Rails4 Entering data from one controller to multiple models - ruby-on-rails

Question

I have someone of a unique problem. I have 3 tables in the database that I need to populate with data. All tables are in relation to each other. The first table's info will be static and populated from a hash. The second table is the table that is usually targeted with data.
I am having a tough time trying to add data into the second table using strong parameters. I get an error param is missing or the value is empty: entries
Modles:
client.rb
class Client < ActiveRecord::Base
has_many :entries
end
Entry.rb
class Entry < ActiveRecord::Base
belongs_to :client_name
has_many :extra_data
end
extra_data.rb
class ExtraData < ActiveRecord::Base
belongs_to :entries
end
class ClientsController < ApplicationController
before_action :set_client, only: [:show, :update, :destroy, :edit]
# submit for all intended purposes.
#
def new
#entries = Entry.new()
end
def create
#client = Client.new(CLEINT_ATTR)
if #client.save
#entries = Entry.new(submit_params)
redirect_to action: :index
else
flash.alert "you failed at life for today."
redirect_to action: :index
end
end
.
.
.
private
def submit_params
params.require(:entries).permit( :full_name,:email,:opt_in )
end
def set_client
#client = Client.find(params[:id])
end
end
form
<%= simple_form_for(:client, url: {:controller => 'clients', :action => 'create'}) do |f| %>
<%= f.input :full_name %>
<%= f.input :email %>
<%= f.input :opt_in %>
<%= f.button :submit, class: "btn-primary" %>
<% end %>
Routes:
Rails.application.routes.draw do
resources :clients do
resources :entries do
resources :extra_data
end
end
root 'clients#index'
end
In the Database Client data goes in with out a problem. I am having a problem getting the data from the form itself.

Answer 1

This answer is the culmination of a few different parts.
I figured out I was not saving any data into the model. So I needed to make another if statement.
def create
#client = Client.new(CLEINT_ATTR)
if #client.save
#entries = Entry.new(submit_params)
if #entries.save
flash[:alert] = "Failure! everything is working."
redirect_to action: :index
else
flash[:alert] = "Success! at failing."
end
else
flash[:alert] = "you failed at life for today."
redirect_to action: :thanks
end
end
Also changing the form from :entries Helped. I also had a typo in my permit statment. I had :opt_in when I needed to use :optin Thanks #tmc