diff --git a/app/controllers/exceptionhandler_controller.rb b/app/controllers/exceptionhandler_controller.rb
index 7232215..6a2cd3d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/exceptionhandler_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/exceptionhandler_controller.rb
@@ -27,23 +27,30 @@ class ExceptionhandlerController < ApplicationController
   helper :exceptionhandler
   include ExceptionhandlerHelper
   
+  require 'logger'
+  
   def index
-#    @bug_id = Tracker.find_by_name("Bug").id
-#    @issues = Project.find_by_name(params[:app]).issues
-#    @custom_fields = CustomField
-    
+    log = Logger.new('redmine-exceptionhandler-plugin.txt')
+    log.level = Logger::DEBUG
+    log.debug "Loading Index"
+
     if params.size < 8
       @output = "<strong> not enough args </strong>"
+    elsif Project.find_by_name(params[:app]) == nil
+      @output = "No Project Found"
     else
         issue_id = check_for_existing_report
       if issue_id > 0
         # TODO update report
         @output = issue_id
       else
-        if file_new_report
-          @output = "new report filed"
+        #TODO create new report and save
+        issue = create_new_report
+        if issue.valid?
+           issue.save
+           @output = "Report filed, Thank You."
         else
-          @output = "Failed to file report"
+         @output = issue.errors.full_messages
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/app/helpers/exceptionhandler_helper.rb b/app/helpers/exceptionhandler_helper.rb
index 30c1d19..db17d12 100644
--- a/app/helpers/exceptionhandler_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/exceptionhandler_helper.rb
@@ -39,13 +39,11 @@ module ExceptionhandlerHelper
   # @return id of report if matching, else 0
   def check_issue(issue)
     if issue.subject == params[:msg]
-#      if issue.description == params[:description]
-        if check_issue_custom_values(issue)
-          return issue.id
-        end
-#      else
-#        return 0
-#      end
+      if check_issue_custom_values(issue)
+        return issue.id
+      else
+        return 0
+      end
     else
       return 0
     end
@@ -81,18 +79,35 @@ module ExceptionhandlerHelper
   
   # files a new exception report in redmine
   # @return true if new report was filed
-  def file_new_report
+  def create_new_report
     issue = Issue.new
     issue.tracker = Tracker.find_by_name("Bug")
     issue.subject = params[:msg]
     issue.description = params[:description]
     issue.project = Project.find_by_name(params[:app])
-    issue.start_date = Time.now.localtime.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+    issue.start_date = Time.now.localtime.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %T")
     issue.priority = IssuePriority.find_by_name("Normal")
     issue.author = User.find_by_mail("rickbarrette@gmail.com")
     issue.status = IssueStatus.find_by_name("New")
-   
-    issue.save
+
+    issue.custom_values = [
+      create_custom_value(CustomField.find_by_name("StackTrace").id, params[:stackTrace]),
+      create_custom_value(CustomField.find_by_name("Cause").id, params[:cause]),
+      create_custom_value(CustomField.find_by_name("Count").id, "1"),
+      create_custom_value(CustomField.find_by_name("Device").id, params[:device]),
+      create_custom_value(CustomField.find_by_name("Version").id, value = params[:version]),
+      create_custom_value(CustomField.find_by_name("Date").id, value = params[:date])
+      ]
+    return issue
   end
   
-end #EOF
\ No newline at end of file
+  # returns a new custom value
+  def create_custom_value(field_id, value)
+    custom_value = CustomValue.new
+    custom_value.custom_field_id = field_id
+    custom_value.value = value
+    custom_value.customized_type = "Issue"
+    return custom_value
+  end
+  
+end #EOF
diff --git a/app/views/exceptionhandler/index.html.erb b/app/views/exceptionhandler/index.html.erb
index 5094e50..8d5ee3e 100644
--- a/app/views/exceptionhandler/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/exceptionhandler/index.html.erb
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 <h1>Exception Handler</h1>
 <%= @output %>
+<%= Rails.logger.info %>