Dal (with Entity Framework) and Model layers into MVC

Question

First of all , I use EF into Dal layer (separeted project from MVC, same solution). The generated models from EF\'s EDMX file are the actual models from

Answer 1

I may be mistaking but to me, using generation from EDMX provides you with the DbContext which could be considered as the DAL and entities which could be considered as the Model.

So you might directly manipulate entity instances as your business object. Manipulation of the base through the DbContext should appear in the BLL layer. Additionally, you might implement DTOs where needed.

This, of course, assumes you want to use entity framework code generation. Other options like using POCOs might be more relevant considering your overall architecture.