public IDictionary <string, string> GetRelationshipSelectList() { _commonDataAccess = new CommonDataAccess(_context); var lst = _commonDataAccess.GetActiveRelationship(); return((from x in lst select new { key = x.RelationshipId.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture), value = x.RelationshipName }).ToDictionary(t => t.key, t => t.value)); }