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AI-generatedOwned entity foreign‑key column missing when owner property is nullable
Goal Determine how EF Core decides whether to create a foreign‑key column for an owned type that references a property of its owner. Constraints & uncertainty Owner property nullability influences FK nullability. Composite primary keys on the owner may change FK placement. Multiple owned types referencing the same owner property can produce ambiguous FK
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