Make sure that scaffolding is enabled. In the Global.asax file, set the ContextConfiguration..::.ScaffoldAllTables property to true in the MetaModelRegisterContext()()() method.

The following example shows the RegisterRoutes method that includes a call to enable scaffolding and to enable the List action.

Public Shared Sub RegisterRoutes(ByVal routes As RouteCollection)
    Dim model As New MetaModel
    model.RegisterContext(GetType(AdventureWorksLTDataContext), _
        New ContextConfiguration() With {.ScaffoldAllTables = True})

    routes.Add(New DynamicDataRoute("{table}/{action}.aspx") With { _
         .Constraints = New RouteValueDictionary(New With _
            {.Action = "List|Details|Edit|Insert"}), _
             .Model = model})
        
End Sub

public static void RegisterRoutes(RouteCollection routes) {
     MetaModel model = new MetaModel();
     
    model.RegisterContext(typeof(AdventureWorksLTDataContext), 
        new ContextConfiguration() { ScaffoldAllTables = true });

     routes.Add(new DynamicDataRoute("{table}/{action}.aspx")
     {
         Constraints = new RouteValueDictionary(new { action = 
            "List|Details|Edit|Insert" }),
            Model = model
        });
    }

For more information about how to enable scaffolding, see Walkthrough: Creating a New ASP.NET Dynamic Data Web Site Using Scaffolding.

In the DynamicData\CustomPages folder, create a subfolder. For the folder name, use these guidelines:

• If the data model is based on LINQ to SQL, use the table name in the data context as the folder name. For example, to create a custom page for the Product table in the AdventureWorksLT database, create a directory named DynamicData\CustomPages\Products.

• If the data model is based on the ADO.NET Entity Framework, use the table name in the object context as the folder name. For example, to create a custom page for the Product table in the AdventureWorksLT database, create a directory named DynamicData\CustomPages\Product.

Copy an existing page template from the DynamicData\PageTemplates folder to the new subfolder.

For example, copy DynamicData\PageTemplates\List.aspx to DynamicData\CustomPages\Products (for LINQ to SQL) or to DynamicData\CustomPages\Product (for the Entity Framework).

Customize the page template that you copied in the previous step.

The following example shows markup for a heading that has been changed.

<h2> Custom Pages Demo <%= table.DisplayName%></h2>

Test the custom template by displaying the table in a browser and confirming that the template includes your changes.

For example, display the Product table in the browser. You will see "Custom Pages Demo Product".

Note:
One reason that a custom page might not render is if the subfolder name for the custom page template does not match an entity name. For example, when you use LINQ to SQL with the Product table in the AdventureWorksLT database, the subfolder name must be Products (plural). The same custom page created for the ADO.NET Entity Framework must be in a folder that is named Product (singular).