Entity Framework/MVC4 - Relation with multiple column key - entity-framework

Question

I am new to EF and am having trouble figuring how to set up relationship between my main table Investors, with contact information, and a table Notes which can have many notes per investor. Here are the models:
public class Investor
{
public int Id { get; set; }
public string Name { get; set; }
public string Company { get; set; }
public string Email { get; set; }
public string Phone { get; set; }
public string Cell { get; set; }
public string Fax { get; set; }
[Display(Name="Address 1")]
public string Address1 { get; set; }
[Display(Name = "Address 2")]
public string Address2 { get; set; }
public string City { get; set; }
[StringLength(2, ErrorMessage = "State must be 2 characters")]
public string State { get; set; }
public string Zip { get; set; }
public string ContactTableId { get; set; }
[ForeignKey("ContactTableId, ContactId")]
public virtual List<Note> Notes { get; set; }
}
public class Note
{
[Key]
[Column(Order = 0)]
public string ContactTableId { get; set; }
[Key]
[Column(Order = 1)]
public int? ContactId { get; set; }
public string note { get; set; }
public DateTime? DateCreated { get; set; }
}
My attempt as setting this up, as above, generated the error 'The number of properties in the Dependent and Principal Roles in a relationship constraint must be identical.' on the statement:
public ActionResult Index()
{
return View(db.Investors.ToList());
}
in the controller. How do I set this up to make it pull the Notes automagically.

Answer 1

The foreign key is not "ContactTableId, ContactId", it is the single field Investor_Id in table Note (or Notes). EF thinks you try to map the single key to two field and coins this somewhat elusive exception message. But just remove the ForeignKey attribute and EF will use the foreign key field in Note.