How to: Configure Existing Applications to Use WCF RIA Services

This article is relevant to entity models that utilize the deprecated Visual Studio integration of Telerik Data Access. The current documentation of the Data Access framework is available here.

A WCF RIA Services solution consists of a client project and a server project that are linked by a RIA Services link. If you want to create a new Silverlight Business Application project, create a new WCF RIA Services Class Library project, or simply select the Enable WCF RIA Services check box in the New Silverlight Application dialog box. A RIA Services link between the client project and the server project is automatically created. However, if you have existing Silverlight projects, which are not enabled for WCF RIA Services, you can still add a RIA Services link. This topic describes how to add or remove a RIA Services link between projects.

To add a RIA Services link to an existing solution:

1. In the Solution Explorer, right-click the Silverlight client project and select Properties. The Silverlight tab of the project designer appears.
2. In the WCF RIA Services link drop-down list, select the server project that you want to use for the middle tier with this client project.

To remove a RIA Services link:

1. In the Solution Explorer, right-click the Silverlight client project and select Properties. The Silverlight tab of the project designer appears.
2. In the WCF RIA Services link drop-down list, select <No Project Set>.