Thanks for the tip. I'll check it when I get back to the office.
Sincerely,
Michael Stelly
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On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 6:11 PM, lowpass <zijn.digi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
> $this->ExternalHeader->save(...) That way, there's no need for the
> controller to load the other models.
>
>
> On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 6:13 PM, esdev <mjste...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I'm new to CakePHP and still unfamiliar with the API. So, please bear
> > with me here.
> >
> > I have 5 models - 2 for an external data store, 2 for a local data
> > store, and 1 for the controller. I have one controller that's
> > directing all the activity. In the controller, I fetch the remote data
> > and pass control to the model. I have functions in my controller model
> > that perform all the data manipulation. Once complete, it sends the
> > data back to the controller. Now comes the tricky part for me. I'll
> > tell you how I want the app to behave functionally, maybe I can get
> > help in creating the solution to implement it.
> >
> > I want the data that was passed out of the Invoice model to be saved
> > to the local data store. The data came from the remote source
> > identified in the models, InvoiceHeader and InvoiceDetail. The model,
> > Invoice, contains the data transformation methods. Once modified, the
> > data is passed back to the InvoicesController. All that work is
> > complete. My data array is ready to be saved locally.
> >
> > But how do I accomplish this? ExternalHeader and ExternalDetail model
> > the local data store. How do I move the data from the Invoice models
> > to the External models so that it can be saved? Here's my broken
> > function:
> >
> > protected function _saveLocal($_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.
> >
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