// Import model inside another
App::Import('Model', 'Example');
$this->Example = new Example;

// add options to paginate the model
$this->paginate['Example'] = array( 'limit' => 5, 'page' => 1 , 'order' => 'Example.name' );
$this->set( 'items', $this->paginate('Example') );




// using containable
$this->Issue->IssuesSerialNumber->Behaviors->attach('Containable');
$this->paginate['IssuesSerialNumber'] = array('limit' => 15, 'page' => 1, 'contain' => array('Issue', 'SerialNumber', 'SerialNumber.Product'), 'order' => 'IssuesSerialNumber.serial_number_id', 'conditions' => array('IssuesSerialNumber.issue_id' => $this->Session->read('Issue.id') ) );

$items = $this->paginate( 'IssuesSerialNumber' );

// Import model inside another
App::Import('Model', 'Example');
$this->Example = new Example;

// add options to paginate the model
$this->paginate['Example'] = array( 'limit' => 5, 'page' => 1 , 'order' => 'Example.name' );
$this->set( 'items', $this->paginate('Example') );

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