Choose Model Contents Dialog Box
The Choose Model Contents dialog box is the part of the Entity Data Model Wizard that enables you to specify the contents of your model. You can create an empty model or generate the model from an existing database.
Note
The Entity Data Model Wizard is optimized for generating a model from an existing database.
The following table describes the user-interface elements in the Choose Model Contents dialog box.
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
Empty model |
Creates an empty model. |
Generate from database |
Creates an Entity Data Model (EDM) from a selected database. The wizard helps you select the data source, database, tables, views, and stored procedures to include in the EDM. |
See Also
Other Resources
Entity Data Model Wizard
Entity Data Model Tools
Quickstart (Entity Framework)