## Data Transfer Objects Best Practices & Conventions
# Data Transfer Objects Best Practices & Conventions
* **Do** define DTOs in the **application contracts** package.
* **Do** inherit from the pre-built **base DTO classes** where possible and necessary (like `EntityDto<TKey>`, `CreationAuditedEntityDto<TKey>`, `AuditedEntityDto<TKey>`, `FullAuditedEntityDto<TKey>` and so on).