public function insertAction() { //route: ticket/test/insertTicket $entityManager = $this->getDoctrine()->getEntityManager(); $currentDate = new \DateTime("now"); $newTicket = new ticket(); $newTicket->setName("TicketTest"); $newTicket->setDescription("super ticket"); $newTicket->setDateCreation($currentDate); $newTicket->setDateDeadline(date_add($currentDate, date_interval_create_from_date_string("28 days"))); $newTicket->setNumberPoints(3); $newTicket->setProject("project 1 - test"); $newTicket->setUserCreated("userreporter1"); $newTicket->setUserAssigned("userassgnee1"); $newTicket->setStatus("ongoing"); $entityManager->persist($newTicket); $entityManager->flush(); return $this->render('TicketBundle:TestInsert:insertandshow.html.twig', array('databaseAddition' => $newTicket)); }