# Overriding Dynamic Scaffolding

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/overriding-dynamic-scaffolding/115739>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [September 28, 2007, 2:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/overriding-dynamic-scaffolding/115739 "2007-09-28T02:53:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![doug](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@doug](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/doug)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2007, 2:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/overriding-dynamic-scaffolding/115739/1 "2007-09-28T02:53:11Z")

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All of the documentation that I’ve read relating to the overriding of  
dynamic scaffolding seems to indicate that the way the override is to  
be accomplished is to add an appropriate method to the controller  
class (e.g., list) and the added method will cause the dynamic method  
to be overridden. Indeed it seems to work that way. Also, as some  
documentation seems to point out, if one adds the method but fails to  
add a corresponding template, Rails will complain about the missing  
template and indeed that’s the way that it seems to work. No  
surprises so far.

The surprising thing to me is that it appears that one can add a  
static template without ever adding a corresponding method to the  
controller. I’m guessing that in such a case Rails simply retains the  
dynamic method but looks to the static template since it now exists.  
So, essentially, if one wants only to override the dynamic template  
with a static template while continuing to use the dynamic method, he  
can do so. That’s good news. My question is: Am I missing something  
or is this the way that it’s supposed to work.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![doug](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@doug](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/doug)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2007, 5:29am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/overriding-dynamic-scaffolding/115739/2 "2007-09-28T05:29:24Z")

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Hi Doug

To save your valuable time and be more production, you must simply  
take a look at activescaffold 🙂