What is the difference between these two ways of saving data in CakePHP
$this->request->data['User']['status'] = 'Active';
$this->User->saveField('status', 'Active');
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It means you will call save() or saveAll() after. Those methods will check the validity of the data.
There is no data validation and you need to set the $this->User->id before calling saveField.