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When working with Entity Framework Core (EF Core), you might encounter a DbUpdateException while saving changes to a database that has triggers. Here’s a simple breakdown of what causes the error and how I resolved it.

1. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿?

   • A 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿 is a special kind of stored procedure in the database that automatically executes when certain events occur (e.g., INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE).

2. 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀:

   • 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 are used for tasks like logging, validation, or automatic data modification when records are inserted or updated.
   • When EF Core tries to save changes, the trigger’s behavior can interfere with the operation, leading to the DbUpdateException.

3. 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗜 𝗙𝗶𝘅𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲:

   • The error was happening because EF Core wasn’t handling the operation properly due to the triggers.
   • 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: I switched to using the SaveChangesAsync() method instead of SaveChanges(). The async method better handles the database context and prevents conflicts with database triggers.

4. 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽𝘀:

   • Always ensure your 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 to work seamlessly with EF Core operations.
   • If triggers require extra data (e.g., user info, timestamps), make sure you provide it before saving.
   • The SaveChangesAsync() method is more suitable when dealing with complex database operations, especially when triggers are involved.

𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗯𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗙 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀? 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂? 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄!