Step 1 - Write Classes
Write ordinary classes of your problem domain, like Customer or Order. Relations with a cardinality of n will be implemented as ArrayList or List<T>.
Step 2 - Mark Your Classes as Persistent
Use the Attribute [NDOPersistent] to mark classes as persistent. For relations use the Attribute [NDORelation]. NDO helps you insert the right attributes. With a mouse click you can easily create persistent classes and relations.
Step 3 - Generate the Database
Activate the NDO Add-in using the Configuration Dialog in Visual Studio. NDO Configuration also allows you to create databases and enter data connection strings. SQL DDL scripts are created automatically and can be used to create or change a database according to your object model. The database structure created by NDO is easy to read and can be used by external tools like report generators.
