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...or @e1 do |er| %> 2: <p> 3: name :<br /> 4: <%= er.text_field :name %> I have the @e1 defined correctly in the controller (how can it work when I go to the new page directly using localhost:300/expenses/new ). And the trace : vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/record_identifier.rb: 72:in `dom_id'' vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/ record_identification_helper.rb:16:in `dom_id'' vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_helper.rb:264:in `apply_form_for_options!'' vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_helper.r...

I want my helpers to generate paths using a superclass instead of the subclasses. Assuming I have Owner and Member that both inherit from User, rails will use the current objects class name when generating paths: Let''s say current_user is a mod: <%= link_to current_user.name, current_user %> will generate "/mod/:id". I want to force it to generate