diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e717a1a..b453c0b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,15 @@
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-jpa</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.microsoft.sqlserver</groupId>
+            <artifactId>mssql-jdbc</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/faf223/expensetrackerfaf/controller/BasicController.java b/src/main/java/com/faf223/expensetrackerfaf/controller/BasicController.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fbb3f0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/faf223/expensetrackerfaf/controller/BasicController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package com.faf223.expensetrackerfaf.controller;
+
+import com.faf223.expensetrackerfaf.model.BasicEntity;
+import com.faf223.expensetrackerfaf.repository.BasicRepository;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+@RestController
+@RequestMapping("/api/getData")
+public class BasicController {
+    private final BasicRepository basicRepository;
+
+    @Autowired
+    public BasicController(BasicRepository basicRepository) {
+        this.basicRepository = basicRepository;
+    }
+
+    @GetMapping()
+    public List<BasicEntity> listDepartments() {
+        return basicRepository.findAll();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/faf223/expensetrackerfaf/controllers/GetHelloWorld.java b/src/main/java/com/faf223/expensetrackerfaf/controllers/GetHelloWorld.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 6ee56ac..0000000
--- a/src/main/java/com/faf223/expensetrackerfaf/controllers/GetHelloWorld.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-package com.faf223.expensetrackerfaf.controllers;
-
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
-
-@RestController
-class GetHelloWorld {
-
-    @GetMapping("/")
-    public String helloWorld() {
-        return "Hello, World!";
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/faf223/expensetrackerfaf/custom/UppercaseStrategy.java b/src/main/java/com/faf223/expensetrackerfaf/custom/UppercaseStrategy.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c3cc83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/faf223/expensetrackerfaf/custom/UppercaseStrategy.java
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package com.faf223.expensetrackerfaf.custom;
+
+import org.hibernate.boot.model.naming.Identifier;
+import org.hibernate.boot.model.naming.PhysicalNamingStrategy;
+import org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.env.spi.JdbcEnvironment;
+
+public class UppercaseStrategy implements PhysicalNamingStrategy {
+
+    @Override
+    public Identifier toPhysicalCatalogName(Identifier identifier, JdbcEnvironment jdbcEnvironment) {
+        return identifier; // No modification for catalog name
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Identifier toPhysicalSchemaName(Identifier identifier, JdbcEnvironment jdbcEnvironment) {
+        return identifier; // No modification for schema name
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Identifier toPhysicalTableName(Identifier name, JdbcEnvironment context) {
+        String tableName = name.getText();
+        return new Identifier(tableName, name.isQuoted());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Identifier toPhysicalSequenceName(Identifier identifier, JdbcEnvironment jdbcEnvironment) {
+        return identifier; // No modification for sequence name
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Identifier toPhysicalColumnName(Identifier identifier, JdbcEnvironment jdbcEnvironment) {
+        return identifier; // No modification for column name
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Identifier toPhysicalTypeName(Identifier logicalName, JdbcEnvironment jdbcEnvironment) {
+        return PhysicalNamingStrategy.super.toPhysicalTypeName(logicalName, jdbcEnvironment);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/faf223/expensetrackerfaf/model/BasicEntity.java b/src/main/java/com/faf223/expensetrackerfaf/model/BasicEntity.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06f0644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/faf223/expensetrackerfaf/model/BasicEntity.java
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package com.faf223.expensetrackerfaf.model;
+
+import jakarta.persistence.*;
+import java.util.Date;
+
+@Entity
+@Table(name = "Department", schema = "HumanResources")
+public class BasicEntity {
+    @Id
+    @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.IDENTITY)
+    @Column(name = "DepartmentID")
+    private Short departmentId;
+
+    @Column(name = "GroupName", nullable = false, length = 50)
+    private String groupName;
+
+    @Column(name = "ModifiedDate", nullable = false)
+    @Temporal(TemporalType.TIMESTAMP)
+    private Date modifiedDate;
+
+    @Column(name = "Name", nullable = false, length = 50)
+    private String name;
+
+    public Short getDepartmentId() {
+        return departmentId;
+    }
+    public String getGroupName() {
+        return groupName;
+    }
+    public Date getModifiedDate() {
+        return modifiedDate;
+    }
+
+    public String getName() {
+        return name;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/faf223/expensetrackerfaf/repository/BasicRepository.java b/src/main/java/com/faf223/expensetrackerfaf/repository/BasicRepository.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94f10e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/faf223/expensetrackerfaf/repository/BasicRepository.java
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package com.faf223.expensetrackerfaf.repository;
+
+import com.faf223.expensetrackerfaf.model.BasicEntity;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.JpaRepository;
+
+public interface BasicRepository extends JpaRepository<BasicEntity, Short> {
+    // You can define custom query methods here if needed
+}
+
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/faf223/expensetrackerfaf/service/BasicService.java b/src/main/java/com/faf223/expensetrackerfaf/service/BasicService.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a424dce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/faf223/expensetrackerfaf/service/BasicService.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package com.faf223.expensetrackerfaf.service;
+
+import com.faf223.expensetrackerfaf.model.BasicEntity;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+public interface BasicService {
+    List<BasicEntity> getAllData();
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/faf223/expensetrackerfaf/service/BasicServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/com/faf223/expensetrackerfaf/service/BasicServiceImpl.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a83825
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/faf223/expensetrackerfaf/service/BasicServiceImpl.java
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package com.faf223.expensetrackerfaf.service;
+
+import com.faf223.expensetrackerfaf.model.BasicEntity;
+import com.faf223.expensetrackerfaf.repository.BasicRepository;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+@Service
+public class BasicServiceImpl implements BasicService {
+    private final BasicRepository basicRepository;
+
+    @Autowired
+    public BasicServiceImpl(BasicRepository basicRepository) {
+        this.basicRepository = basicRepository;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public List<BasicEntity> getAllData() {
+        return basicRepository.findAll();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.properties b/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 8b13789..4d2c5a7 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
+spring.datasource.url=jdbc:sqlserver://DANIEL-LAPTOP\\SQLEXPRESS01:1433;databaseName=AdventureWorks2022;user=Daniel1;password=daniel;encrypt=true;trustServerCertificate=true;
+spring.datasource.driver-class-name=com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver
+spring.jpa.properties.hibernate.dialect=org.hibernate.dialect.SQLServer2008Dialect
+spring.jpa.hibernate.naming.physical-strategy=com.faf223.expensetrackerfaf.custom.UppercaseStrategy
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/basic-template.jsp b/src/main/resources/templates/basic-template.jsp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de83d98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/basic-template.jsp
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html xmlns:th="http://www.thymeleaf.org">
+<head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8">
+    <title>Department List</title>
+</head>
+<body>
+    <h1>Department List</h1>
+    <table>
+        <thead>
+            <tr>
+                <th>Department ID</th>
+                <th>Name</th>
+                <th>Group Name</th>
+                <th>Modified Date</th>
+            </tr>
+        </thead>
+        <tbody>
+            <tr th:each="department : ${basic}">
+                <td th:text="${basic.actorName}"></td>
+            </tr>
+        </tbody>
+    </table>
+</body>
+</html>