class SharedArticle < ApplicationRecord # connect to database from sharedLists-Application SharedArticle.establish_connection(FoodsoftConfig[:shared_lists]) # set correct table_name in external DB self.table_name = 'articles' belongs_to :shared_supplier, :foreign_key => :supplier_id def build_new_article(supplier) supplier.articles.build( :name => name, :unit => unit, :note => note, :manufacturer => manufacturer, :origin => origin, :price => price, :tax => tax, :deposit => deposit, :unit_quantity => unit_quantity, :order_number => number, :article_category => ArticleCategory.find_match(category), # convert to db-compatible-string :shared_updated_on => updated_on.to_formatted_s(:db) ) end end