Instead of overriding the table() method for each persistent class, the table

name should be included in classSettings().

lib/WebGUI/CollateralFolder.pm

@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ sub classSettings {
       parentId           => { defaultValue => 0 },
       collateralFolderId => { key          => 1 },
       description        => { quote        => 1 }
-    }
+    },
+    table => 'collateralFolder'
   }  
 }
 
@@ -73,6 +74,4 @@ sub recursiveDelete {
   WebGUI::Collateral->multiDelete(@collateralIds);
 }
 
-sub table     { 'collateralFolder' }
-
 1;