public IEnumerable <AttendanceDTO> GetAttendances() { var attendances = attendanceRepo.FindAll(); List <AttendanceDTO> attendanceDTOs = new List <AttendanceDTO>(); Mapper.Initialize(c => c.CreateMap <DbSet <Attendance>, List <AttendanceDTO> >()); attendanceDTOs = Mapper.Map <List <AttendanceDTO> >(attendances); return(attendanceDTOs); }