You would break the rules of database normalisation if you linked the users to the company. You would be duplicating data.
Note: Breaking the rules of database normalisation will not condemn your soul to an eternity in the pit - sometimes the real world gets in the way of a perfect ideal. An alternative model would be: Company hasMany Users Branches has Many Users --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cake PHP" group. To post to this group, send email to cake-php@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---