Business Model Design with Entity Framework Core

Oct 01, 2025

XAF WinForms and ASP.NET Core Blazor Server UI support the Entity Framework Core data model. Additionally you can use Security System for Entity Framework Core in non-XAF apps.

Entity Framework Core support in XAF is provided by the following assemblies:

DevExpress.ExpressApp.EFCore.v25.2.dll
DevExpress.EntityFrameworkCore.Security.v25.2.dll

Note

You can find the currently supported EF Core package versions in the following help topic: Supported EF Core Versions. To locate the version you use, check the Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore package - a dependency of the YourProjectName.Module project.

We extensively test our Entity Framework support against Microsoft SQL Server only.

Please contact us if you encounter issues with other database providers.

If you use the Template Kit to create an EF Core-based XAF solution, then the kit installs EF Core automatically. For instructions on how to install EF Core manually, refer to the following help topic: Installing Entity Framework Core.