MetaModels\MetaModel::createNewItem PHP Method

    protected function createNewItem($item)
    {
        $arrData = array('tstamp' => $item->get('tstamp'));
        $blnNewBaseItem = false;
        if ($this->hasVariants()) {
            // No variant group is given, so we have a complete new base item this should be a workaround for these
            // values should be set by the GeneralDataMetaModel or whoever is calling this method.
            if ($item->get('vargroup') === null) {
                $item->set('varbase', '1');
                $item->set('vargroup', '0');
                $blnNewBaseItem = true;
            }
            $arrData['varbase'] = $item->get('varbase');
            $arrData['vargroup'] = $item->get('vargroup');
        }
        /** @noinspection PhpUndefinedFieldInspection */
        $intItemId = $this->getDatabase()->prepare('INSERT INTO ' . $this->getTableName() . ' %s')->set($arrData)->execute()->insertId;
        $item->set('id', $intItemId);
        // Add the variant group equal to the id.
        if ($blnNewBaseItem) {
            $this->saveSimpleColumn('vargroup', array($item->get('id')), $item->get('id'));
        }
    }