Problem description

As of v14.2.3, the contents of the Model.XAFML file are once read during the first application run and are stored in the database. Thus, any subsequent changes to the Model.XAFML file during development will not be re-read into the database or ignored. This feature request is for improving the developers' experience when this feature is in use.

Current solutions

Take special note that to start reading subsequent customizations from the Model.XAFML file at every application run as it was in the past, you will need to backup and then drop the existing ModelDifference and ModelDifferenceAspect tables in  your test database on your development machine.

Here we go:

// Example code for #1 and #2.
private void Application_CreateCustomModelDifferenceStore(Object sender, 
    CreateCustomModelDifferenceStoreEventArgs e) {
#if !DEBUG
    e.Store = new ModelDifferenceDbStore((XafApplication)sender, true);
    e.Handled = true;
#endif
}
// Example code for #2 only.
private void Application_CreateCustomUserModelDifferenceStore(Object sender, 

CreateCustomModelDifferenceStoreEventArgs e) {    

    bool isSharedModelDifference = System.Diagnostics.Debugger.IsAttached;

    e.Store = new ModelDifferenceDbStore((XafApplication)sender, isSharedModelDifference);
    e.Handled = true;
}