foodsoft/app/models/shared_supplier.rb

class SharedSupplier < ActiveRecord::Base
  
  # connect to database from sharedLists-Application
  SharedSupplier.establish_connection(FoodsoftConfig[:shared_lists])
  # set correct table_name in external DB
  self.table_name = 'suppliers'

  has_one :supplier
  has_many :shared_articles, :foreign_key => :supplier_id
  
  # save the lists as an array
  serialize :lists
  
end