Creating the Data Model

There are two approaches that can be taken in creating the context and entity classes for your application. With the Code-First Approach approach, you can fine-tune your model by writing the classes manually. Alternatively, you can make use of Reverse Engineering (Scaffolding) to generate these classes automatically from your Zoho Inventory schema.

Perform LINQ Commands in Your Code

After Entity Framework Core is set up and the Zoho Inventory provider is registered, you can execute LINQ in your code.

using System.Linq;
using MySolutionName.Models;

System.Text.Encoding.RegisterProvider(System.Text.CodePagesEncodingProvider.Instance); // Include this if you would like to use code pages not bundled in .NET Standard.
Zoho InventoryContext ents = new Zoho InventoryContext();
var ContactsQuery = from Contacts in ents.Contacts
                   orderby Contacts.CustomerName
                   select Contacts;