title: Custom property error in linq to entities
body: <p>I am using EF4 and I am getting an error with my custom property.  I have 2 properties in my Application class, namely <strong>Initials</strong> and <strong>Surname</strong>.  It is a partial class.  I created a custom property in my Application class called <strong>Owner</strong>, and it looks like this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>public partial class Application
  {
     public string Owner
     {
        get
        {
           return Initials + " " + Surname;
        }
     }
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>When I add it to my grid like this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>m =&gt; m.Owner
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Then I get the following error:</p>
  
  <p><strong>The specified type member 'Owner' is not supported in LINQ to Entities. Only initializers, entity members, and entity navigation properties are supported.</strong></p>
  
  <p>How do I fix this?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks
  Brendan</p>