There are two distinctive methods to work with an Abstract Entity Model: Database First and Model First. Both are described more in detail below. The LLBLGen Pro designer doesn't force you to work in one method or the the other, you can mix them at any time, yet you should try to stick with one method and only sparsely use the functionality meant for the other method.

There are two distinctive methods to work with an Abstract Entity Model: Database First and Model First. Both are described more in detail below. The LLBLGen Pro designer doesn't force you to work in one method or the the other, you can mix them at any time, yet you should try to stick with one method and only sparsely use the functionality meant for the other method.

LLBLGen Pro is a data-access solution. You use the LLBLGen Pro Designer to create the entity/domain model, define the mappings and generate source-code for one of the four supported O/R mapping frameworks: Entity Framework, NHibernate, Linq to SQL or the LLBLGen Pro Runtime Framework. You use the generated source-code combined with the O/R mapping framework of your choice to access your database and consume the data in that database.