How to set default value for POCO’s in EF CF?

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With the release of Entity Framework 4.3 you can do this through Migrations.

EF 4.3 Code First Migrations Walkthrough

So using your example it would be something like:

public partial class AddPersonClass : DbMigration
{
    public override void Up()
    {
        CreateTable(
            "People",
            c => new
                {
                    Id = c.Int(nullable: false, identity: true),
                    Name = c.String(maxLength: 100),
                    CreatedOn = c.DateTime(nullable: false, defaultValue: DateTime.UtcNow)
                })
            .PrimaryKey(t => t.Id);
    }

    public overide void Down()
    {
        // Commands for when Migration is brought down
    }
}

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