Question

Mycakephp version is 2.1.1.

i am trying to save the associated model manually using saveAll() function

Model

• Employee HasOne Address
• Employee Belongs to Department

so table

employees(first_name,last_name,age,sex,department_id)

addresses(first_line,second_line,city,state,employee_id)

now employee creation add.ctp has a form which receives input for employee and address

i know

$this->Employee->saveAll($this->request->data);

this will save the models but
i want to save the association manually

i was going through the official cakephp document here and i have tried something like this

        $this->Employee->saveAll($data, array(
            'fieldList' => array(
            'Employee' => array('first_name','last_name','age','sex','department_id'),
            'Department' => array('first_line', 'second_line','city','state','employee_id')
            )
        ));

it is not working , and throws following errors

Notice (8): Undefined variable: data
[APP\Controller\EmployeesController.php, line 118]

Warning (2): array_keys() expects parameter 1 to be array, null given
[CORE\Cake\Model\Model.php, line 1996]

i am cakephp beginner. please help me.

$this->request->data: Array

(

[Employee] => Array
    (
        [first_name] => Jack
        [last_name] => Robert
        [age] => 32
        [sex] => 0
        [Department] => Development
    )

[Address] => Array
    (
        [first_line] => HSR Layout
        [second_line] => 1st Cross
        [city] => Najem
        [state] => Barel
    )

[Department] => Array
    (
        [id] => 3
    )

)

Answer 1

After doing some research i have found it.

       $data = array(
         'Employee' => array(
         'first_name' => $this->request->data['Employee']['first_name'],
         'last_name'=>$this->request->data['Employee']['last_name'],
         'age'=>$this->request->data['Employee']['age'],
         'sex'=>$this->request->data['Employee']['sex'],
         'department_id'=>$this->request->data['Department']['id']
        ),
         'Adress' => array(
         'first_line' => $this->request->data['Adress']['first_line'],
         'second_line'=>$this->request->data['Adress']['second_line'],
         'city'=>$this->request->data['Adress']['city'],
         'state'=>$this->request->data['Adress']['state']
        )

    );


            $this->Employee->saveAll($data, array('deep' => true))

this will do it.