# Create empty model from controller property
**URL:** https://discuss.emberjs.com/t/create-empty-model-from-controller-property/6052
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [August 10, 2014, 6:35pm UTC](https://discuss.emberjs.com/t/create-empty-model-from-controller-property/6052 "2014-08-10T18:35:57Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Linuus](https://discuss.emberjs.com/u/Linuus)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2014, 6:35pm UTC](https://discuss.emberjs.com/t/create-empty-model-from-controller-property/6052/1 "2014-08-10T18:35:57Z")
Hi
I’m trying to go through the pluralsight tutorial about Ember.js fundamentals but using ember-cli (I uninstalled ember-data). My app is called GithubExplorer and I have one problem.
I have a simple model in app/models/issue.js
```
import Ember from 'ember';
export default Ember.Object.extend({
title: "",
body: ""
});
```
Then I have a controller in app/controllers/repository/newissue.js which tries to create an issue object, like this:
```
import Ember from 'ember';
export default Ember.Controller.extend({
needs: ['repository'],
repo: Ember.computed.alias('controllers.repository'),
issue: function() {
return GithubExplorer.Issue.create(); // This gives error
}.property('repo.model'),
actions: {
submitIssue: function() {
var issue = this.get('issue');
// Do stuff...
}
}
});
```
When this is run `GithubExplorer.Issue.create()` I get the error `Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'create' of undefined`. So, GithubExplorer.Issue is undefined. How do I access the “model” and create it from the issue function?
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### Author:  [@Linuus](https://discuss.emberjs.com/u/Linuus)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2014, 7:30pm UTC](https://discuss.emberjs.com/t/create-empty-model-from-controller-property/6052/2 "2014-08-10T19:30:12Z")
Ah, Ok so I had to import it first in `app/controllers/repository/newissue.js` like this:
```
import Issue from '../../models/issue';
```
Then use it directly: `Issue.create();`
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### Author:  [@HeroicEric](https://discuss.emberjs.com/u/HeroicEric)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2014, 4:11am UTC](https://discuss.emberjs.com/t/create-empty-model-from-controller-property/6052/3 "2014-08-11T04:11:40Z")
You could also have used `this.store.createRecord('issue');` without having to import the Issue model.
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### Author:  [@Linuus](https://discuss.emberjs.com/u/Linuus)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2014, 1:24pm UTC](https://discuss.emberjs.com/t/create-empty-model-from-controller-property/6052/4 "2014-08-11T13:24:40Z")
Ok, I thought I tried that but that it did not work if I didn’t use ember-data. I will test it again 🙂 Thanks.
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### Author:  [@HeroicEric](https://discuss.emberjs.com/u/HeroicEric)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2014, 3:59pm UTC](https://discuss.emberjs.com/t/create-empty-model-from-controller-property/6052/5 "2014-08-11T15:59:51Z")
Nope, you’re right. That won’t work if you’re not also using Ember Data. Sorry, I should not have assumed that you were.