public IActionResult Create([Bind("WorkingTitle,Grade,WorkingHours,Rank,Categories")] JobDescriptionViewModel form) { if (!ModelState.IsValid) { // model state validation failed, return VM to user with validation error messages ViewData["Title"] = "Create a Job Description: Error"; return(View(form)); } else { // POST is valid // create a JobDescription Object via the constructor that accepts a JobDescriptionViewModel object // I need to do this because I need the .JobDescriptionToXml() method to write the Job Description data // to the SmartJob entity JobData field, which is XML. JobDescription job = new JobDescription(form); SmartJob DbJob = new SmartJob { JobName = $"{job.Rank}-{job.WorkingTitle}", JobDataXml = job.JobDescriptionToXml() // call the JobDescription method to convert Job Data to XML and write to entity column }; // EF context saves are encapsulated in the IDocumentRepository instance _repository.SaveJob(DbJob); // return the user to the Index view return(RedirectToAction(nameof(Index))); } }