Product Management System

A Product Management System built using ASP.NET Core MVC following a layered architecture approach.
The application is designed to manage products and categories efficiently while maintaining clean separation of concerns across layers.

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📘 Project Overview

This project demonstrates the implementation of a structured ASP.NET Core MVC application using separate layers for presentation, business logic, data access, and domain models. It focuses on maintainability, scalability, and clean backend design.

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🚀 Features

• Product management (Create, Read, Update, Delete)
• Category management
• Server-side validation
• Clean separation of concerns using layered architecture
• Repository and service-based design
• User-friendly MVC-based UI

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• Framework: ASP.NET Core MVC (.NET 8)
• Frontend: Razor Views, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap, Kendo UI (Open-source NuGet packages)
• Backend: C#
• Database: SQL Server
• ORM: Entity Framework Core
• IDE: Visual Studio 2022
• Version Control: Git & GitHub

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📂 Project Structure (Layered Architecture)

The solution is organized into multiple projects to maintain a clean and scalable architecture.

ProductManagementSystem (MVC Web Application) | ProductManagementSystem.DOMAIN (Domain Layer) │ ProductManagementSystem.DAL (Data Access Layer) │ ProductManagementSystem.BAL (Business Access Layer)

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🧠 Architecture Overview

• MVC Web Project: Handles UI, HTTP requests, and responses.
• Domain Layer: Contains core business entities and models.
• DAL (Data Access Layer): Manages database operations using Entity Framework Core.
• BAL (Business Access Layer): Contains business rules and service logic.

This layered approach improves maintainability, scalability, and testability.

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⚙️ Setup & Run

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/himanshuskg/ProductManagementSystem.git

2. Open the solution file ProductManagementSystem.sln in Visual Studio 2022

3. Configure the SQL Server connection string in appsettings.json

4. Apply database migrations: Update-Database

5.Run the application using IIS Express or Kestrel -Ensure SQL Server is running before applying migrations.

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👨‍💻 Author

Himanshu Sahu
Software Developer

📄 License

This project is intended for learning and assignment purposes.