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• HelperForm: used to generate an edition form for an object of type ObjectModel. Example: editing the client's profile.
• HelperOptions: used to generate a configuration form, the values of which are stored in the configuration table. Example: the "Preferences" page.
• HelperListHelperList2: used to generate a table of elements. The elements can belong to ObjectModel-type objects, but they do not have to. Example: client list, order status list.
• HelperView: used to generate a View page. Example: the page that is displayed when the client lists her orders, her carts, etc.
• HelperHelpAccess: used to generate the toolbar's help link.

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If possible, it should extend the parent template, not just replace it. Smarty 3 allows for inheritance by declaring {bloc name=""} tags. A child template can overload a parent block by open a block of the same name.

In addition to this section, you can read how to use helpers to overload a back-office template.

Template inheritance example: adding a new type of field in a form

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