Entity Framework Power Tool

Link:

http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/72a60b14-1581-4b9b-89f2-846072eff19d

Desc:

When right-clicking on a C# project, the following context menu functions are supported:

• Reverse Engineer Code First - Generates POCO classes, derived DbContext and Code First mapping for an existing database.
• Customize Reverse Engineer Templates - Adds the default reverse engineer T4 templates to your project for editing.

When right-clicking on a file containing a derived DbContext class, the following context menu functions are supported:

• View Entity Data Model (Read-only) - Displays a read-only view of the Code First model in the Entity Model Designer.
• View Entity Data Model XML - Displays the EDMX XML representing the underlying Code First model.
• View Entity Data Model DDL SQL - Displays the DDL SQL corresponding to the SSDL in the underlying EDM Model.
• Generate Views - Generates pre-compiled views used by the EF runtime to improve start-up performance. Adds the generated views file to the containing project.

When right-clicking on an Entity Data Model (*.edmx) file, the following context menu function is supported:

• Generate Views - Generates pre-compiled views used by the EF runtime to improve start-up performance. Adds the generated views file to the containing project.