Are these models associated with each other? If so, you can do everything from within the Invoice model. That is, if Invoice is associated with ExternalHeader, just do $this->ExternalHeader->save(...) That way, there's no need for the controller to load the other models.
On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 6:13 PM, esdev <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm new to CakePHP and still unfamiliar with the API. So, please bear > with me here. > > I have 5 models - 2 for an external data store, 2 for a local data > store, and 1 for the controller. I have one controller that's > directing all the activity. In the controller, I fetch the remote data > and pass control to the model. I have functions in my controller model > that perform all the data manipulation. Once complete, it sends the > data back to the controller. Now comes the tricky part for me. I'll > tell you how I want the app to behave functionally, maybe I can get > help in creating the solution to implement it. > > I want the data that was passed out of the Invoice model to be saved > to the local data store. The data came from the remote source > identified in the models, InvoiceHeader and InvoiceDetail. The model, > Invoice, contains the data transformation methods. Once modified, the > data is passed back to the InvoicesController. All that work is > complete. My data array is ready to be saved locally. > > But how do I accomplish this? ExternalHeader and ExternalDetail model > the local data store. How do I move the data from the Invoice models > to the External models so that it can be saved? Here's my broken > function: > > protected function _saveLocal($_mergedData) { > > if (!isset($this->ExternalHeader)) { > $this->loadModel('ExternalHeader'); > if (!isset($this->ExternalDetail)) { > $this->loadModel('ExternalDetail'); > } > } > > //This part is broken. > $data = array($this->ExternalHeader => $_mergedData); > pr($data); die; > $this->ExternalHeader->create(); > $this->ExternalHeader->saveAll($data); > // debug($this->ExternalHeader->validationErrors); > } > > Please feel free to ask questions if something is unclear. I'm also > open to rethinking my workflow if what I'm doing is un-Cake-like or > overly complex. > > Any help is appreciated. > > -- > Our newest site for the community: CakePHP Video Tutorials > http://tv.cakephp.org > Check out the new CakePHP Questions site http://ask.cakephp.org and help > others with their CakePHP related questions. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php -- Our newest site for the community: CakePHP Video Tutorials http://tv.cakephp.org Check out the new CakePHP Questions site http://ask.cakephp.org and help others with their CakePHP related questions. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php
