Use the Attach methods with entities that have been created in one DataContext, serialized to a client, and then deserialized back with the intention to perform an update or delete operation. For more information, see Data Retrieval and CUD Operations in N-Tier Applications (LINQ to SQL).
Do not try to Attach an entity that has not been detached through serialization. Entities that have not been serialized still maintain associations with deferred loaders that can cause unexpected results if the entity becomes tracked by a second data context.
When a new entity is attached, deferred loaders for any child collections (for example, EntitySet collections of entities from associated tables) are initialized. When SubmitChanges is called, members of the child collections are put into an Unmodified state. To update members of a child collection, you must explicitly call Attach and specify that entity.