diff --git a/CHAP/edd/processor.py b/CHAP/edd/processor.py
index faf2af2..f826b69 100755
--- a/CHAP/edd/processor.py
+++ b/CHAP/edd/processor.py
@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@ def get_axes(nxdata, skip_axes=None):
         skip_axes = []
     if 'unstructured_axes' in nxdata.attrs:
         axes = nxdata.attrs['unstructured_axes']
+    elif 'axes' in nxdata.attrs:
+        axes = nxdata.attrs.['axes']
     else:
-        axes = nxdata.attrs['axes']
+        return []
     if isinstance(axes, str):
         axes = [axes]
     return [str(a) for a in axes if a not in skip_axes]
@@ -2614,27 +2616,36 @@ def add_points(nxroot, points, logger=None):
             raise RuntimeError(
                 'Unable to find detector data in strainanalysis object')
         axes = get_axes(nxdata_detectors[0], skip_axes=['energy'])
-        coords = np.asarray([nxdata_detectors[0][a].nxdata for a in axes]).T
-
-        def get_matching_indices(all_coords, point_coords, decimals=None):
-            if isinstance(decimals, int):
-                all_coords = np.round(all_coords, decimals=decimals)
-                point_coords = np.round(point_coords, decimals=decimals)
-            coords_match = np.all(all_coords == point_coords, axis=1)
-            index = np.where(coords_match)[0]
-            return index
-
-        # FIX: can we round to 3 decimals right away in general?
-        # FIX: assumes points contains a sorted and continous slice of updates
-        i_0 = get_matching_indices(
-            coords, np.asarray([points[0][a] for a in axes]), decimals=3)[0]
-        i_f = get_matching_indices(
-            coords, np.asarray([points[-1][a] for a in axes]), decimals=3)[0]
-        slices = {k: np.asarray([p[k] for p in points]) for k in points[0]}
-        for k, v in slices.items():
-            if k not in axes:
-                logger.info(f'Updating field {k}')
-                nxprocess[k][i_0:i_f+1] = v
+
+        if len(axes):
+            coords = np.asarray(
+                [nxdata_detectors[0][a].nxdata for a in axes]).T
+
+            def get_matching_indices(all_coords, point_coords, decimals=None):
+                if isinstance(decimals, int):
+                    all_coords = np.round(all_coords, decimals=decimals)
+                    point_coords = np.round(point_coords, decimals=decimals)
+                coords_match = np.all(all_coords == point_coords, axis=1)
+                index = np.where(coords_match)[0]
+                return index
+
+            # FIX: can we round to 3 decimals right away in general?
+            # FIX: assumes points contains a sorted and continous
+            # slice of updates
+            i_0 = get_matching_indices(
+                coords,
+                np.asarray([points[0][a] for a in axes]), decimals=3)[0]
+            i_f = get_matching_indices(
+                coords,
+                np.asarray([points[-1][a] for a in axes]), decimals=3)[0]
+            slices = {k: np.asarray([p[k] for p in points]) for k in points[0]}
+            for k, v in slices.items():
+                if k not in axes:
+                    logger.info(f'Updating field {k}')
+                    nxprocess[k][i_0:i_f+1] = v
+        else:
+            for k, v in points[0].items():
+                nxprocess[k].nxdata = v
 
         # Add the summed intensity for each detector
         for nxdata in nxdata_detectors:
@@ -3208,9 +3219,13 @@ def _get_sum_axes_data(self, nxdata, detector_id, sum_axes=True):
         if not isinstance(sum_axes, list):
             if sum_axes and 'fly_axis_labels' in nxdata.attrs:
                 sum_axes = nxdata.attrs['fly_axis_labels']
+                if isinstance(sum_axes, str):
+                    sum_axes = [sum_axes]
             else:
                 sum_axes = []
-        axes = [a for a in get_axes(nxdata) if a not in sum_axes]
+        axes = get_axes(nxdata, skip_axes=sum_axes)
+        if not len(axes):
+            return NXdata(NXfield([np.mean(data, axis=0)], 'detector_data'))
         dims = np.asarray([nxdata[a].nxdata for a in axes], dtype=np.float64).T
         sum_indices = []
         unique_points = []
@@ -3390,9 +3405,12 @@ def _strain_analysis(self, strain_analysis_config):
         # Setup the points list with the map axes values
         nxdata_ref = self._nxdata_detectors[0]
         axes = get_axes(nxdata_ref)
-        points = [
-            {a: nxdata_ref[a].nxdata[i] for a in axes}
-            for i in range(nxdata_ref[axes[0]].size)]
+        if len(axes):
+            points = [
+                {a: nxdata_ref[a].nxdata[i] for a in axes}
+                for i in range(nxdata_ref[axes[0]].size)]
+        else:
+            points = [{}]
 
         # Loop over the detectors to fill in the nxprocess
         for energies, mask, mean_data, nxdata, detector in zip(