Problem with WCF and multiple namespaces - sharing object types across multiple service references

Question

i have two web services. One with user functionality, one with admin functionality.

Both services effectively work with the same object types, for instance:

Answer 1

Check out http://cgeers.com/2011/07/31/wcf-sharing-types-using-svcmap/ By tweaking the Reference.svcmap file you can make sure only one class is generated for each DataContract used by the different service references.

Note: Remember to delete the content of the node before pressing 'Update Service Reference'