CakePHP - add item to 2 models - cakephp

Question

How can I add an item and insert it into 2 tables?
So I have a 'Type' table and 'SpecificType' table.
Type has fields 'id' and some other common fields.
SpecificType has fields 'id', 'type_id' and some other uncommon fields.
When I go to /specific_types/add and I submit, ideally I want to first add that to 'Type' then add it to 'SpecificType'.
This is what I have now.
In SpecificType Model
var $belongsTo = array(
'Type' => array(
'className' => 'Type',
'foreignKey' => 'type_id',
'conditions' => '',
'fields' => '',
'order' => ''
)
);
In SpecificType Controller
var $uses = ('Type', 'SpecificType');
function add() {
if (!empty($this->data)) {
$this->Type->create();
if ($this->Type->save($this->data)) {
$this->SpecificType->create();
if ($this->SpecificType->save($this->data)) {
$this->Session->setFlash(__('The SpecificType has been saved', true));
$this->redirect(array('action' => 'index'));
} else {
$this->Session->setFlash(__('The SpecificType could not be saved. Please, try again.', true));
}
} else {
$this->Session->setFlash(__('The Type could not be saved. Please, try again.', true));
}
}
}
In SpecificType add.ctp
echo $form->input('Type.data1');
echo $form->input('title');
So right now, it saves Type.data1 but title isn't getting saved.
What am I missing?
Thanks,
Tee
Additional Info:
The 2nd model isn't saving only when I turn on MeioUpload.

Answer 1

Make sure your view is setup to create a form for SpecificType:
<?php echo $this->Form->create('SpecificType', array('action' => 'add')); ?>
<?php echo $this->Form->input('data1'); ?>
<?php echo $this->Form->input('title'); ?>
<?php echo $this->Form->end(); ?>
This will put all of your form data into: $this->data['SpecificType']
Right before your code:
$this->Type->create();
You need to do this:
$this->data['Type'] = $this->date['SpecificType'];
Then process the save. As long as the view is setup correctly for the SpecificType controller, all of the data from the form will be stored in $this->data['SpecificType']. If you pr($this->data) and there is data you need to save outside of $this->data['SpecificType'], review and fix the view.
Side note: Your design sounds awfully sketchy. You should never need to save the data in two locations. I would recommend revisiting the design of your app. There is something fundamentally wrong with it if you need to save the same data into two tables.

Answer 2

Just copy the data over to a SpecificType index in the data array and use saveAll(). The models are related so Cake will automatically link them via the type_id. We're working off the Type alias, so make sure you also have var $hasMany = array('SpecificType'); in your Type model.
function add() {
if (!empty($this->data)) {
$this->Type->create();
$this->data['SpecificType'] = $this->data;
if ($this->Type->saveAll($this->data)) {
$this->Session->setFlash(__('The SpecificType has been saved', true));
$this->redirect(array('action' => 'index'));
} else {
$this->Session->setFlash(__('The SpecificType could not be saved. Please, try again.', true));
}
} else {
$this->Session->setFlash(__('The Type could not be saved. Please, try again.', true));
}
}

Answer 3

The code seems to be fine, use saveAll instead of save