Groups = new GroupsController(); $this->Groups->constructClasses(); $groups = $this->Group->find('all'); foreach ($groups as $group) { $this->Groups->saveAcl(array('model' => 'Group', 'foreign_key' => $group['Group']['id']), $group['Group']['perm_add'], $group['Group']['perm_modify'], $group['Group']['perm_publish']); } } }