diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/mapper/OwnerMapper.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/mapper/OwnerMapper.java
index 04e679c26..040bc0fca 100755
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/mapper/OwnerMapper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/mapper/OwnerMapper.java
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 package org.springframework.samples.petclinic.mapper;
 
 import org.mapstruct.Mapper;
-import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.rest.dto.OwnerDto;
+import org.mapstruct.Mapping;
+import org.mapstruct.Mappings;
 import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.model.Owner;
+import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.rest.dto.OwnerDto;
 import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.rest.dto.OwnerFieldsDto;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
@@ -18,6 +20,7 @@ public interface OwnerMapper {
 
     Owner toOwner(OwnerDto ownerDto);
 
+    @Mappings(value = {@Mapping(target = "id", ignore = true), @Mapping(target = "pets", ignore = true)})
     Owner toOwner(OwnerFieldsDto ownerDto);
 
     List<OwnerDto> toOwnerDtoCollection(Collection<Owner> ownerCollection);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/mapper/PetMapper.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/mapper/PetMapper.java
index 1270af8d3..7d6cf5117 100755
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/mapper/PetMapper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/mapper/PetMapper.java
@@ -2,18 +2,19 @@
 
 import org.mapstruct.Mapper;
 import org.mapstruct.Mapping;
+import org.mapstruct.Mappings;
+import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.model.Pet;
+import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.model.PetType;
 import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.rest.dto.PetDto;
 import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.rest.dto.PetFieldsDto;
 import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.rest.dto.PetTypeDto;
-import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.model.Pet;
-import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.model.PetType;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
 
 /**
  * Map Pet & PetDto using mapstruct
  */
-@Mapper
+@Mapper(uses = VisitMapper.class)
 public interface PetMapper {
 
     @Mapping(source = "owner.id", target = "ownerId")
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ public interface PetMapper {
     @Mapping(source = "ownerId", target = "owner.id")
     Pet toPet(PetDto petDto);
 
+    @Mappings(value = {@Mapping(target = "id", ignore = true), @Mapping(target = "owner", ignore = true), @Mapping(target = "visits", ignore = true)})
     Pet toPet(PetFieldsDto petFieldsDto);
 
     PetTypeDto toPetTypeDto(PetType petType);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/mapper/PetTypeMapper.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/mapper/PetTypeMapper.java
index 05617161a..efb6d60bf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/mapper/PetTypeMapper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/mapper/PetTypeMapper.java
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 package org.springframework.samples.petclinic.mapper;
 
 import org.mapstruct.Mapper;
-import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.rest.dto.PetTypeDto;
+import org.mapstruct.Mapping;
 import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.model.PetType;
+import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.rest.dto.PetTypeDto;
 import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.rest.dto.PetTypeFieldsDto;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ public interface PetTypeMapper {
 
     PetType toPetType(PetTypeDto petTypeDto);
 
+    @Mapping(target = "id", ignore = true)
     PetType toPetType(PetTypeFieldsDto petTypeFieldsDto);
 
     PetTypeDto toPetTypeDto(PetType petType);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/mapper/UserMapper.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/mapper/UserMapper.java
index 718e5410f..c0477c61e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/mapper/UserMapper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/mapper/UserMapper.java
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 package org.springframework.samples.petclinic.mapper;
 
 import org.mapstruct.Mapper;
-import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.rest.dto.RoleDto;
-import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.rest.dto.UserDto;
+import org.mapstruct.Mapping;
+import org.mapstruct.Mappings;
 import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.model.Role;
 import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.model.User;
+import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.rest.dto.RoleDto;
+import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.rest.dto.UserDto;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
 
@@ -13,6 +15,8 @@
  */
 @Mapper
 public interface UserMapper {
+
+    @Mappings(value = {@Mapping(target = "id", ignore = true), @Mapping(target = "user", ignore = true)})
     Role toRole(RoleDto roleDto);
 
     RoleDto toRoleDto(Role role);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/mapper/VetMapper.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/mapper/VetMapper.java
index 3c25e5142..fdcab6cd1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/mapper/VetMapper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/mapper/VetMapper.java
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 package org.springframework.samples.petclinic.mapper;
 
 import org.mapstruct.Mapper;
-import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.rest.dto.VetDto;
+import org.mapstruct.Mapping;
 import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.model.Vet;
+import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.rest.dto.VetDto;
 import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.rest.dto.VetFieldsDto;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@
 public interface VetMapper {
     Vet toVet(VetDto vetDto);
 
+    @Mapping(target = "id", ignore = true)
     Vet toVet(VetFieldsDto vetFieldsDto);
 
     VetDto toVetDto(Vet vet);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/mapper/VisitMapper.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/mapper/VisitMapper.java
index 7960c6d20..755fe6a39 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/mapper/VisitMapper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/mapper/VisitMapper.java
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 
 import org.mapstruct.Mapper;
 import org.mapstruct.Mapping;
-import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.rest.dto.VisitDto;
+import org.mapstruct.Mappings;
 import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.model.Visit;
+import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.rest.dto.VisitDto;
 import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.rest.dto.VisitFieldsDto;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ public interface VisitMapper {
     @Mapping(source = "petId", target = "pet.id")
     Visit toVisit(VisitDto visitDto);
 
+    @Mappings(value = {@Mapping(target = "id", ignore = true), @Mapping(target = "pet", ignore = true)})
     Visit toVisit(VisitFieldsDto visitFieldsDto);
 
     @Mapping(source = "pet.id", target = "petId")
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/rest/advice/ExceptionControllerAdvice.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/rest/advice/ExceptionControllerAdvice.java
index a01b1ebc8..f98780cd0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/rest/advice/ExceptionControllerAdvice.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/rest/advice/ExceptionControllerAdvice.java
@@ -16,11 +16,9 @@
 
 package org.springframework.samples.petclinic.rest.advice;
 
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonProcessingException;
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 import org.springframework.dao.DataIntegrityViolationException;
-import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.springframework.http.ProblemDetail;
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
 import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.rest.controller.BindingErrorsResponse;
 import org.springframework.validation.BindingResult;
@@ -28,10 +26,6 @@
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ControllerAdvice;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ExceptionHandler;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ResponseBody;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ResponseStatus;
-import org.springframework.web.context.request.WebRequest;
-
-import static org.springframework.http.HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST;
 
 /**
  * Global Exception handler for REST controllers.
@@ -46,29 +40,30 @@
 public class ExceptionControllerAdvice {
 
     /**
-     * Record for storing error information.
-     * <p>
-     * This record encapsulates the class name and message of the exception.
+     * Private method for constructing the {@link ProblemDetail} object passing the name and details of the exception class.
      *
-     * @param className The name of the exception class
-     * @param exMessage The message of the exception
+     * @param ex Object referring to the thrown exception.
+     * @param status HTTP response status.
      */
-    private record ErrorInfo(String className, String exMessage) {
-        public ErrorInfo(Exception ex) {
-            this(ex.getClass().getName(), ex.getLocalizedMessage());
-        }
+    private ProblemDetail detailBuild(Exception ex, HttpStatus status) {
+        ProblemDetail detail = ProblemDetail.forStatus(status);
+        detail.setTitle(ex.getClass().getName());
+        detail.setDetail(ex.getLocalizedMessage());
+        return detail;
     }
 
     /**
      * Handles all general exceptions by returning a 500 Internal Server Error status with error details.
      *
-     * @param  e The exception to be handled
+     * @param  e The {@link Exception} to be handled
      * @return A {@link ResponseEntity} containing the error information and a 500 Internal Server Error status
      */
     @ExceptionHandler(Exception.class)
-    public ResponseEntity<ErrorInfo> handleGeneralException(Exception e) {
-        ErrorInfo info = new ErrorInfo(e);
-        return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR).body(info);
+    @ResponseBody
+    public ResponseEntity<ProblemDetail> handleGeneralException(Exception e) {
+        HttpStatus status = HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR;
+        ProblemDetail detail = this.detailBuild(e, status);
+        return ResponseEntity.status(status).body(detail);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -79,31 +74,32 @@ public ResponseEntity<ErrorInfo> handleGeneralException(Exception e) {
      * @return A {@link ResponseEntity} containing the error information and a 404 Not Found status
      */
     @ExceptionHandler(DataIntegrityViolationException.class)
-    @ResponseStatus(code = HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND)
     @ResponseBody
-    public ResponseEntity<ErrorInfo> handleDataIntegrityViolationException(DataIntegrityViolationException ex) {
-        ErrorInfo errorInfo = new ErrorInfo(ex);
-        return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND).body(errorInfo);
+    public ResponseEntity<ProblemDetail> handleDataIntegrityViolationException(DataIntegrityViolationException ex) {
+        HttpStatus status = HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND;
+        ProblemDetail detail = this.detailBuild(ex, status);
+        return ResponseEntity.status(status).body(detail);
     }
 
     /**
      * Handles exception thrown by Bean Validation on controller methods parameters
      *
-     * @param ex      The thrown exception
+     * @param ex      The {@link MethodArgumentNotValidException} to be handled
      *
-     * @return an empty response entity
+     * @return A {@link ResponseEntity} containing the error information and a 400 Bad Request status.
      */
     @ExceptionHandler(MethodArgumentNotValidException.class)
-    @ResponseStatus(BAD_REQUEST)
     @ResponseBody
-    public ResponseEntity<ErrorInfo> handleMethodArgumentNotValidException(MethodArgumentNotValidException ex) {
+    public ResponseEntity<ProblemDetail> handleMethodArgumentNotValidException(MethodArgumentNotValidException ex) {
+        HttpStatus status = HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST;
         BindingErrorsResponse errors = new BindingErrorsResponse();
         BindingResult bindingResult = ex.getBindingResult();
         if (bindingResult.hasErrors()) {
             errors.addAllErrors(bindingResult);
-            return ResponseEntity.badRequest().body(new ErrorInfo("MethodArgumentNotValidException", "Validation failed"));
+            ProblemDetail detail = this.detailBuild(ex, status);
+            return ResponseEntity.status(status).body(detail);
         }
-        return ResponseEntity.badRequest().build();
+        return ResponseEntity.status(status).build();
     }
 
 }