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I've finally gotten this working after days of struggle. I've got a simple database of People and Departments: ADO.NET Entity Framework Entity Data Model diagram with Department and Person objects http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/1368/edmxdepartmentperson.gif I can use strongly-typed ASP.NET MVC views for reference/navigation properties! See the list of departments... ASP.NET MVC with DropDownList http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/7619/dropdownlistdepartment.gif Part of my Person/Edit view: <% using (Html.BeginForm()) {%> <%= Html.Hidden("Id", Model.Id) %> <fieldset> <legend>Fields</legend> <label for="Name">Name:</label> <%= Html.TextBox("Name", Model.Name) %> <label for="DepartmentId">Department:</label> <%= Html.DropDownList("DepartmentId", new SelectList((IEnumerable)ViewData["Departments"], "Id", "Name"))%> <input type="submit" value="Save" /> </fieldset> <% } %> Part of my Person controller: // // GET: /Person/Edit/5 public ActionResult Edit(Guid id) { ViewData["Departments"] = ctx.Department; Person model = (from Person p in ctx.Person where p.Id == id select p).FirstOrDefault(); return View(model); } // // POST: /Person/Edit [AcceptVerbs(HttpVerbs.Post)] public ActionResult Edit(Person model) { ctx.AttachUpdated(model); //extension ctx.SaveChanges(); return RedirectToAction("Index"); } To get this working, I

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