diff --git a/site/controllers/contacts_controller.php b/site/controllers/contacts_controller.php
index 38c9330..845ac5c 100644
--- a/site/controllers/contacts_controller.php
+++ b/site/controllers/contacts_controller.php
@@ -98,14 +98,35 @@ class ContactsController extends AppController {
    * action: edit
    */
 
-  function edit($id = null) {
+  function edit($id = null, $customer_id = null) {
     if (isset($this->data)) {
 
       if (isset($this->params['form']['cancel'])) {
-	$this->redirect(array('action'=>'view', $this->data['Contact']['id']));
+	if (isset($this->data['Contact']['id']))
+	  $this->redirect(array('action'=>'view', $this->data['Contact']['id']));
+/* 	else */
+/* 	  $this->redirect(array('controller' => 'customers', */
+/* 				'action'=>'add', $this->data['Customer']['id'])); */
 	return;
       }
 
+      if (!$this->data['Contact']['display_name'])
+	$this->data['Contact']['display_name'] =
+	  (($this->data['Contact']['first_name'] &&
+	    $this->data['Contact']['last_name'])
+	   ? $this->data['Contact']['last_name'] . ', ' . $this->data['Contact']['first_name']
+	   : ($this->data['Contact']['first_name']
+	      ? $this->data['Contact']['first_name']
+	      : $this->data['Contact']['last_name']));
+
+      $this->Contact->create();
+      if (!$this->Contact->save($this->data, false)) {
+	pr("CONTACT SAVE FAILED");
+	$this->Session->setFlash("CONTACT SAVE FAILED", true);
+	return;
+      }
+      $this->data['Contact']['id'] = $this->Contact->id;
+
       // Remove all associated ContactMethods, as it ensures
       // any entries deleted by the user actually get deleted
       // in the system.  We'll recreate the needed ones anyway.
@@ -158,22 +179,27 @@ class ContactsController extends AppController {
       return;
     }
 
-    if (!$id) {
-      $this->Session->setFlash(__('Invalid Item.', true));
-      $this->redirect(array('action'=>'index'));
+    if ($id) {
+      $this->data = $this->Contact->find
+	('first', array
+	 ('contain' => array
+	  (// Models
+	   'ContactPhone',
+	   'ContactEmail',
+	   'ContactAddress',
+	   'Customer'),
+
+	  'conditions' => array('Contact.id' => $id),
+	  ));
+
+      $title = $this->data['Contact']['display_name'] . " : Edit";
+    }
+    else {
+      $title = "Enter New Contact";
+      $this->data = array('ContactPhone' => array(),
+			  'ContactAddress' => array(),
+			  'ContactEmail' => array());
     }
-
-    $this->data = $this->Contact->find
-      ('first', array
-       ('contain' => array
-	(// Models
-	 'ContactPhone',
-	 'ContactEmail',
-	 'ContactAddress',
-	 'Customer'),
-
-	'conditions' => array('Contact.id' => $id),
-	));
 
     $phone_types = array_flip($this->Contact->ContactPhone->getEnumValues('type'));
     unset($phone_types[0]);
@@ -208,7 +234,20 @@ class ContactsController extends AppController {
 
     // Prepare to render.
     //pr($this->data);
-    $title = $this->data['Contact']['display_name'] . " : Edit";
     $this->set(compact('title'));
+    $this->render('edit');
   }
+
+
+  /**************************************************************************
+   **************************************************************************
+   **************************************************************************
+   * action: add
+   *  - Adds a new contact
+   */
+
+  function add($customer_id = null) {
+    $this->edit(null, $customer_id);
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/site/controllers/customers_controller.php b/site/controllers/customers_controller.php
index 997f9c5..24f7e3b 100644
--- a/site/controllers/customers_controller.php
+++ b/site/controllers/customers_controller.php
@@ -230,6 +230,17 @@ class CustomersController extends AppController {
     $this->sidemenu_links[] =
       array('name' => 'Operations', 'header' => true);
 
+    $this->sidemenu_links[] =
+      array('name' => 'Edit',
+	    'url' => array('action' => 'edit',
+			   $id));
+
+    $this->sidemenu_links[] =
+      array('name' => 'Add Contact',
+	    'url' => array('controller' => 'contacts',
+			   'action' => 'add',
+			   $id));
+
     $this->sidemenu_links[] =
       array('name' => 'Move-In',
 	    'url' => array('action' => 'move_in',
diff --git a/site/views/contacts/edit.ctp b/site/views/contacts/edit.ctp
index 87b36d2..86e0592 100644
--- a/site/views/contacts/edit.ctp
+++ b/site/views/contacts/edit.ctp
@@ -342,13 +342,13 @@ function contactMethodTypeDiv($obj, $type, $stype, $values = null) {
 
 echo '<div class="contact edit">' . "\n";
 
-echo $form->create('Contact') . "\n";
+echo $form->create('Contact', array('action' => 'edit')) . "\n";
 echo $form->input('id') . "\n";
 
 echo($this->element
      ('form_table',
       array('class'  => 'item contact detail',
-	    'caption' => 'Edit Contact',
+	    'caption' => $this->data ? 'Edit Contact' : 'New Contact',
 	    'fields' => array
 	    ('first_name' => null,
 	     'last_name' => null,
@@ -364,6 +364,8 @@ echo($this->element
 	     //'' => null,
 	     //'' => '',
 	     ))) . "\n");
+
+echo $form->submit('Update') . "\n";
 ?>
 
 <div CLASS="dynamic-set">