I'm working on an application to store information on lab specimens. The lab receive specimens which are divided into aliquots which are then put into boxes and in turn stored in freezers.
I want to create a function to find all unstored aliquots and display a message on every page to alert the lab users that there are aliquots that haven't been assigned to boxes yet. It's a simple query: SELECT COUNT(aliquot.id) FROM aliquots WHERE aliquots.box_id IS NULL The problem is that I can't quite decide where it belongs in the MVC architecture. It seems like a helper since the alert message would appear in the left column of every page. But it runs a query, so does it belong in a model? The problem is that I want to retrieve the information no matter which model is currently in use. What's the best way to preserve the MCV structure and DRY philosophy while including a function like this in my application? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CakePHP" 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
