How to create a history model of a specific model on MVC 4 - asp.net-mvc-4

Question

I'm still new in creating Models using Entity Framework and MVC 4 Razor. I'm having a problem on how can I save a history of a model. How can I create a model that have a history on specific tables or fields ? For ex: If I wish to create a history on the changes on the school. Its still not clear to me how will I I create the model that saves history. How will be the triggering do I have to execute the save function on different models with the same data ?
Thank you so much in advance.
If anyone could be a simple example of model and a model history and how it is functioning, I'll be very grateful. Like a Sales or sales history.
Here's my code
One To Many
public class Child
{
[Key]
public int ChildID { get; set; }
[Required,Display(Name="Project Code")]
public string ProjectCode { get; set; }
public string Status { get; set; }
[DataType(DataType.Date)]
public DateTime StatusDate { get; set; }
public string FamilyName { get; set; }
public string GivenName { get; set; }
public string MiddleName { get; set; }
[DataType(DataType.Date)]
public DateTime Birthdate { get; set; }
public string Gender {get;set;}
public string Address { get; set; }
public string Section { get; set; }
public int SchoolLevelID { get; set; }
public int SchoolYearID { get; set; }
public int AreaID { get; set; }
public int SchoolID { get; set; }
public int GradeLevelID { get; set; }
//Foreign Key - One to Many
public virtual SchoolLevel SchoolLevel { get; set; }
public virtual SchoolYear SchoolYear { get; set; }
public virtual Area Area { get; set; }
public virtual School School { get; set; }
public virtual GradeLevel GradeLevel{get;set;}
//Child is foreign key at the table
public virtual ICollection<Guardian> Guardians { get; set; }
}
public class SchoolLevel
{
public int SchoolLevelID { get; set; }
public string SchoolLevelName { get; set; }
public virtual ICollection<Child> Children { get; set; }
}
public class SchoolYear
{
public int SchoolYearID { get; set; }
public string SchoolYearName { get; set; }
public virtual ICollection<Child> Children{get;set;}
}
public class Area
{
public int AreaID{get;set;}
public string AreaName { get; set; }
public virtual ICollection<Child> Children{get;set;}
}
public class School
{
public int SchoolID { get; set; }
public string SchoolName{get;set;}
public virtual ICollection<Child> Children { get; set; }
}
public class GradeLevel
{
public int GradeLevelID{get;set;}
public string GradeLevelName { get; set; }
public virtual ICollection<Child> Children { get; set; }
}
public class ChildDbContext : DbContext
{
public DbSet<Child> Children { get; set; }
public DbSet<SchoolLevel> SchoolLevels { get; set; }
public DbSet<SchoolYear> SchoolYears { get; set; }
public DbSet<Area> Areas { get; set; }
public DbSet<School> Schools { get; set; }
public DbSet<GradeLevel> GradeLevels { get; set; }
public DbSet<Guardian> Guardians { get; set; }
}

Answer 1

You can use this approach: Create a History model. That contains 1 changeness like o log.
public class History
{
public int HistoryId { get; set; }
public int ModelType { get; set; } //it is ModelTypeEnum value.
public int ModelId { get; set; }
public string PropertyName { get; set; }
public string Propertyvalue {get;set;}
public DateTime ChangeDate { get; set; }
public int ChangedUserId { get; set; }
}
And Enum:
public enum ModelTypeEnum
{
Child =1,
SchoolLevel = 2,
//etc..
};
For example, when you edit 1 Child entity, give changed properties name and value, it's id, type and others (ChangeDate, ChangedUserId) to History and save histories. If 3 properties will change you should save 3 history entities. Then, you can load (filter) histories by ModelId, by ChangedUserId etc.