that I have 2 tables: [User] – UserID – Username [Task] – TaskID

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Suppose that I have 2 tables:

[User]
– UserID
– Username

[Task]
– TaskID
– TaskName
– TaskCreatedByUserID
– TaskAssignedToUserID

In the [Task] table, both of the ***UserID fields are foreign keys to the [User] table. So when I use the designer to create my LINQ models, I have access to 2 foreign [User] objects with property names: “User” and “User1”. I’d like to give them more precise, meaningful names like “TaskCreatedByUser” and “TaskAssignedToUser” . I could, of course, go into the dbml.designer.cs file and change them, but then they will simply be overwritten the next time I have to alter the DB. Another option is to create a redundant property, but that seems silly. Is there a way to manually specify the foreign object property names in the designer (or otherwise) in a way that is persistent?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Go into the designer, right click on the line that represents the association between the classes, and select properties. You can change the name of the child-collection property on the parent and the name of the parent property on the child.

    The changes will be saved in the Association element in the dbml.

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