public class Customer
{
    public int Id { set; get; }
    public string FirstName { get; set; }
    public string LastName { get; set; }
    public string Bio { get; set; }
 
    public virtual ICollection<Order> Orders { get; set; }
 
    [Computed]
    [NotMapped]
    public string FullName
    {
        get { return FirstName + ' ' + LastName; }
    }
}

public class Order
{
    public int Id { set; get; }
    public string OrderNo { get; set; }
    public DateTime PurchaseDate { get; set; }
    public bool ShipToHomeAddress { get; set; }
 
    public virtual ICollection<OrderItem> OrderItems { get; set; }
 
    [ForeignKey("CustomerId")]
    public virtual Customer Customer { get; set; }
    public int CustomerId { get; set; }
 
    [Computed]
    [NotMapped]
    public decimal Total
    {
        get { return OrderItems.Sum(x => x.TotalPrice); }
    }
}

public class OrderItem
{
    public int Id { get; set; }
    public decimal Price { get; set; }
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public int Quantity { get; set; }
 
    [ForeignKey("OrderId")]
    public virtual Order Order { get; set; }
    public int OrderId { get; set; }
 
    [Computed]
    [NotMapped]
    public decimal TotalPrice
    {
        get { return Price * Quantity; }
    }
}

public class CustomerViewModel
{
    public string Bio { get; set; }
    public string CustomerName { get; set; }
}

this.CreateMap<Customer, CustomerViewModel>()
   .ForMember(dest => dest.CustomerName, opt => opt.MapFrom(entity => entity.FullName))
   .ForMember(dest => dest.Bio, opt => opt.MapFrom(entity => entity.Bio ?? "N/A"));

using (var context = new MyContext())
{
    var viewCustomers = context.Customers
        .Project()
        .To<CustomerViewModel>()
        .Decompile()
        .ToList();
    // don't use
    // var viewCustomers = Mapper.Map<IEnumerable<Customer>, IEnumerable<CustomerViewModel>>(dbCustomers);
    foreach (var customer in viewCustomers)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("{0} - {1}", customer.CustomerName, customer.Bio);
    }
}

public class OrderViewModel
{
    public string CustomerName { get; set; }
    public decimal Total { get; set; }
    public string OrderNumber { get; set; }
    public IEnumerable<OrderItemsViewModel> OrderItems { get; set; }
}

public class OrderItemsViewModel
{
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public int Quantity { get; set; }
    public decimal Price { get; set; }
}

this.CreateMap<Order, OrderViewModel>()
  .ForMember(dest => dest.OrderNumber, opt => opt.MapFrom(src => src.OrderNo))
  .ForMember(dest => dest.CustomerName, opt => opt.MapFrom(src => src.Customer.FullName));

using (var context = new MyContext())
{
    var viewOrders = context.Orders
        .Project()
        .To<OrderViewModel>()
        .Decompile()
        .ToList();
    // don't use
    // var viewOrders = Mapper.Map<IEnumerable<Order>, IEnumerable<OrderViewModel>>(dbOrders);
    foreach (var order in viewOrders)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("{0} - {1} - {2}", order.OrderNumber, order.CustomerName, order.Total);
    }
}

using (var context = new MyContext())
{
    var viewOrders = context.Orders
        .Project()
        .To<OrderViewModel>()
        .Decompile()
        .ToList();
    // don't use
    // var viewOrders = Mapper.Map<IEnumerable<Order>, IEnumerable<OrderViewModel>>(dbOrders);
    foreach (var order in viewOrders)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("{0} - {1} - {2}", order.OrderNumber, order.CustomerName, order.Total);
        foreach (var item in order.OrderItems)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("({0}) {1} - {2}", item.Quantity, item.Name, item.Price);
        }
    }
}

this.CreateMap<Order, OrderViewModel>()
  .ForMember(dest => dest.OrderNumber, opt => opt.MapFrom(src => src.OrderNo))
  .ForMember(dest => dest.OrderItems, opt => opt.Ignore())
  .ForMember(dest => dest.CustomerName, opt => opt.MapFrom(src => src.Customer.FullName));

public class OrderDateViewModel
{
    public int PurchaseHour { get; set; }
    public int PurchaseMinute { get; set; }
    public string CustomerName { get; set; }
}

this.CreateMap<Order, OrderDateViewModel>()
  .ForMember(dest => dest.PurchaseHour, opt => opt.MapFrom(src => src.PurchaseDate.Hour))
  .ForMember(dest => dest.PurchaseMinute, opt => opt.MapFrom(src => src.PurchaseDate.Minute))
  .ForMember(dest => dest.CustomerName, opt => opt.MapFrom(src => src.Customer.FullName));

using (var context = new MyContext())
{
    var viewOrder = context.Orders
        .Project()
        .To<OrderDateViewModel>()
        .Decompile()
        .FirstOrDefault();
    // don't use
    // var viewOrder = Mapper.Map<Order, OrderDateViewModel>(dbOrder);
 
    if (viewOrder != null)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("{0}, {1}:{2}", viewOrder.CustomerName, viewOrder.PurchaseHour, viewOrder.PurchaseMinute);
    }
}

public class OrderShipViewModel
{
    public string ShipHome { get; set; }
    public string CustomerName { get; set; }
}

this.CreateMap<Order, OrderShipViewModel>()
   .ForMember(dest => dest.ShipHome, opt => opt.MapFrom(src=>src.ShipToHomeAddress? "Yes": "No"))
   .ForMember(dest => dest.CustomerName, opt => opt.MapFrom(src => src.Customer.FullName));

using (var context = new MyContext())
{
    var viewOrders = context.Orders
        .Project()
        .To<OrderShipViewModel>()
        .Decompile()
        .ToList();
    // don't use
    // var viewOrders = Mapper.Map<IEnumerable<Order>, IEnumerable<OrderShipViewModel>>(dbOrders);
    foreach (var order in viewOrders)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("{0} - {1}", order.CustomerName, order.ShipHome);
    }
}