# Generate scaffold on multiple tables

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/generate-scaffold-on-multiple-tables/119839>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [November 11, 2007, 5:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/generate-scaffold-on-multiple-tables/119839 "2007-11-11T05:16:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![slindsey3000](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/aca169/32.png) [@slindsey3000](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/slindsey3000)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2007, 5:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/generate-scaffold-on-multiple-tables/119839/1 "2007-11-11T05:16:54Z")

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Hey all, newbie question, quick one.

I know you can do “generate scaffold modelname modelcontroller”

How can I genereate a scaffold for multiple models with 1 controller?

e.g. I have 3 tables and want to admin them all. Do I need 3  
controllers and run a seperate scaffold on each of them?

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**Author:** ![slindsey3000](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/aca169/32.png) [@slindsey3000](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/slindsey3000)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2007, 7:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/generate-scaffold-on-multiple-tables/119839/2 "2007-11-11T07:44:40Z")

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Hi

On Nov 11, 12:16 pm, slindsey3000 [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Hey all, newbie question, quick one.
> 
> I know you can do “generate scaffold modelname modelcontroller”
> 
> How can I genereate a scaffold for multiple models with 1 controller?

cch: You may want to look at ActiveScaffold and nested scaffolds…

CCH  
[http://cch4rals.blogspot.com](http://cch4rals.blogspot.com)