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description: Check our "Getting Started" documentation article for the RadDataServiceDataSource {{ site.framework_name }} control.
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description: Check our "Getting Started" documentation article for the RadDataServiceDataSource WPF control.
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# Getting Started with {{ site.framework_name }} DataServiceDataSource
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# Getting Started with WPF DataServiceDataSource
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This tutorial will walk you through the creation of a sample application that contains __RadDataServiceDataSource__ control.
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This tutorial will walk you through the creation of a sample application that contains `RadDataServiceDataSource` control.
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## Adding Telerik Assemblies Using NuGet
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To use __RadDataServiceDataSource__ when working with NuGet packages, install the `Telerik.Windows.Controls.DataServices.for.Wpf.Xaml` package. The [package name may vary]({%slug nuget-available-packages%}) slightly based on the Telerik dlls set - [Xaml or NoXaml]({%slug xaml-vs-noxaml%})
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To use RadDataServiceDataSource when working with NuGet packages, install the `Telerik.Windows.Controls.DataServices.for.Wpf.Xaml` package. The [package name may vary]({%slug nuget-available-packages%}) slightly based on the Telerik dlls set - [Xaml or NoXaml]({%slug xaml-vs-noxaml%})
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Read more about NuGet installation in the [Installing UI for WPF from NuGet Package]({%slug nuget-installation%}) article.
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*__Telerik.Windows.Controls.DataServices__
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If you are using OData version 3 you need to add reference to __Telerik.Windows.Controls.DataServices50__which is built against __Microsoft.Data.Services.Client__ with version __5.6.4__.
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>With the release of the 2025 Q4, the __Telerik.Windows.Controls.DataServices50__ and __Telerik.Windows.Controls.DataServices60__ assemblies have been removed. Instead, use the __Telerik.Windows.Controls.DataServices__ assembly, which is built against the __Microsoft.OData.Client__NuGet package with version __7.8.3__.
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For OData version 4 support, you need to add reference to __Telerik.Windows.Controls.DataServices60__ which is built against __Microsoft.OData.Client__ with __version 6.15.0__.
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Since the __R2 2021__ release, you can find a __Telerik.Windows.Controls.DataServices__ dll in the __WPF60__ and __WPF70__ folders built against __Microsoft.OData.Client__ with __version 7.8.3__.
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You can find the required assemblies for each control from the suite in the {% if site.site_name == 'Silverlight' %}[Controls Dependencies]({%slug installation-installing-controls-dependencies%}){% else %}[Controls Dependencies]({%slug installation-installing-controls-dependencies-wpf%}){% endif %} help article.
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You can find the required assemblies for each control from the suite in the[Controls Dependencies]({%slug installation-installing-controls-dependencies-wpf%}) help article.
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## Adding RadDataServiceDataSource
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We will use __RadGridView__ control in order to visualize the data.
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We will use `RadGridView` control in order to visualize the data.
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__Example 1: Using RadDataServiceDataSource with RadGridView__
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__Using RadDataServiceDataSource with RadGridView__
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# Getting Started with WPF EntityFrameworkDataSource
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This tutorial will walk you through the creation of a sample application that contains __RadGridView__ bound to __RadEntityFrameworkDataSource__.
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This tutorial will walk you through the creation of a sample application that contains `RadGridView` bound to `RadEntityFrameworkDataSource`.
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*[Creating the WPF Application](#creating-the-wpf-application)
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*[Creating the Model](#creating-the-model)
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*[Adding RadGridView and RadEntityFrameworkDataSource](#adding-radgridview-and-radentityframeworkdatasource)
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As of version __2013 Q3 SP1__ we have added support for __EntityFramework 6.0__. You will need to reference the __Telerik.Windows.Controls.EntityFramework60__ assembly, rather than the __Telerik.Windows.Controls.EntityFramework__ one in order for this to work.
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>With the release of the __2025 Q4__, the __Telerik.Windows.Controls.EntityFramework__ assembly has been removed. Instead, you will need to reference the __Telerik.Windows.Controls.EntityFramework60__ assembly, which is built against the __EntityFramework__ NuGet package with version __6.5.1__.
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## Adding Telerik Assemblies Using NuGet
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To use RadEntityFrameworkDataSource when working with NuGet packages, install the `Telerik.Windows.Controls.EntityFramework.for.Wpf.Xaml` package. The [package name may vary]({%slug nuget-available-packages%}) slightly based on the Telerik dlls set - [Xaml or NoXaml]({%slug xaml-vs-noxaml%})
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>tip With the 2025 Q1 release, the Telerik UI for WPF has a new licensing mechanism. You can learn more about it [here]({%slug installing-license-key%}).
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## Creating the WPF Application
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1. Note that __RadEntityFrameworkDataSource__ is built on top of the [ADO.NET Entity Framework](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/ef/ef6/). Basic Entity Framework experience is required for working with __RadEntityFrameworkDataSource__.
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1. Note that RadEntityFrameworkDataSource is built on top of the [ADO.NET Entity Framework](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/ef/ef6/). Basic Entity Framework experience is required for working with RadEntityFrameworkDataSource.
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The `RelatedObjects` property of the RadEntityFrameworkDataSource allows you to specify the names of the related entities that need to be retrieved. For example, if your main entity set is called "Customers", you might want to retrieve the "Orders" collection in case you want to get the related Orders for each Customer from the database.
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