use override table trait to allow for easily customzing table a controller uses

src/Controller/ExternalProductCatalogsController.php

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use Cake\Log\Log;
 use Cake\ORM\Table;
 use Cake\ORM\TableRegistry;
 use CakeProducts\Controller\AppController;
+use CakeProducts\Controller\Traits\OverrideTableTrait;
 
 /**
  * ExternalProductCatalogs Controller
@@ -16,26 +17,16 @@ use CakeProducts\Controller\AppController;
  */
 class ExternalProductCatalogsController extends AppController
 {
-    /**
-     * @var Table|null
-     */
-    protected ?Table $_table = null;
+    use OverrideTableTrait;
 
     /**
-     * Gets the table instance
-     *
-     * @return Table
+     * @return void
      */
-    public function getTable()
+    public function initialize(): void
     {
-        if ($this->_table instanceof Table) {
-            return $this->_table;
-        }
-        $this->_table = TableRegistry::getTableLocator()->get(
-            Configure::read('CakeProducts.ExternalProductCatalogs.table', 'CakeProducts.ExternalProductCatalogs')
-        );
-
-        return $this->_table;
+        parent::initialize(); // TODO: Change the autogenerated stub
+        $this->_defaultTable = 'CakeProducts.ExternalProductCatalogs';
+        $this->_tableConfigKey = 'CakeProducts.ExternalProductCatalogs.table';
     }
 
     /**