“Update Model from Database” does not see a type change

Question

I have several columns that I changed from Int to BigInt.

I opened up my EF model and did an \'Update Model from Database\' and expected to see those columns now be

Answer 1

I solved this by modifying the .EDMX file with a text editor. Find your value and change it's type. Then correct the type in other errors that will be shown in the debugger.