diff --git a/api/BusinessLogic/security/BanRetriever.php b/api/BusinessLogic/Security/BanRetriever.php
similarity index 100%
rename from api/BusinessLogic/security/BanRetriever.php
rename to api/BusinessLogic/Security/BanRetriever.php
diff --git a/api/BusinessLogic/security/BannedEmail.php b/api/BusinessLogic/Security/BannedEmail.php
similarity index 100%
rename from api/BusinessLogic/security/BannedEmail.php
rename to api/BusinessLogic/Security/BannedEmail.php
diff --git a/api/BusinessLogic/security/BannedIp.php b/api/BusinessLogic/Security/BannedIp.php
similarity index 100%
rename from api/BusinessLogic/security/BannedIp.php
rename to api/BusinessLogic/Security/BannedIp.php
diff --git a/api/BusinessLogic/security/UserContext.php b/api/BusinessLogic/Security/UserContext.php
similarity index 100%
rename from api/BusinessLogic/security/UserContext.php
rename to api/BusinessLogic/Security/UserContext.php
diff --git a/api/BusinessLogic/security/UserContextBuilder.php b/api/BusinessLogic/Security/UserContextBuilder.php
similarity index 100%
rename from api/BusinessLogic/security/UserContextBuilder.php
rename to api/BusinessLogic/Security/UserContextBuilder.php
diff --git a/api/BusinessLogic/security/UserContextNotifications.php b/api/BusinessLogic/Security/UserContextNotifications.php
similarity index 100%
rename from api/BusinessLogic/security/UserContextNotifications.php
rename to api/BusinessLogic/Security/UserContextNotifications.php
diff --git a/api/BusinessLogic/security/UserContextPreferences.php b/api/BusinessLogic/Security/UserContextPreferences.php
similarity index 100%
rename from api/BusinessLogic/security/UserContextPreferences.php
rename to api/BusinessLogic/Security/UserContextPreferences.php
diff --git a/api/BusinessLogic/Statuses/Closable.php b/api/BusinessLogic/Statuses/Closable.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..58c409ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/BusinessLogic/Statuses/Closable.php
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Created by PhpStorm.
+ * User: mkoch
+ * Date: 2/15/2017
+ * Time: 9:52 PM
+ */
+
+namespace BusinessLogic\Statuses;
+
+
+class Closable {
+    const YES = "yes";
+    const STAFF_ONLY = "sonly";
+    const CUSTOMERS_ONLY = "conly";
+    const NO = "no";
+}
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diff --git a/api/BusinessLogic/Statuses/DefaultStatusForAction.php b/api/BusinessLogic/Statuses/DefaultStatusForAction.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..569fe224
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/BusinessLogic/Statuses/DefaultStatusForAction.php
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Created by PhpStorm.
+ * User: mkoch
+ * Date: 2/15/2017
+ * Time: 9:46 PM
+ */
+
+namespace BusinessLogic\Statuses;
+
+
+class DefaultStatusForAction {
+    const NEW_TICKET = "IsNewTicketStatus";
+    const CLOSED_STATUS = "IsClosed";
+    const CLOSED_BY_CLIENT = "IsClosedByClient";
+    const CUSTOMER_REPLY = "IsCustomerReplyStatus";
+    const CLOSED_BY_STAFF = "IsStaffClosedOption";
+    const REOPENED_BY_STAFF = "IsStaffReopenedStatus";
+    const DEFAULT_STAFF_REPLY = "IsDefaultStaffReplyStatus";
+    const LOCKED_TICKET = "LockedTicketStatus";
+    const AUTOCLOSE_STATUS = "IsAutoCloseOption";
+}
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diff --git a/api/BusinessLogic/Statuses/Status.php b/api/BusinessLogic/Statuses/Status.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..89c8db3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/BusinessLogic/Statuses/Status.php
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace BusinessLogic\Statuses;
+
+
+class Status {
+    /**
+     * @var $id int
+     */
+    public $id;
+
+    /**
+     * @var $textColor string
+     */
+    public $textColor;
+
+    /**
+     * @var $defaultActions DefaultStatusForAction[]
+     */
+    public $defaultActions;
+
+    /**
+     * @var $closable Closable
+     */
+    public $closable;
+
+    /**
+     * @var $sort int
+     */
+    public $sort;
+
+    /**
+     * @var $name string[]
+     */
+    public $localizedNames;
+}
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diff --git a/api/DataAccess/Statuses/StatusGateway.php b/api/DataAccess/Statuses/StatusGateway.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c244f19e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/DataAccess/Statuses/StatusGateway.php
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace DataAccess\Statuses;
+
+
+use BusinessLogic\Statuses\DefaultStatusForAction;
+use BusinessLogic\Statuses\Status;
+
+class StatusGateway {
+
+    /**
+     * @param $defaultAction DefaultStatusForAction
+     * @return Status
+     */
+    function getStatusForDefaultAction($defaultAction) {
+        //-- TODO
+        return new Status();
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/api/Tests/BusinessLogic/Tickets/TicketCreatorTests/CreateTicketForCustomerTest.php b/api/Tests/BusinessLogic/Tickets/TicketCreatorTests/CreateTicketForCustomerTest.php
index 93f1c8c1..967466ca 100644
--- a/api/Tests/BusinessLogic/Tickets/TicketCreatorTests/CreateTicketForCustomerTest.php
+++ b/api/Tests/BusinessLogic/Tickets/TicketCreatorTests/CreateTicketForCustomerTest.php
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ class CreateTicketTest extends TestCase {
         $this->ticketRequest->suggestedKnowledgebaseArticleIds = [1, 2, 3];
         $this->ticketRequest->userAgent = 'UserAgent';
         $this->ticketRequest->screenResolution = [1400, 900];
-        $this->ticketRequest->ipAddress = ip2long('127.0.0.1');
+        $this->ticketRequest->ipAddress = '127.0.0.1';
         $this->ticketRequest->language = 'English';
 
         //-- Act