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Run Migrations

From Package Manager Console

1. Bring up Package Manager Console by clicking Tools=>NuGet Package Manager=>Package Manager Console.
2. Run Add-Migration InitialMigration -verbose -StartupProject Maa.Vacations.WebApi -Project Maa.Vacations.Entities.
   • -Project means which project contains the DbContext class
   • -StartupProject means which project contains the Db connection info and other information.
3. Update the database by running Update-Database.

From PowerShell

1. Install these tools.

   • dotnet tool install --global dotnet-ef
   • dotnet tool update --global dotnet-ef

2. Run dotnet ef migrations add InitialMigration -verbose --startup-project Maa.Vacations.WebApi --project Maa.Vacations.Entities

   • --project means which project contains the DbContext class
   • --startup-project means which project contains the Db connection info and other information.

3. Update the database by running dotnet ef database update.

For more documentation

• Entity Framework Core tools reference - .NET Core CLI

RFCs To Know About

• RFC 9110 - HTTP Semantics
• RFC 6902 - JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) Patch
• RFC 7396 - JSON Merge Patch

Good Reference

• Should HTTP PUT create a resource if it does not exist?
• Updating data with JsonPatch [13 of 18] | Web APIs for Beginners
• Proper way to include data with an HTTP PATCH request