public ActionResult Create(CreateTicketViewModel formData) { if (!ModelState.IsValid) { return(View()); } userId = User.Identity.GetUserId(); Ticket ticket = new Ticket(); ticket = Mapper.Map <Ticket>(formData); ticket.DateCreated = DateTime.Now; ticket.TicketStatusId = bugTrackerHelper.GetStatusOpen(); ticket.OwnerUserId = userId; DbContext.Tickets.Add(ticket); DbContext.SaveChanges(); return(RedirectToAction(nameof(TicketController.AllTickets))); }