I have a query, where I need to Include Multiple Navigation properties, that exist on the same level.
E.g. it can be done like so:

(the query is simplified to reflect only the problem)

              var targetQuestion = await context.TemplateQuestions
                    .Include(q => q.Category)
                        .ThenInclude(c => c.Template)
                            .ThenInclude(t => t.Categories)
                    .Include(q => q.Category)
                        .ThenInclude(c => c.Questions)
                    .AsNoTracking()
                    .SingleAsync(q => q.Id == question.Id);

Or rewritten like so:

                var targetQuestion = await context.TemplateQuestions
                    .Include(q => q.Category.Questions)
                    .Include(c => c.Category.Template.Categories)
                    .AsNoTracking()
                    .SingleAsync(q => q.Id == question.Id);

Details:

• My Context is set up as Scoped/Per-Request, not Transient.
• As the Context is Scoped, I do need AsNoTracking() here in order to get the updates, that were performed on that instance.

In the current , 3.0 version of the Ef Core I started to get the following exception:

System.InvalidOperationException : The Include path 'Category->Questions' results in a cycle. Cycles are not allowed in no-tracking queries. Either use a tracking query or remove the cycle.

Is tracking really required, when handling multiple same-level properties of the Entity?