public function buildDataForDatabaseInsert($mappedVars) {

        $data = [];

        $data['priority_id']        = null;
        $data['slug']               = $this->genericCreateSlug($mappedVars['subject']);
        $data['sent']               = 1;
        $data['sent_timestamp']     = Carbon::now();
        $data['read']               = 0;
        $data['archived']           = 0;
        $data['created_at']         = Carbon::now();
        $data['created_by']         = $mappedVars['user_id'];
        $data['updated_at']         = Carbon::now();
        $data['updated_by']         = $mappedVars['user_id'];
        $data['locked_at']          = null;
        $data['locked_by']          = null;

        return $data;
    }