Using the Entity Framework Profiler is easy. First, we need to make the application that we profile aware of the profiler. Then, just start the profiler.

Preparing an application to be profiled

Add a reference to the HibernatingRhinos.Profiler.Appender.dll assembly, located in the downloadable zip. In the application startup (Application_Start in web applications, Program.Main in Windows / console applications, or the App constructor for WPF applications), make the following call:

HibernatingRhinos.Profiler.Appender.EntityFramework.EntityFrameworkProfiler.Initialize();