Multiple foreign keys to the same table

Question

I have a reference table with all sorts of controlled value lookup data for gender, address type, contact type, etc. Many tables have multiple foreign keys to this reference tab

Answer 1

In VS2010 You can actually rename the properties for parent and child in the view. It is a bit hidden though.

1. In the dbml viewer select the relationship that bothers you.
2. In the Properties grid you will have two rows Child and Parent Property.
3. Expand them there you can change the Name of the property

More details can be found here: http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/05/29/linq-to-sql-part-2-defining-our-data-model-classes.aspx

Which is where I got it from.