public function saveItem($data)
{
$item = new Item_model();
$item->productCode = $data['productCode'];
$item->description = $data['itemName'];
$item->itemTypeId = $data['itemTypeId'];
$item->categoryId = $data['categoryId'];
$item->suggestedSellingPrice = $data['price'];
$item->active = 1;
$query = $this->db->get_where('Item', array('productCode' => $data['productCode']));
if ($query->num_rows() > 0) {
throw new DuplicateRecordException('The product code ' . $data['productCode'] . ' already exists.');
}
return $item->insert();
}
