How to use the default Entity Framework and default date values

Question

In my SQL Server database schema I have a data table with a date field that contains a default value of

CONVERT(VARCHAR(10), GETDATE(), 111)

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Answer 1

I just ran into this - I worked around it by setting the date (the field I needed auto generated) in the constructor of the Entity using a partial method. Whether this is Ideal or whether it works in all cases is yet to be seen, but it has fixed my problem so far.

Answer 2

Just happened to cross through this issue. Entity Framework do not support default values on its own. You need to set the property StoreGeneratedPattern = Computed on the column in the Edmx file entity. The default value what you set in the Database will then precedence on what EF sets by default i.e. DateTime.Min