Features of O/R Mapping Tools for .NET

The following list of a list of features of Object-Relational Features:

OO-Query Support

The product supports a parameterized or free-form text format for specifying object criteria.

External Mappings

The product supports using an XML or other file format to store the object-database mappings.

Internal/Attribute Mapping

The product supports using code attributes or internal mapping instructions.

Multiple DBMS Support

The product supports more than one Database Management System.

Databinding Support

The product supports data binding to object fields.

Stored Procedures

The product supports calling Stored Procedures for CRUD operations.

Mapping Configuration Tool

The product provides a tool to manage the mapping configuration file(s).

Generics Support

The product supports generic types in .NET 2.0.

SQL Logging/Spooling

The product supports spooling any SQL statements executed against the database to a log file.

Lazy Loading

The product supports lazy loading of data into an object model/hierarchy.

Code Generation

The product supports generating the code--classes and data access--necessary for translating your objects into database records and vice versa.

Server-side Paging

The product supports getting only the data it needs from the server, rather than retrieving the entire data set from the server and then filtering the view of the data on the client computer.

Caching

The product supports the caching of data locally using the disk or in-memory.

You can also review the list of more general features of .NET Components and Tools.