Entering a Participant as an Employer now correctly associates the two in Employer records. Still need to work out selecting a pre existing Employer.

app/controllers/employer_records_controller.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+class EmployerRecordsController < ApplicationController
+  before_action :set_employer_record, only: [:edit, :update]
+
+  def edit
+    # Logic to edit an EmployerRecord
+    # Display a form to edit the EmployerRecord
+  end
+
+  def update
+    # Logic to update an EmployerRecord
+    # Called when the edit form is submitted
+    if @employer_record.update(employer_record_params)
+      redirect_to employer_path(@employer_record.employer), notice: 'Employer record was successfully updated.'
+    else
+      render :edit
+    end
+  end
+
+  def link_participant_to_employer
+    # Assuming you have the employer and participant IDs
+    employer_id = params[:employer_id]
+    participant_id = params[:participant_id]
+  
+    employer_record = EmployerRecord.new(employer_id: employer_id, participant_id: participant_id, start_date: Date.today)
+  
+    if employer_record.save
+      # Redirect or render success message
+    else
+      # Handle error
+    end
+  end
+
+  
+  def destroy
+    if @employer_record
+      @employer_record.destroy
+      redirect_to employers_url, notice: 'Employer record was successfully deleted.'
+    else
+      redirect_to some_error_handling_path, alert: 'Employer record not found.'
+    end
+  end
+
+  
+
+  private
+
+  def set_employer_record
+    @employer_record = EmployerRecord.find(params[:id])
+  end
+
+  def employer_record_params
+    params.require(:employer_record).permit(:participant_id, :employer_id, :start_date, :end_date)
+  end
+end

app/controllers/employers_controller.rb

@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ class EmployersController < ApplicationController
 
   # GET /employers/:id
   def show
+    @employer = Employer.includes(:employer_records, :participants).find(params[:id])
+    @employer_records = @employer.employer_records.includes(:participant)
   end
+  
 
   # GET /employers/new
   def new

app/controllers/participants_controller.rb

@@ -24,19 +24,15 @@ class ParticipantsController < ApplicationController
   
     Participant.transaction do
       if params[:is_employer] == 'yes'
-        employer = Employer.new(employer_params_from_participant(@participant))
-        if employer.save
-          @participant.employer = employer
-        else
-          Rails.logger.debug "Employer creation failed: #{employer.errors.full_messages}"
-          raise ActiveRecord::Rollback, "Employer could not be saved"
-        end
+        create_employer_and_employer_record_for(@participant)
+      elsif params[:employer_id].present?
+        @participant.employer_id = params[:employer_id]
       end
   
       if @participant.save
         redirect_to @participant, notice: 'Participant was successfully created.'
       else
-        raise ActiveRecord::Rollback, "Participant could not be saved"
+        render :new
       end
     end
   rescue ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid => e
@@ -99,14 +95,6 @@ class ParticipantsController < ApplicationController
     end
   end
   
-  private
-  
-  def service_contract_params
-    # Define your service contract parameters here
-  end
-  
-  
-  
   private
 
   def set_participant
@@ -157,6 +145,16 @@ class ParticipantsController < ApplicationController
   def service_contract_params
     params.require(:service_contract).permit(:vendor_id, :start_date, :end_date)
   end
-  
-  
+
+  def create_employer_and_employer_record_for(participant)
+    employer = Employer.new(employer_params_from_participant(participant))
+    if employer.save
+      participant.employer_id = employer.id
+      # Create an EmployerRecord with start_date as current date
+      EmployerRecord.create!(participant: participant, employer: employer, start_date: Date.today)
+    else
+      participant.errors.add(:base, "Employer creation failed: #{employer.errors.full_messages.join(', ')}")
+      raise ActiveRecord::Rollback
+    end
+  end
 end

app/helpers/employer_records_helper.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+module EmployerRecordsHelper
+end

app/models/employer.rb

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 class Employer < ApplicationRecord
     has_many :participants
     has_many :workers, through: :participants
+    has_many :employer_records
+    has_many :participants, through: :employer_records
+
     # Association with Vendor if needed
 
     def full_name

app/models/employer_record.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+class EmployerRecord < ApplicationRecord
+  belongs_to :employer
+  belongs_to :participant
+end

app/models/participant.rb

@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ class Participant < ApplicationRecord
   has_many :workers, through: :employments
   has_many :service_contracts
   has_many :vendors, through: :service_contracts
+  has_many :employer_records
+  has_many :employers, through: :employer_records
+
 
   # Validations
   validates :first_name, presence: true

app/views/employer_records/edit.html.erb

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<div class="container mt-5">
+  <h1>Edit Employer Record</h1>
+
+  <%= form_with(model: @employer_record, class: 'form') do |form| %>
+    <% if @employer_record.errors.any? %>
+      <div id="error_explanation">
+        <h2><%= pluralize(@employer_record.errors.count, "error") %> prohibited this employer record from being saved:</h2>
+        <ul>
+          <% @employer_record.errors.full_messages.each do |message| %>
+            <li><%= message %></li>
+          <% end %>
+        </ul>
+      </div>
+    <% end %>
+
+    <div class="field">
+      <%= form.label :participant_id %>
+      <%= form.number_field :participant_id, class: 'form-control' %>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="field">
+      <%= form.label :employer_id %>
+      <%= form.number_field :employer_id, class: 'form-control' %>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="field">
+      <%= form.label :start_date %>
+      <%= form.date_field :start_date, class: 'form-control' %>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="field">
+      <%= form.label :end_date %>
+      <%= form.date_field :end_date, class: 'form-control' %>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="actions">
+      <%= form.submit 'Save Changes', class: 'btn btn-primary' %>
+      <%= link_to 'Delete Record', employer_record_path(@employer_record), 
+                  method: :delete, 
+                  data: { confirm: 'Are you sure?' }, 
+                  class: 'btn btn-danger' %>
+    </div>
+  <% end %>
+
+  
+</div>

app/views/employers/show.html.erb

@@ -53,3 +53,44 @@
     </div>
   </div>
 </div>
+
+<div class="container mt-5">
+  <!-- Employer Details ... -->
+
+  <!-- Linked Participants Section -->
+  <div class="row mt-4">
+    <div class="col-md-12">
+      <h2 class="mt-4">Linked Participants</h2>
+      <% if @employer.employer_records.any? %>
+        <table class="table table-striped">
+          <thead class="table-light">
+            <tr>
+              <th>Participant Name</th>
+              <th>Start Date</th>
+              <th>End Date</th>
+              <th>Actions</th>
+            </tr>
+          </thead>
+          <tbody>
+          <% @employer.employer_records.each do |employer_record| %>
+            <tr>
+              <% participant = employer_record.participant %>
+              <td><%= "#{participant.first_name} #{participant.last_name}" %></td>
+              <td><%= employer_record.start_date.strftime('%B %d, %Y') if employer_record.start_date %></td>
+              <td><%= employer_record.end_date.strftime('%B %d, %Y') if employer_record.end_date %></td>
+              <td>
+                <%= link_to 'View', participant_path(participant), class: 'btn btn-sm btn-secondary' %>
+                <%= link_to 'Edit', edit_employer_record_path(employer_record), class: 'btn btn-sm btn-info' %>
+              </td>
+            </tr>
+          <% end %>
+          </tbody>
+        </table>
+      <% else %>
+        <p>No linked participants.</p>
+      <% end %>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+  
+  
+  

config/routes.rb

@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
   end
   
   resources :employments, only: [:edit, :update, :destroy]
+  resources :employer_records, only: [:edit, :update, :destroy] do
+    collection do
+      post 'link_participant'
+    end
+  end
   resources :service_contracts
 
   resources :employers do

db/migrate/20240203000258_add_dates_to_participants.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+class AddDatesToParticipants < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.1]
+  def change
+    add_column :participants, :start_date, :date
+    add_column :participants, :end_date, :date
+  end
+end

db/migrate/20240203002211_create_employer_records.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+class CreateEmployerRecords < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.1]
+  def change
+    create_table :employer_records do |t|
+      t.references :participant, null: false, foreign_key: true
+      t.references :employer, null: false, foreign_key: true
+      t.date :start_date
+      t.date :end_date
+
+      t.timestamps
+    end
+  end
+end

db/schema.rb

@@ -10,7 +10,18 @@
 #
 # It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
 
-ActiveRecord::Schema[7.1].define(version: 2024_01_31_072940) do
+ActiveRecord::Schema[7.1].define(version: 2024_02_03_002211) do
+  create_table "employer_records", force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.integer "participant_id", null: false
+    t.integer "employer_id", null: false
+    t.date "start_date"
+    t.date "end_date"
+    t.datetime "created_at", null: false
+    t.datetime "updated_at", null: false
+    t.index ["employer_id"], name: "index_employer_records_on_employer_id"
+    t.index ["participant_id"], name: "index_employer_records_on_participant_id"
+  end
+
   create_table "employers", force: :cascade do |t|
     t.string "first_name"
     t.string "phone"
@@ -63,6 +74,8 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema[7.1].define(version: 2024_01_31_072940) do
     t.string "city"
     t.string "state"
     t.string "zip"
+    t.date "start_date"
+    t.date "end_date"
     t.index ["employer_id"], name: "index_participants_on_employer_id"
     t.index ["last_name"], name: "index_participants_on_last_name"
     t.index ["mci"], name: "index_participants_on_mci"
@@ -144,6 +157,8 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema[7.1].define(version: 2024_01_31_072940) do
     t.string "zip"
   end
 
+  add_foreign_key "employer_records", "employers"
+  add_foreign_key "employer_records", "participants"
   add_foreign_key "employments", "participants"
   add_foreign_key "employments", "workers"
   add_foreign_key "participants", "employers"

test/controllers/employer_records_controller_test.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+require "test_helper"
+
+class EmployerRecordsControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
+  # test "the truth" do
+  #   assert true
+  # end
+end

test/fixtures/employer_records.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Read about fixtures at https://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveRecord/FixtureSet.html
+
+one:
+  participant: one
+  employer: one
+  start_date: 2024-02-02
+  end_date: 2024-02-02
+
+two:
+  participant: two
+  employer: two
+  start_date: 2024-02-02
+  end_date: 2024-02-02

test/models/employer_record_test.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+require "test_helper"
+
+class EmployerRecordTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
+  # test "the truth" do
+  #   assert true
+  # end
+end