private void InitialiseDatabase() { var systemAccount = new Account { AccountId = Guid.Parse("35c38df0-a959-4232-aadd-40db2260f557"), AddedByAccountId = null, AddedOnUtc = DateTime.UtcNow, ModifiedByAccountId = null, ModifiedOnUtc = DateTime.UtcNow }; var otherAccounts = new List <Account> { new Account { AccountId = Guid.Parse("015b76fc-2833-45d9-85a7-ab1c389c1c11"), AddedByAccountId = Guid.Parse("35c38df0-a959-4232-aadd-40db2260f557"), AddedOnUtc = DateTime.UtcNow, ModifiedByAccountId = Guid.Parse("35c38df0-a959-4232-aadd-40db2260f557"), ModifiedOnUtc = DateTime.UtcNow }, new Account { AccountId = Guid.Parse("538ee0dd-531a-41c6-8414-0769ec5990d8"), AddedByAccountId = Guid.Parse("35c38df0-a959-4232-aadd-40db2260f557"), AddedOnUtc = DateTime.UtcNow, ModifiedByAccountId = Guid.Parse("35c38df0-a959-4232-aadd-40db2260f557"), ModifiedOnUtc = DateTime.UtcNow }, new Account { AccountId = Guid.Parse("8288d9ac-fbce-417e-89ef-82266b284b78"), AddedByAccountId = Guid.Parse("35c38df0-a959-4232-aadd-40db2260f557"), AddedOnUtc = DateTime.UtcNow, ModifiedByAccountId = Guid.Parse("35c38df0-a959-4232-aadd-40db2260f557"), ModifiedOnUtc = DateTime.UtcNow }, new Account { AccountId = Guid.Parse("4bcfe9f8-e4a5-49f0-b6ee-44871632a903"), AddedByAccountId = Guid.Parse("35c38df0-a959-4232-aadd-40db2260f557"), AddedOnUtc = DateTime.UtcNow, ModifiedByAccountId = Guid.Parse("35c38df0-a959-4232-aadd-40db2260f557"), ModifiedOnUtc = DateTime.UtcNow } }; _dbContext.Add(systemAccount); _dbContext.AddRange(otherAccounts); try { _dbContext.SaveChanges(); } catch (Exception ex) { // Just checking to see if anything was being raised. } }