single form to collect data for two or more models

Yii 1.1 General Discussion
1

Hi,

i want to have a single form to collect data for two models. I already viewed the documentation ‘How to use a single form to collect data for two or more models?’. I have incoperated it in my code but its not working.

The following is my controller code

public function actionCreate()

{


	$model=new BusType;


     $model2=new BusProducts;


	// Uncomment the following line if AJAX validation is needed


	// $this->performAjaxValidation($model);





	if(isset($_POST['BusType'],$_POST['BusProducts']))


	{


		$model->attributes=$_POST['BusType'];


			$model2->attributes=$_POST['BusProducts'];


		if($model->save())


			{


				$model2->bus_product_id = $model->bus_type_id;  


			$this->redirect(array('view','id'=>$model->bus_type_id));


	}


	}





	$this->render('create',array(


		'model'=>$model,


		'model2'=>$model2,


	));


}

I also made the changes in _form i.e echo $form->errorSummary(array($model,$model2)); and the changes in create i.e $this->renderPartial(’_form’, array(‘model’=>$model,‘model2’=>$model2));.

But the code is still not working. Do i need to make changes anywhere else?

Any help is appreciated. Thanks

2

You didn’t save your $model2(BusProduct) in your code. It might be the cause, I guess.

3

I tried that. Is working now. Thanks softark.

I have another issue related to the same. I want to make some inserts in model2. Currently i am able to isert the FK. How do i insert other data? Am i supposedd to use aftersave() for the same? If so can u please tell me how to go about that? Thanks

4

hi mithila,

here i am using ChargesDemandMaster to be automatically added to chargesDemandDetails

I have written this code in ChargesDemandMaster controller so that data would automatically get inserted in chargesDemandDetails.

i hope it will work for u.

protected function afterSave()

{

              $profile = new ChargesDemandDetails;





              $profile->Demand_type= $this->DemandType;





              $profile->Demand_period = $a[$i];





              $profile->Demand_flat_number = '204';





              $profile->Demand_gen_Date = $this->Demand_effective_date;





              $profile->Demand_amount =$this->Demand_amount;





              $profile->Demand_paid_flag = 'NO';





              $profile->Demand_collected_amount =  '0000';





              $profile->Demand_collected_revenueID = '0000';





              $profile->Demand_collectedDate = $this->Demand_effective_date;





               $profile->Demand_due =  $this->Demand_effective_date;





               if (!$profile->save()) {





                                             echo "didn't work";


                                               Yii::app()->end(); // don't use die();





                                    }


                            }

}

5

Thanks Rama.

How to insert an array of data. I know i am supposed to use foreach but how do i go about it? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

6

An array of data? you mean several models or a model attribute with several data? I dont understand your question exactly.

7

hi mithila,

If you newbie just like I am, I recommended you multimodelform extension

8

Hi,

what i meant was a model attribute with several data.

The thing is basically when i submit a form i want the inserts to go in 2 different tables.

If u have read the description of my models, what i want is in the 2nd table ‘multiple’ entries of subcategories for every category. How do i go about this?