# ASP.NET Dynamic Data

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ASP.NET Dynamic Data Original author Microsoft Release 2002; 24 years ago (2002) Operating system Microsoft Windows, Linux, macOS Type Web application scaffolding framework Website ASP.NET Dynamic Data Overview

**ASP.NET Dynamic Data** is a [Ruby on Rails](/source/Ruby_on_Rails)-inspired [web application](/source/Web_application) [scaffolding](/source/Scaffold_(programming)) framework from [Microsoft](/source/Microsoft), shipped as an extension to [ASP.NET](/source/ASP.NET), that can be used to build data-driven web applications. It exposes tables in a [database](/source/Database) by encoding it in the [URI](/source/URI) of the [ASP.NET](/source/ASP.NET) web service, and the data in the table is automatically rendered to [HTML](/source/HTML). The process of rendering can be controlled using custom design [templates](/source/Template_processor). Internally, it discovers the [database schema](/source/Database_schema) by using the database [metadata](/source/Metadata).[1][2]

ASP.NET Dynamic Data was originally shipped as part of the "ASP.NET 3.5 Extensions" package in 2007, and was incorporated into the [.NET Framework](/source/.NET_Framework) 3.5 Service Pack 1, which was released August 11, 2008.[3]

ASP.NET Dynamic Data provides scaffolding and [UI](/source/User_interface) generation capabilities, automatically creating pages for common data operations (such as listing, editing, and inserting records) based on the registered data model. It also offers built‑in support for data validation and customization using field and page templates, allowing developers to tailor the appearance and behavior of the generated [UI](/source/User_interface) with minimal additional code.[4]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Putting ASP.NET Dynamic Data into Context - Scott Hanselman](https://www.hanselman.com/blog/PuttingASPNETDynamicDataIntoContext.aspx)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [ASP.Net Dynamic Data - DotNetFunda.com](https://www.dotnetfunda.com/articles/show/1039/aspnet-dynamic-data)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Source, Microsoft (2008-08-11). ["Microsoft Breaks New Ground in Helping Developers Build and Deploy Client, Web and Data-Driven Applications"](https://news.microsoft.com/source/2008/08/11/microsoft-breaks-new-ground-in-helping-developers-build-and-deploy-client-web-and-data-driven-applications/). *Source*. Retrieved 2025-12-29.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Archiveddocs. ["ASP.NET Dynamic Data Overview"](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/aspnet/cc488546(v=vs.100)). *learn.microsoft.com*. Retrieved 2025-12-29.

## Further reading

- Sych, Oleg (2012). *ASP.NET Dynamic Data Unleashed* (1 ed.). [Sams Publishing](/source/Sams_Publishing). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0672335655](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0672335655).

## External links

Wikibooks has a book on the topic of: ***[.NET Development Foundation](https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/.NET_Development_Foundation)***

- [ASP.NET Dynamic Data Overview](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/aspnet/cc488546(v=vs.100))

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