public function post(&$errors = array())
{
if ($this->hasBeenPosted()) {
$errors[] = 'Expense has already been posted';
return false;
}
$db = DB::Instance();
$db->StartTrans();
$transaction = DataObjectFactory::Factory('ELTransaction');
$trans_id = $db->GenID('ELTransactions_id_seq');
//copy across the fields that are needed
foreach ($this->getFields() as $fieldname => $field) {
if ($transaction->isField($fieldname)) {
$transaction->{$fieldname} = $this->{$fieldname};
}
}
$transaction->id = $trans_id;
$transaction->transaction_type = 'E';
$transaction->status = 'O';
$transaction->our_reference = $this->expense_number;
$prefixes = array('', 'base_', 'twin_');
//the outstanding (os) values are the gross values to begin with
foreach ($prefixes as $prefix) {
$transaction->{$prefix . 'os_value'} = $transaction->{$prefix . 'gross_value'};
}
$transaction->transaction_date = $this->expense_date;
$result = $transaction->save($this, $errors);
// Create and save the GL Transactions
if ($result) {
$gl_transactions = GLTransaction::makeFromExpenseTransaction($transaction, $this, $errors);
if (!is_array($gl_transactions) || count($errors) > 0) {
$result = false;
} else {
$result = GLTransaction::saveTransactions($gl_transactions, $errors);
}
}
// Update the Expense Claim header status
if ($result) {
$this->status = $this->statusAwaitingPayment();
$result = $this->save();
}
if (!$result) {
$message = $db->ErrorMsg();
if (!empty($message)) {
$errors[] = $message;
}
$db->FailTrans();
}
$db->CompleteTrans();
return $result;
}