How to exclude one table from automatic code first migrations in the Entity Framework?

Question

I\'m using the Entity Framework in the Code First mode with automatic migrations enabled. Now, I have one entity whose table should not be managed (migrated) by the

Answer 1

Not sure if this is the OP's exact scenario, but I had a table that I did not want a migration generated for. I accomplished this by using ToView instead of ToTable within the DbContext:

protected override void OnModelCreating(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
{
    base.OnModelCreating(modelBuilder);

    modelBuilder.Entity(entity => {
        // Migration will not be generated for this table
        entity.ToView("MyTable", "dbo");

        entity.Property(e => e.FooBar).HasColumnType("DECIMAL(19,9)");
    });
}

It feels a bit hacky to me, but maybe it's not -- because, after all, I'm just trying to "view" the table, not write to it...

[Tested with .NET Core EF 3.1.3]