How to fix "One or more validation errors were detected during model generation"-error [duplicate]

Question

One or more validation errors were detected during model generation:

SportsStore.Domain.Concrete.shop_Products: : EntityType 'shop_Products' has no key defined. Define the key for this EntityType.

Products: EntityType: EntitySet 'Products' is based on type 'shop_Products' that has no keys defined.

 public ViewResult Index()
    {

        ProductsListViewModel viewModel = new ProductsListViewModel
        {
            Products = repository.Products
                .Where(p => p.CategoryId == 100)
                .OrderByDescending(p=>p.ProductID)
                .Take(5)
        };
        return View(viewModel);
    }


@foreach (var p in Model.Products)
{

<a href="">@p.ProductName</a>
}


public class shop_Products {
    public int ProductID { get; set; }
    public string ProductName { get; set; }
    public int CategoryId { get; set; }
    public Nullable<int> CategoryPropertyId { get; set; }
    public string PropertyValue { get; set; }
    public Nullable<int> ProductBrandId { get; set; }
    public Nullable<decimal> MarketPrice { get; set; }
    public decimal Price { get; set; }
    public Nullable<decimal> UserPrice { get; set; }
    public string TitleKeyword { get; set; }
    public string MetaKeyword { get; set; }
    public string MetaDescription { get; set; }
    public string PhotoName { get; set; }
    public string PhotoPath { get; set; }
    public string smallPhotos { get; set; }
    public string BigPhotos { get; set; }
    public string URL { get; set; }
    public double Discount { get; set; }
    public int Inventory { get; set; }
    public string ShortDesc { get; set; }
    public bool IsAccessories { get; set; }
    public bool IsGroup { get; set; }
    public bool IsTopService { get; set; }
    public string Accessorices { get; set; }
    public string PeopleGroup { get; set; }
    public string TopService { get; set; }
    public string Contents { get; set; }
    public string Parameter { get; set; }
    public string PackingList { get; set; }
    public string Service { get; set; }
    public string Professional { get; set; }
    public bool IsParameter { get; set; }
    public bool IsPackingList { get; set; }
    public bool IsService { get; set; }
    public bool IsProfessional { get; set; }
    public Nullable<bool> IsEnable { get; set; }
    public Nullable<bool> IsCommend { get; set; }
    public Nullable<bool> IsTop { get; set; }
    public Nullable<bool> IsBest { get; set; }
    public string ProductBrandType { get; set; }
    public string Manufacturer { get; set; }
    public string Makein { get; set; }
    public string weight { get; set; }
    public System.DateTime InputTime { get; set; }
    public Nullable<int> Sort { get; set; }
    public Nullable<int> SeeCount { get; set; }
}

I made a few of these,and works well.But these is wrong.Can anybody help me?

Answer 1

By convention EF uses either the field Id or [type name]Id as a Primary Key. See here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.data.entity.modelconfiguration.conventions.idkeydiscoveryconvention%28v=vs.103%29.aspx

The fact that your type is named shop_Products but you have the key set to ProductID (assumption) means it cant find one by convention. So you can either change the field name or type name or add the data annotation [Key] above ProductID like so:

[Key]
public int ProductID { get; set; }

Answer 2

Add this namespace ref System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations to your model and then add the [Key] annotation above your id property