# Override document template
**URL:** https://forum.shopware.com/t/override-document-template/47250
**Category:** International (English Only)
**Tags:** general
**Created:** [2. August 2017 um 11:15 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/override-document-template/47250 "2017-08-02T11:15:04Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@roberto](https://forum.shopware.com/u/roberto)
#### Post date: [2. August 2017 um 11:15 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/override-document-template/47250/1 "2017-08-02T11:15:04Z")
Hi,
I’m trying to override the default document template for deliery notes (index\_ls.tpl) but I can’t make it work. If I made the changes in bare/documents/index\_ls.tpl I can see those changes in my pdf file but if I create a copy of the file in mytheme/documents/index\_ls.tpl nothing seem to happen. I’ve deleted chache and compiled the theme, but nothing.
Anyone have made changes to this?
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### Author:  [@simkli](https://forum.shopware.com/u/simkli)
#### Post date: [2. August 2017 um 11:21 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/override-document-template/47250/2 "2017-08-02T11:21:13Z")
Hi roberto,
did you set the document template:
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### Author:  [@roberto](https://forum.shopware.com/u/roberto)
#### Post date: [2. August 2017 um 11:30 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/override-document-template/47250/3 "2017-08-02T11:30:05Z")
> [@simkli schrieb:](https://forum.shopware.com/profile/16741/simkli "simkli")
>
> Hi roberto,
>
> did you set the document template:
>
> 
That works like a charm! It totally did the trick for me, thank you so much! 😃
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### Author:  [@zodysaidoo](https://forum.shopware.com/u/zodysaidoo)
#### Post date: [30. März 2020 um 09:03 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/override-document-template/47250/4 "2020-03-30T09:03:11Z")
How did you set the document template? Can you further explain this?
I have the problem with index.tpl
```
{extends file="parent:documents/index.tpl"}
{block name='document_index_body'}
Test
{/block}
```
This doesnt take affect the preview and the generated document at all.
Here is another one with the same problem, that not had been solved. [https://forum.shopware.com/discussion/33496/extending-bare-themes-pdf-template-for-invoice](https://forum.shopware.com/discussion/33496/extending-bare-themes-pdf-template-for-invoice)
Did it as described in the documentation: [https://developers.shopware.com/designers-guide/edit-newsletter-and-document-templates/#edit-document-templates](https://developers.shopware.com/designers-guide/edit-newsletter-and-document-templates/#edit-document-templates)
Please help me.
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### Author:  [@roberto](https://forum.shopware.com/u/roberto)
#### Post date: [30. März 2020 um 10:30 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/override-document-template/47250/5 "2020-03-30T10:30:20Z")
Hi [zodysaidoo](https://forum.shopware.com/profile/34592/zodysaidoo)
You can find the document template under the basic configuration \> shops \> Document template (on the right). Selecting the one you are modifying should work for you. if you can’t see any change at the moment could be Shopware is usnig a different document template than the one you are amending
Hope this will help you
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### Author:  [@limes007](https://forum.shopware.com/u/limes007)
#### Post date: [4. September 2020 um 17:59 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/override-document-template/47250/6 "2020-09-04T17:59:11Z")
I have the same problem - or worse: Even if I modify the index.tpl inside the “Bare” theme, it has no effect to the resulting PDF. If I set another - invalid - template name, I got an error as expected. If I then copy the index.tpl inside the “Bare” theme to the new name, I do not longer get an error - good - but an empty PDF.
Very strange. Any help is greatly appreciated.
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### Author:  [@limes007](https://forum.shopware.com/u/limes007)
#### Post date: [5. September 2020 um 09:24 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/override-document-template/47250/7 "2020-09-05T09:24:05Z")
Update: Changing the index.tpl inside the “Bare” theme indeed has an effect. But the rest of the problems remain.