Entity Framework 4.1 DatabaseGeneratedOption.Identity Performance

Question

I currently working on a application that use Entity Framework 4.1 (code first) and SQL Server CE 4.0. One of the new things I really like from SQL Server CE 4.0 are the com

Answer 1

Keep an ObjectContext / connection open for the liftime of your app. EF is not ideal for bulk inserts, use SqlCeResultSet for that for max perf.

Answer 2

I decided to go the "generate my own key" way as a workaround. I added the required features for key generation to my DBContext class.

If Microsoft change something on this behavior, I switch back to auto generation.