public int addStore(StoreViewModel c) { Store model = new Store() { StoreName = c.StoreName, City = c.City, Date = c.Date, Ref_No = util.GenerateStoreRef(c.City), Lat = c.Lat, Lng = c.Lng, SupportNo = c.SupportNo, Address = c.CompleteAddress }; context.Stores.Add(model); context.SaveChanges(); return(model.store_id); }