Yii2 saving form with multiple models - forms

Question

Hi I am very close to finish a project but got stuck saving a from with multiple models.
I have a grid that calls a controllers action that calls a form.
public function actionToday() {
$ID = $_GET["0"];
$modelCustomers = Customers::find()->where(['ID' => $ID])->one();;
$today = date("Y-m-d");
$beforeToday = 'DropinDate>'.$today;
$modelAttendance = Attendance::find()->where(['CustomersID' => $ID])->andwhere(['DropinDate' => $today])->one();
return $this->render('//attendance/_form-today-attendance', ['modelCustomers' => $modelCustomers, 'model' => $modelAttendance]);
}
In the form i have 3 main fields to update or in case is not record i need to create a new record.
This is the _form-today-attendance
<?php
use yii\helpers\Html;
use yii\widgets\ActiveForm;
use yii\helpers\ArrayHelper;
?>
<?php $form = ActiveForm::begin(); ?>
<h3>Your Personal Details</h3>
<?= $form->field($modelCustomers, 'Name')->textInput(['readonly' => true]) ?>
<?= $form->field($model, 'DropinDate')->textInput(['readonly' => true]) ?>
<div class="attendance-form">
<?= $form->field($model, 'Dropin')->checkbox() ?>
<?= $form->field($model, 'Doctor')->checkbox() ?>
<?= $form->field($model, 'Lawyer')->checkbox() ?>
<?= $form->field($model, 'Observation')->textInput(['maxlength' => 250]) ?>
<div class="form-group">
<?= Html::submitButton($model->isNewRecord ? 'Create' : 'Update', ['class' => $model->isNewRecord ? 'btn btn-success' : 'btn btn-primary']) ?>
</div>
</div>
<?php ActiveForm::end(); ?>
When I debug i cant get anything happend in the Attendence model or the Customers model.
Any ideas?
Thanks a lot,
Eduardo

Answer 1

Try this function and check what you get.
public function actionToday()
{
$ID = $_GET["0"];
$modelCustomers = Customers::find()
->where(['ID' => $ID])
->one();;
$today = date("Y-m-d");
$beforeToday = 'DropinDate>' . $today;
$modelAttendance = Attendance::find()
->where(['CustomersID' => $ID])
->andwhere(['DropinDate' => $today])
->one();
if (Yii::$app->request->post()) {
$data = Yii::$app->request->post();
//do something with $data
}
return $this->render('//attendance/_form-today-attendance', [
'modelCustomers' => $modelCustomers,
'model' => $modelAttendance]);
}
There will be something in array, you can assign it to model instances.