How to manage GetDate() with Entity Framework

Question

I have a column like this in 1 of my database tables

DateCreated, datetime, default(GetDate()), not null

I am trying to use the Entity Framewor

Answer 1

I had the same problem! For me it works like this:

Database MS SQL Server express:

[RowTime]  [datetime2](7)  NOT NULL

ALTER TABLE [dbo].[Table_1] ADD  CONSTRAINT [DF_Table_1_RowTime]  DEFAULT (getdate()) FOR [RowTime]
GO

Then I import the table from database to my Entities model. Entities will not realise the default value! So, you have to set the StoreGeneratedPattern of the column to Computed. Then Entities will not put there any default value any more.

Combination of:

datetime2,
NOT NULL, 
StoreGeneratedPattern=Computed

Works for me!