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2.3 edmx:Reference

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The edmx:Reference element is used to reference another EDMX document or an Entity Data Model (EDM) conceptual schema.

The following examples use the edmx:Reference element.

 <edmx:Reference Url="http://www.fabrikam.com/model.edmx" />
 <edmx:Reference Url="http://www.fabrikam.com/model.csdl" />

The following rules apply to the edmx:Reference element:

  • The Url attribute MUST be defined on the edmx:Reference element. Url is of type xs:anyURI, as specified in the XML schema [XMLSCHEMA1]. Url specifies a URI that resolves to the referenced EDMX document or to the EDM conceptual schema. Url MUST be an absolute URL.

  • If edmx:Reference is defined in an EDMX document, processors incorporate the referenced EDMX document or the EDM conceptual schema.