Steven Giesel 11/24/2025

Using sortable UUID / GUIDs in Entity Framework

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This technical tutorial explains how to use the new Guid.CreateVersion7() method from .NET 9 to generate sortable GUIDs in Entity Framework. It provides a step-by-step guide for creating a custom ValueGenerator to automatically assign these time-ordered UUIDs as primary keys for database entities, improving chronological ordering and performance.

Using sortable UUID / GUIDs in Entity Framework

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