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Lab Answer Key: Module 7: Accessing a Database

Lab: Retrieving and Modifying Grade Data

Exercise 1: Creating an Entity Data Model from The School of Fine Arts Database
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10. On the Project menu, click Add New Item.

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a database name list, click SchoolGradesDB, and then click OK.
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• Grades

• Students

• Subjects

• Teachers Es
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GradesModel.Context.cs.

6. In the code window, note that the wizard has created a DbContext object named SchoolGradesDBEntities.

7. In Solution Explorer, expand GradesModel.tt, and then double-click Grade.cs.

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Results: After completing this exercise, theizprototype
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Exercise 2: Updating Student and Grade Data by Using the Entity Framework
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1. In Visual Studio, on the File menu, point to Open, and then click Project/Solution.

2. In the Open Project dialog box, browse to E:\Labfiles\Starter\Exercise 2, click GradesPrototype.sln, and then
click Open.

3. In Solution Explorer, right-click GradesPrototype, and then click Set as StartUp Project.

4. On the View menu, click Task List.

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provided in the value parameter. task.

2. In the code editor, click in the blank line below the comment, and then type the following code:

int subjectId = (int)value;

var subject = SessionContext.DBContext.Subjects.FirstOrDefault(s => s.Id ==
subjectId);
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6. In the Task List window, double-click the TODO: Exercise 2: Task 3c: When the user closes the form, retrieve
the details of the assessment grade from the form and use them to create a new Grade object. task.

7. In the code editor, click in the blank line below the comment, and then type the following code:

Grades.DataModel.Grade newGrade = new Grades.DataModel.Grade();

newGrade.AssessmentDate = gd.assessmentDate.SelectedDate.Value;
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SessionContext.DBContext.Grades.Add(newGrade);
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Task 4: Run the application and test the grade-adding functionality

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5. Verify that the list of grades now displays the subject name, not the subject ID.

6. In the Report Card view, click Add Grade.

7. In the New
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9. In Visual Studio, on the File menu, click Close Solution.

Results: After completing this exercise, users will be see the grades for the current student and add new
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private const int MAX_CLASS_SIZE = 8;

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}
// Verify that the student is not already enrolled in another class.
if (student.TeacherUserId == null)
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the student to this teacher’s class. task.

10. In the code editor, click in the blank line below the comment, and then type the following code:
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SessionContext.CurrentTeacher.EnrollInClass(student);
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SessionContext.Save();

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click Add. iza
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3. In the code editor, modify the class declaration as shown in the following code:

public partial class Grade

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public bool ValidateAssessmentDate(DateTime assessmentDate)

{
// Verify that the user has provided a valid date.
// Check that the date is no later than the current date.
if (assessmentDate > DateTime.Now)
{

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Grades.DataModel.Grade testGrade = new Grades.DataModel.Grade();

9. In the Task List window, double-click the TODO: Exercise 3: Task 2b: Call the ValidateAssessmentDate
method. task.

10. In the code editor, click in the blank line below the comment, and then type the following code:
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testGrade.ValidateAssessmentDate(assessmentDate.SelectedDate.Value);
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testGrade.ValidateAssessmentGrade(assessmentGrade.Text);

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3. When the application loads, in the Username i za
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password99, and then click Log on. n.

4. When the application loads, click Enroll Student.

5. In the Assign Student dialog box, click Eric Gruber, in the Confirm message box, click Yes, and then in the
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14. In Visual Studio, on the File menu, click Close Solution.

Results: After completing this exercise, the application will raise and handle exceptions when invalid data is
entered.

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