Document temporal period properties mapped to CLR properties#5336
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Documents the EF Core 11 capability to map SQL Server temporal period columns (PeriodStart/PeriodEnd) to CLR properties (instead of shadow properties), improving direct access in queries and entities.
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- Added a “Temporal period properties mapped to CLR properties” section to EF Core 11 “What’s New” (with mapping + query examples).
- Updated SQL Server temporal tables docs to clarify shadow properties are the default and added a new section showing CLR mapping configuration and usage.
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| entity-framework/core/what-is-new/ef-core-11.0/whatsnew.md | Adds an EF Core 11 “What’s New” subsection describing CLR-mapped period properties with examples and a link to detailed docs. |
| entity-framework/core/providers/sql-server/temporal-tables.md | Updates narrative to mention CLR mapping support and adds a dedicated section describing configuration options and query usage. |
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Document the new EF Core 11 feature that allows temporal period properties (PeriodStart/PeriodEnd) to be mapped to CLR properties instead of being restricted to shadow properties. Updates: - temporal-tables.md: New 'Mapping period columns to CLR properties' section with lambda and string-based configuration examples - temporal-tables.md: Updated existing text to note shadow properties are the default, with links to the new section - whatsnew.md (EF Core 11): New subsection under SQL Server Relates to dotnet/efcore#38110 Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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Documents the new EF Core 11 feature from dotnet/efcore#38110 that allows temporal period properties (
PeriodStart/PeriodEnd) to be mapped to CLR properties on the entity type, instead of being restricted to shadow properties.Changes
entity-framework/core/providers/sql-server/temporal-tables.mdHasPeriodStart/HasPeriodEndconfiguration exampleValueGenerated.OnAddOrUpdatebehavior noteentity-framework/core/what-is-new/ef-core-11.0/whatsnew.md