# Accepts\_nested\_attributes\_for vs. multiple controllers on one page

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/accepts-nested-attributes-for-vs-multiple-controllers-on-one-page/184152>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [February 25, 2010, 6:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/accepts-nested-attributes-for-vs-multiple-controllers-on-one-page/184152 "2010-02-25T18:42:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Grary](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/91b2a8/32.png) [@Grary](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Grary)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 6:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/accepts-nested-attributes-for-vs-multiple-controllers-on-one-page/184152/1 "2010-02-25T18:42:29Z")

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Hi,

I’d like to render the results from show, create, edit and delete  
actions for several different models (one controller per model) on one  
page.

While these several models are conceptually related, they do not need  
to be associated with each other. So, I’d rather not impose  
associations on them just to use accepts\_nested\_attributes\_for to  
facilitate their presentation in a common form.

All I want is a page that presents the several models, links to their  
associated actions, and, finally, the results of these actions.

As a beginner, I’m having a hard-time fitting this requirement into  
the RESTful approach, where, as I understand it, each action is  
associated with at most one view.

Any comments?

Thanks,

Grar