diff --git a/server/AyaNova/Controllers/UnitController.cs b/server/AyaNova/Controllers/UnitController.cs
index 5911686c..be5ac1f1 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/Controllers/UnitController.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/Controllers/UnitController.cs
@@ -62,6 +62,33 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
                 return CreatedAtAction(nameof(UnitController.GetUnit), new { id = o.Id, version = apiVersion.ToString() }, new ApiCreatedResponse(o));
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Customer Create Unit
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="newObject"></param>
+        /// <param name="apiVersion">From route path</param>
+        /// <returns>Id of newly created Unit or error response</returns>
+        [HttpPost("customerunit")]
+        public async Task<IActionResult> CustomerPostUnit([FromBody] CustomerPostUnit newObject, ApiVersion apiVersion)
+        {
+            if (!serverState.IsOpen)
+                return StatusCode(503, new ApiErrorResponse(serverState.ApiErrorCode, null, serverState.Reason));
+            UnitBiz biz = UnitBiz.GetBiz(ct, HttpContext);
+            var customerEffectiveRights = await UserBiz.CustomerUserEffectiveRightsAsync(biz.UserId);
+            if (!customerEffectiveRights.CreateUnit)
+            {
+                return StatusCode(403, new ApiNotAuthorizedResponse());
+            }
+
+            if (!ModelState.IsValid)
+                return BadRequest(new ApiErrorResponse(ModelState));
+            long? o = await biz.CustomerCreateAsync(newObject);
+            if (o == null)
+                return BadRequest(new ApiErrorResponse(biz.Errors));
+            else
+                return Ok(ApiOkResponse.Response(o));
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Get Unit
         /// </summary>
@@ -348,7 +375,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
                 }
             }
 
-            return Ok(ApiOkResponse.Response(new{contract=retContract,IsMetered=UnitInfo.Metered}));
+            return Ok(ApiOkResponse.Response(new { contract = retContract, IsMetered = UnitInfo.Metered }));
         }
 
 
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/biz/UnitBiz.cs b/server/AyaNova/biz/UnitBiz.cs
index f0d4af3b..7096dff9 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/biz/UnitBiz.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/biz/UnitBiz.cs
@@ -60,6 +60,35 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
             }
         }
 
+        ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+        //CREATE (Customer version)  
+        //
+        internal async Task<long?> CustomerCreateAsync(CustomerPostUnit postObject)
+        {
+             
+
+            Unit newObject=new Unit();
+            newObject.Serial=postObject.Serial;
+            newObject.Description=postObject.Description;
+            newObject.CustomerId=postObject.CustomerId;
+            newObject.UnitModelId=postObject.UnitModelId;
+            await ValidateAsync(newObject, null);
+            if (HasErrors)
+                return null;
+            else
+            {
+                newObject.Tags = TagBiz.NormalizeTags(newObject.Tags);
+                newObject.CustomFields = JsonUtil.CompactJson(newObject.CustomFields);
+                await ct.Unit.AddAsync(newObject);
+                await ct.SaveChangesAsync();
+                await EventLogProcessor.LogEventToDatabaseAsync(new Event(UserId, newObject.Id, BizType, AyaEvent.Created), ct);
+                await SearchIndexAsync(newObject, true);
+                await TagBiz.ProcessUpdateTagsInRepositoryAsync(ct, newObject.Tags, null);
+                await HandlePotentialNotificationEvent(AyaEvent.Created, newObject);
+                return newObject.Id;
+            }
+        }
+
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         //GET 
         //      
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/models/Unit.cs b/server/AyaNova/models/Unit.cs
index dfded60f..6e437252 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/models/Unit.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/models/Unit.cs
@@ -112,6 +112,20 @@ namespace AyaNova.Models
 
     }//eoc
 
+
+
+    //DTO object used when Customer posts a new unit of their own when using CSR form 
+    public class CustomerPostUnit
+    {
+        [Required]
+        public string Serial { get; set; }
+        [Required]
+        public long CustomerId { get; set; }
+        public long? UnitModelId { get; set; }
+        public string Description { get; set; }
+    }//eoc
+
+
 }//eons
 /*