Managing the Object Context (Entity Framework)

Topics in this section describe how to manage an object context, including managing connections and transactions, attaching objects, working with relationships, and managing change tracking and identity resolution.

In This Section

• Attaching Objects (Entity Framework)
  Describes attaching existing objects to the object context.

• Change Tracking and Identity Resolution (Entity Framework)
  Describes how change tracking and identity resolution are managed by the object context.

• Managing Resources in Object Services (Entity Framework)
  Describes how to manage transactions and connections in the object context, as well as detaching objects to reduce resources consumed by a long-running object context.

See Also

Concepts

Object Services Overview (Entity Framework)
Querying Data as Objects (Entity Framework)
Customizing Objects (Entity Framework)

Other Resources

Working with Objects (Entity Framework)