diff --git a/src/tethys/TethysControl.java b/src/tethys/TethysControl.java
index 2e584354..76f7a057 100644
--- a/src/tethys/TethysControl.java
+++ b/src/tethys/TethysControl.java
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ import javax.swing.JMenuItem;
 import PamController.PamControlledUnit;
 import PamController.PamController;
 import PamguardMVC.PamDataBlock;
+import metadata.MetaDataContol;
+import metadata.deployment.DeploymentData;
+import nilus.Deployment.Instrument;
 import tethys.dbxml.DBXMLConnect;
 //import nilus.Deployment;
 //import nilus.Deployment.Instrument;
@@ -95,6 +98,33 @@ public class TethysControl extends PamControlledUnit {
 		tethysExporter.doExport();		
 	}
 	
+	public DeploymentData getGlobalDeplopymentData() {
+		PamControlledUnit aUnit = PamController.getInstance().findControlledUnit(MetaDataContol.class, null);
+//		if (aUnit instanceof MetaDataContol == false || true) {
+//			deployment.setProject("thisIsAProject");
+//			deployment.setPlatform("Yay a platform");
+//			Instrument instrument = new Instrument();
+//			instrument.setType("machiney");
+//			instrument.setInstrumentId("12345555");			
+//			deployment.setInstrument(instrument);
+//			return false;
+//		}
+		
+		MetaDataContol metaControl = (MetaDataContol) aUnit;
+		DeploymentData deploymentData = metaControl != null ? metaControl.getDeploymentData() : new DeploymentData();			
+			
+		deploymentData.setProject("thisIsAProject");
+		deploymentData.setPlatform("Yay a platform");
+		deploymentData.setCruise("cruisey");
+		deploymentData.setDeploymentId(142536);
+		deploymentData.setInstrumentId("super instrument");
+		deploymentData.setSite("in the ocean somewhere");
+		deploymentData.setRegion("ocean water");
+		deploymentData.setInstrumentType("sensor of sorts");		
+		
+		return deploymentData;
+	}
+	
 	/**
 	 * A name for any deta selectors. 
 	 * @return
diff --git a/src/tethys/deployment/DeploymentHandler.java b/src/tethys/deployment/DeploymentHandler.java
index fdda96e1..2bcdf6b2 100644
--- a/src/tethys/deployment/DeploymentHandler.java
+++ b/src/tethys/deployment/DeploymentHandler.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import nilus.DeploymentRecoveryDetails;
 import nilus.GeometryTypeM;
 import nilus.Helper;
 import pamMaths.PamVector;
+import tethys.TethysControl;
 import tethys.TethysLocationFuncs;
 import tethys.TethysTimeFuncs;
 
@@ -46,8 +47,15 @@ import tethys.TethysTimeFuncs;
  *
  */
 public class DeploymentHandler {
+	
+	private TethysControl tethysControl;
 
 
+	public DeploymentHandler(TethysControl tethysControl) {
+		super();
+		this.tethysControl = tethysControl;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Get an overview of all the deployments.
 	 * @return
@@ -329,19 +337,19 @@ public class DeploymentHandler {
 	 * @param deployment
 	 */
 	private boolean getProjectData(Deployment deployment) {
-		PamControlledUnit aUnit = PamController.getInstance().findControlledUnit(MetaDataContol.class, null);
-		if (aUnit instanceof MetaDataContol == false || true) {
-			deployment.setProject("thisIsAProject");
-			deployment.setPlatform("Yay a platform");
-			Instrument instrument = new Instrument();
-			instrument.setType("machiney");
-			instrument.setInstrumentId("12345555");			
-			deployment.setInstrument(instrument);
-			return false;
-		}
-		
-		MetaDataContol metaControl = (MetaDataContol) aUnit;
-		DeploymentData deploymentData = metaControl.getDeploymentData();
+//		PamControlledUnit aUnit = PamController.getInstance().findControlledUnit(MetaDataContol.class, null);
+//		if (aUnit instanceof MetaDataContol == false || true) {
+//			deployment.setProject("thisIsAProject");
+//			deployment.setPlatform("Yay a platform");
+//			Instrument instrument = new Instrument();
+//			instrument.setType("machiney");
+//			instrument.setInstrumentId("12345555");			
+//			deployment.setInstrument(instrument);
+//			return false;
+//		}
+//		
+//		MetaDataContol metaControl = (MetaDataContol) aUnit;
+		DeploymentData deploymentData = tethysControl.getGlobalDeplopymentData();
 		deployment.setProject(deploymentData.getProject());
 		deployment.setDeploymentAlias(deploymentData.getDeploymentAlias());
 		deployment.setSite(deploymentData.getSite());
diff --git a/src/tethys/detection/DetectionsHandler.java b/src/tethys/detection/DetectionsHandler.java
index 002f920d..0b6d117b 100644
--- a/src/tethys/detection/DetectionsHandler.java
+++ b/src/tethys/detection/DetectionsHandler.java
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ public class DetectionsHandler {
 
 	private TethysControl tethysControl;
 	
+	public int uniqueDetectionsId;
+	public int uniqueDetectionId;
+	
 	public DetectionsHandler(TethysControl tethysControl) {
 		super();
 		this.tethysControl = tethysControl;
@@ -142,7 +145,7 @@ public class DetectionsHandler {
 		 */
 		TethysDataProvider dataProvider = dataBlock.getTethysDataProvider();
 		Detections detections = new Detections();
-		detections.setId(deployment.getId());
+		detections.setId(String.format("%d", uniqueDetectionsId++));
 		detections.setDescription(dataProvider.getDescription(deployment, tethysExportParams));
 		DataSourceType dataSource = new DataSourceType();
 		dataSource.setDeploymentId(deployment.getId());
@@ -156,7 +159,7 @@ public class DetectionsHandler {
 		List<Detection> detectionList = detectionGroup.getDetection();
 		for (int i = 0; i < data.size(); i++) {
 			PamDataUnit dataUnit = data.get(i);
-			Detection detection = dataProvider.createDetection(dataUnit, tethysExportParams, streamExportParams);
+			Detection detection = dataProvider.createDetection(dataUnit, tethysExportParams, streamExportParams);			
 			if (detection != null) {
 				detectionList.add(detection);
 			}
diff --git a/src/tethys/output/TethysExporter.java b/src/tethys/output/TethysExporter.java
index 52554f0a..2760099c 100644
--- a/src/tethys/output/TethysExporter.java
+++ b/src/tethys/output/TethysExporter.java
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ public class TethysExporter {
 		//get list of deployment recovery details (start, stop times and lat/long)
 		//deployment details and recovery details are same structure
 		//per pair, go through a loop to fill in each deployment
-		DeploymentHandler deploymentHandler = new DeploymentHandler();
+		DeploymentHandler deploymentHandler = new DeploymentHandler(tethysControl);
 
 		ArrayList<DeploymentRecoveryPair> deployRecover = deploymentHandler.getDeployments();
 		if (deployRecover == null) {
diff --git a/src/tethys/pamdata/AutoTethysProvider.java b/src/tethys/pamdata/AutoTethysProvider.java
index 681a8913..653c4e4d 100644
--- a/src/tethys/pamdata/AutoTethysProvider.java
+++ b/src/tethys/pamdata/AutoTethysProvider.java
@@ -92,11 +92,23 @@ public class AutoTethysProvider implements TethysDataProvider {
 	@Override
 	public AlgorithmType getAlgorithm() {
 		AlgorithmType algorithm = new AlgorithmType();
+		try {
+			nilus.Helper.createRequiredElements(algorithm);
+		} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		} catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
+			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		} catch (InstantiationException e) {
+			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
 		algorithm.setMethod(this.getAlgorithmMethod());
 		algorithm.setSoftware("PAMGuard");
 		algorithm.setVersion(PamguardVersionInfo.version);
-		algorithm.setParameters(this.getAlgorithmParameters());
-
+		//algorithm.setParameters(this.getAlgorithmParameters());
+		
 		return algorithm;
 	}