How to debug when CakePHP Model::save() doesn't attempt an INSERT

Question

I am having a bear of a time saving the simplest record from a model called ItemView:

if($this->save($this->data)) {
  echo \'worked\';
} else {
  echo         


        

Answer 1

To debug Model->save() check the validation errors and the last sql query

$this->Model->save($data);

debug($this->Model->validationErrors); //show validationErrors

debug($this->Model->getDataSource()->getLog(false, false)); //show last sql query