diff --git a/server/AyaNova/biz/ReportBiz.cs b/server/AyaNova/biz/ReportBiz.cs
index 89558186..7ec97a43 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/biz/ReportBiz.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/biz/ReportBiz.cs
@@ -97,7 +97,10 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
         internal async Task<bool> ImportAsync(JObject o)
         {
 
-            Report newObject = new Report();
+            //Report newObject = new Report();
+            var newObject = o.ToObject<Report>();
+
+
             var proposedName = (string)o["Name"];
             string newUniqueName = proposedName;
             bool NotUnique = true;
@@ -111,15 +114,35 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
             } while (NotUnique);
 
             newObject.Name = newUniqueName;
-            newObject.Active = (bool)o["Active"];
-            newObject.JsHelpers = (string)o["JsHelpers"];
-            newObject.JsPrerender = (string)o["JsPrerender"];
-            newObject.Notes = (string)o["Notes"];
-            newObject.ObjectType = (AyaType)(int)o["ObjectType"];
-            newObject.RenderType = (ReportRenderType)(int)o["RenderType"];
-            newObject.Roles = (AuthorizationRoles)(int)o["Roles"];
-            newObject.Style = (string)o["Style"];
-            newObject.Template = (string)o["Template"];
+            // This was stupid considering JObject can serialize directly to a report type
+            //but leaving in for a little while just to be sure it's all good
+            
+            // newObject.Active = (bool)o["Active"];
+            // newObject.JsHelpers = (string)o["JsHelpers"];
+            // newObject.JsPrerender = (string)o["JsPrerender"];
+            // newObject.Notes = (string)o["Notes"];
+            // newObject.ObjectType = (AyaType)(int)o["ObjectType"];
+            // newObject.RenderType = (ReportRenderType)(int)o["RenderType"];
+            // newObject.Roles = (AuthorizationRoles)(int)o["Roles"];
+            // newObject.Style = (string)o["Style"];
+            // newObject.Template = (string)o["Template"];
+            // //pdf options
+            // newObject.HeaderTemplate = (string)o["HeaderTemplate"];
+            // newObject.FooterTemplate = (string)o["FooterTemplate"];
+            // newObject.MarginOptionsBottom = (string)o["MarginOptionsBottom"];
+            // newObject.MarginOptionsLeft = (string)o["MarginOptionsLeft"];
+            // newObject.MarginOptionsRight = (string)o["MarginOptionsRight"];
+            // newObject.MarginOptionsTop = (string)o["MarginOptionsTop"];
+            // newObject.PageRanges = (string)o["PageRanges"];
+
+            // newObject.PaperFormat = (ReportPaperFormat)(int)o["PaperFormat"];
+            // newObject.DisplayHeaderFooter = (bool)o["DisplayHeaderFooter"];
+            // newObject.Landscape = (bool)o["Landscape"];
+            // newObject.PreferCSSPageSize = (bool)o["PreferCSSPageSize"];
+            // newObject.PrintBackground = (bool)o["PrintBackground"];
+            // newObject.Scale = (decimal)o["Scale"];
+
+
             await ValidateAsync(newObject, null);
             if (HasErrors) return false;
             await ct.Report.AddAsync(newObject);
@@ -185,7 +208,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
                     Report dbObject = await ct.Report.SingleOrDefaultAsync(z => z.Id == id);
                     ValidateCanDelete(dbObject);
                     if (HasErrors)
-                        return false;                  
+                        return false;
                     ct.Report.Remove(dbObject);
                     await ct.SaveChangesAsync();
                     await EventLogProcessor.DeleteObjectLogAsync(UserId, BizType, dbObject.Id, dbObject.Name, ct);
@@ -574,22 +597,22 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
                     if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(report.MarginOptionsBottom))
                         PdfOptions.MarginOptions.Bottom = report.MarginOptionsBottom;
 
-                     if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(report.MarginOptionsLeft))
+                    if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(report.MarginOptionsLeft))
                         PdfOptions.MarginOptions.Left = report.MarginOptionsLeft;
 
-                     if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(report.MarginOptionsRight))
+                    if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(report.MarginOptionsRight))
                         PdfOptions.MarginOptions.Right = report.MarginOptionsRight;
 
-                     if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(report.MarginOptionsTop))
+                    if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(report.MarginOptionsTop))
                         PdfOptions.MarginOptions.Top = report.MarginOptionsTop;
 
                     //holding this back until figure it out
                     //it's not really a report property, but a print time / render property
                     //PdfOptions.PageRanges=report.PageRanges;
 
-                    PdfOptions.PreferCSSPageSize=report.PreferCSSPageSize;
-                    PdfOptions.PrintBackground=report.PrintBackground;
-                    PdfOptions.Scale=report.Scale;
+                    PdfOptions.PreferCSSPageSize = report.PreferCSSPageSize;
+                    PdfOptions.PrintBackground = report.PrintBackground;
+                    PdfOptions.Scale = report.Scale;
 
                     //render to pdf and return
                     log.LogDebug($"Calling render page contents to PDF");