The designer cannot be modified while debugging

 

For the latest documentation on Visual Studio 2017, see The designer cannot be modified while debugging on docs.microsoft.com. This message appears when an attempt is made to modify items on the O/R Designer when the application is running in debug mode. When the application is running in debug mode, the O/R Designer is read-only.

To correct this error

  • Click Stop Debugging on the Debug menu.

    The application stops debugging, and items in the O/R Designer can be modified.

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