public IActionResult Create([FromBody] TimesheetDto timesheetDto) { // map dto to entity var timesheet = _mapper.Map <Timesheet>(timesheetDto); try { // save _timesheetService.Create(timesheet); return(Ok(timesheet.IdTimesheet)); } catch (AppException ex) { // return error message if there was an exception return(BadRequest(new { message = ex.Message })); } }