My Model Template for Custom Table

Branch.php

<?php

class Branch extends Model
{
    use HasFactory;

    // custom table name?
    protected $table = 'tbl_branch';

    // custom ID field?
    protected $primaryKey = 'branch_id';
    
    // disallow mass assignment to these fields
    protected $guarded = [];

    // allow mass-assignment to these fields
    // protected $fillable = [];

    // turn off autoincrementing ?
    // public $incrementing = false;
    
    // primary key is not an integer ?
    // protected $keyType = 'string';

    // model will use created_at and updated_at ?
    public $timestamps = false;

    // custom field name?
    // const CREATED_AT = 'creation_date';
    // const UPDATED_AT = 'updated_date';
    
}