Cake PHP display field - cakephp

Question

I have 4 tables named customers, calls, employees and companies. Customers belong to a company and an employee. Calls belong to a customer and an employee. At the moment in my call index file it shows the relevant customer name and employee name. I want to display, for a call the relevant customer name, the customers company name they belong to and the employee name. I don't know how to display the relevant company name based on the customer. Can someone help? This is my code:
call/ index.ctp
<?php
$usertype=$this->SESSION->read('User.usertype');
?>
<div class="calls index">
<h2><?php echo __('Call Details'); ?> </h2>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<th><?php echo $this->Paginator->sort('id'); ?></th>
<th><?php echo $this->Paginator->sort('Call Date'); ?></th>
<th><?php echo $this->Paginator->sort('Call Time'); ?></th>
<th><?php echo $this->Paginator->sort('Comments'); ?></th>
<th><?php echo $this->Paginator->sort('Next Call Date'); ?></th>
<th><?php echo $this->Paginator->sort('Customer Name'); ?></th>
<th><?php echo $this->Paginator->sort('Employee Name'); ?></th>
<th class="actions"><?php echo __(''); ?></th>
</tr>
<?php foreach ($calls as $call): ?>
<tr>
<td><?php echo h($call['Call']['id']); ?> </td>
<td><?php echo h($call['Call']['call_date']); ?> </td>
<td><?php echo h($call['Call']['call_time']); ?> </td>
<td><?php echo h($call['Call']['comments']); ?> </td>
<td><?php echo h($call['Call']['next_call_date']); ?> </td>
<td>
<?php echo $this->Html->link($call['Customers']['customer_name'], array('controller' => 'customers', 'action' => 'view', $call['Customers']['id'])); ?>
</td>
<td>
<?php echo $this->Html->link($call['Employees']['employee_name'], array('controller' => 'employees', 'action' => 'view', $call['Employees']['id'])); ?>
</td>
<td class="actions">
<?php echo $this->Html->link(__('View'), array('action' => 'view', $call['Call']['id'])); ?>
</td>
</tr>
callsController:
class CallsController extends AppController {
/**
* Components
*
* #var array
*/
public $components = array('Paginator');
/**
* index method
*
* #return void
*/
public function index() {
$this->Call->recursive = 0;
$this->set('calls', $this->Paginator->paginate());
}
/**
* view method
*
* #throws NotFoundException
* #param string $id
* #return void
*/
public function view($id = null) {
if (!$this->Call->exists($id)) {
throw new NotFoundException(__('Invalid call'));
}
$options = array('conditions' => array('Call.' . $this->Call->primaryKey => $id));
$this->set('call', $this->Call->find('first', $options));
}
/**
* add method
*
* #return void
*/
public function add() {
if ($this->request->is('post')) {
$this->Call->create();
if ($this->Call->save($this->request->data)) {
$this->Session->setFlash(__('The call has been saved.'));
return $this->redirect(array('action' => 'index'));
} else {
$this->Session->setFlash(__('The call could not be saved. Please, try again.'));
}
}
$customers= $this->Call->Customers->find('list',array('order'=>'customer_name ASC','fields'=>array('id','customer_name')));
$employees= $this->Call->Employees->find('list',array('order'=>'employee_name ASC','fields'=>array('id','employee_name')));
$this->set(compact('customers', 'employees'));
}
/**
* edit method
*
* #throws NotFoundException
* #param string $id
* #return void
*/
public function edit($id = null) {
if (!$this->Call->exists($id)) {
throw new NotFoundException(__('Invalid call'));
}
if ($this->request->is(array('post', 'put'))) {
if ($this->Call->save($this->request->data)) {
$this->Session->setFlash(__('The call has been saved.'));
return $this->redirect(array('action' => 'index'));
} else {
$this->Session->setFlash(__('The call could not be saved. Please, try again.'));
}
} else {
$options = array('conditions' => array('Call.' . $this->Call->primaryKey => $id));
$this->request->data = $this->Call->find('first', $options);
}
$customers= $this->Call->Customers->find('list',array('order'=>'customer_name ASC','fields'=>array('id','customer_name')));
$employees= $this->Call->Employees->find('list',array('order'=>'employee_name ASC','fields'=>array('id','employee_name')));
$this->set(compact('customers', 'employees'));
}
/**
* delete method
*
* #throws NotFoundException
* #param string $id
* #return void
*/
public function delete($id = null) {
$this->Call->id = $id;
if (!$this->Call->exists()) {
throw new NotFoundException(__('Invalid call'));
}
$this->request->onlyAllow('post', 'delete');
if ($this->Call->delete()) {
$this->Session->setFlash(__('The call has been deleted.'));
} else {
$this->Session->setFlash(__('The call could not be deleted. Please, try again.'));
}
return $this->redirect(array('action' => 'index'));
}}
the array looks like this:
Array
(
[Call] => Array
(
[id] => 7
[call_date] => 2013-04-27
[call_time] => 08:31:00
[comments] => Require installation
[next_call_date] => 2014-04-27
[customers_id] => 2
[employees_id] => 3
)
[Customers] => Array
(
[id] => 2
[customer_name] => Snith Jams
[customer_address] => 192 Waverley Road
[customer_suburb] => Caulfield East
[customer_state] => VIC
[customer_postcode] => 3145
[customer_dob] => 2014-04-09
[customer_anniversary] => 2014-04-10
[customer_phone1] => 0492832921
[customer_phone2] => 0392817894
[customer_phone3] => 0482938281
[customer_fax] =>
[customer_email] => tsmith#hotmail.com
[customer_gender] => M
[customer_type] => Silver
[customer_PW] => a1c680c2bfcca40816dd81eff3980cc9828c9088
[customer_username] => samman
[companies_id] => 3
[employees_id] => 11
)
[Employees] => Array
(
[id] => 3
[employee_name] => Jones
[date_hired] => 2013-02-04
[employee_phone_number] => 0449997582
[employee_email] => indianajones#gmail.com
[employee_address] => 22 Queens street Melbourne CBD
[employee_dob] => 1966-01-31
[access_level] => staff
[employee_username] => jones12
[employee_pw] => 603fce7dcbec3c9cba24e87d058a3341e37779b8
)
)
callsController:
public $components = array('Paginator');
public function index() {
$this->Call->recursive = 2;
$this->set('calls', $this->Paginator->paginate());
}
calls/index.ctp:
<div class="calls index">
<h2><?php echo __('Call Details'); ?> </h2>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<th><?php echo $this->Paginator->sort('id'); ?></th>
<th><?php echo $this->Paginator->sort('Call Date'); ?></th>
<th><?php echo $this->Paginator->sort('Call Time'); ?></th>
<th><?php echo $this->Paginator->sort('Comments'); ?></th>
<th><?php echo $this->Paginator->sort('Next Call Date'); ?></th>
<th><?php echo $this->Paginator->sort('Customer Name'); ?></th>
<th><?php echo $this->Paginator->sort('Company Name'); ?></th>
<th><?php echo $this->Paginator->sort('Employee Name'); ?></th>
<th class="actions"><?php echo __(''); ?></th>
</tr>
<?php foreach ($calls as $call): ?>
<tr>
<td><?php echo h($call['Call']['id']); ?> </td>
<td><?php echo h($call['Call']['call_date']); ?> </td>
<td><?php echo h($call['Call']['call_time']); ?> </td>
<td><?php echo h($call['Call']['comments']); ?> </td>
<td><?php echo h($call['Call']['next_call_date']); ?> </td>
<td>
<?php echo $this->Html->link($call['Customers']['customer_name'], array('controller' => 'customers', 'action' => 'view', $call['Customers']['id'])); ?>
</td>
<td>
<?php echo $this->Html->link($call['Customers']['Companies']['company_name']); ?>
</td>
<td>
<?php echo $this->Html->link($call['Employees']['employee_name'], array('controller' => 'employees', 'action' => 'view', $call['Employees']['id'])); ?>
</td>
<?php echo pr($call); ?>
<td class="actions">
<?php echo $this->Html->link(__('View'), array('action' => 'view', $call['Call']['id'])); ?>
</td>
</tr>
<?php endforeach; ?>
</table>

Answer 1

just set recursive to 2
$this->Call->recursive = 2;
(or $this->Calls->recursive = 2 it depends if your model is Call or Calls)
and you can access to Company information like this
$call['Customer']['Company']['name']
Because it seems you are not following cake naming conventions (you are using plural for Models' names) maybe you'll need to use
$call['Customers']['Companies']['name']
I suggest you to follow the conventions, anyway if you print your array doing pr($call); you'll see how the array is structured and how to access your data