I am not certain if this is even a bug

This is regarding the following file "_PaymentSummary.cshtml" which is located in the Areas >Admin > View > Orders.

At the Admin Views directory, we have a Custom folder that follows the same directory structure to override files, without having to modify the original ones. My understanding always has been that if the file exists in both Areas >Admin > View > Orders and Areas >Admin > View > Custom >Orders, the last one would take priority.

However, we have just found that this is not the case unless you go to the original directory structure, in this case Areas >Admin > View > Orders, and either delete the file there or rename it to something else. I was not aware that you needed to take this additional step.

Am I correct in this assumption?

Thanks

Edited by user Friday, October 29, 2021 1:14:25 AM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Thanks, but your reply is confusing and I believe you have misread my question.

Right now, all files that do not exist under the following directory structure Admin > View > Orders, but do exist under Admin > View > Custom >Orders, are being loaded properly.

Question is: What happens if the same file exists in both places at the same time?

This is the way it was set up by a previous developer, and I'm just trying to understand, Maybe if you can give me a more detailed answer with examples it would help.

>> Also, add _ViewStart.csthml and web.config files in Views folder. You can copy these files from the Admin -> Views folder.<<

Those two files are automatically there by default upon the installation of a standard installation.

Edited by user Friday, October 29, 2021 7:09:39 AM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Please note, the purpose of this conversation is for understanding. I was talking to a new developer, and we were discussing this, and he seems to be confused.

Right now, under Areas > Admin > Views, there exists a directory called "Custom", and under that directory there are 3 other directories:

- Notes
- Orders
- Product

This is the behavior that I'm observing, if a file exists under Areas > Admin > Views > Custom > Notes, but does not exist under Areas > Admin > Views > Notes, the file is loaded under the Custom directory.

If the file exists in both places, it bypasses the Custom Directory completely. In order for the file to properly load under the Custom directory, it can only exist here and no place else.

This is working perfectly, but my new developer got confused, that's why I'm seeking clarification.

But now you're telling me that the directory structure should be Areas > Admin > Themes > [????????] > Views > Notes.

So, you can understand my confusion here, what I have now is working, but I guess the question is, is it something that was set up by the previous developer through some custom configuration or is this behavior by default?

Slightly confused,
-Ray

Edited by user Friday, October 29, 2021 8:18:18 AM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

You have cleared the confusion to some degree, what I'm going to do is an experiment later this week using the sample directory structure that comes with a new install.

I will report my findings here. From what I'm reading is, if the file exists in the location that you recommend, it can also exist in the original location without having to remove it or rename it, this is what I'm understanding from your post.

Give me a couple of days to verify this under a sample installation, and I will report my findings. I hope you can see where this could be a bit confusing. Many thanks for your reply.

Thanks for your feedback.

Best of luck with your upgrade process to 9.0.5.

Yes, to override the admin views, you need to create a Theme folder under Areas/Admin/{CurrentTheme} where the CurrentTheme will be your storefront theme. You have to create the folder with the exact Theme name.



Yes, that is correct. Have you restarted the App pool after these changes?



What the error are you getting?



Yes, only the _ViewStart.cshtml and web.config from the Areas/Admin/Views folder need to be copied to the Areas/Admin/Themes/{CurrentTheme}/Views folder.