button_direct.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
	// place this somewhere 'global' if not already in your project
	var apm = require("com.appcelerator.apm");
	apm.init();

	// directly log a handled exception
	var err = new Error('Service Unavailable: Direct logging');

	apm.logHandledException(err);
	alert("Failed login exception");
});