Section 6: Developing with Adminhtml (10%)

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Section 6: Developing with Adminhtml (10%)

6.1 Describe common structure/architecture

Describe the difference between Adminhtml and frontend. What additional tools and requirements exist in the admin?

6.2 Define form and grid widgets

Define form structure, form templates, grids, grid containers, and elements. What steps are needed to display a grid or form?

Describe the grid and form workflow. How is data provided to the grid or form? How can this be process be customized or extended?

Describe how to create a simple form and grid for a custom entity. Given a specific entity with different types of fields (text, dropdown, image, file, date, and so on) how would you create a grid and a form?

6.3 Define system configuration XML and configuration scope

Define basic terms and elements of system configuration XML, including scopes. How would you add a new system configuration option? What is the difference in this process for different option types (secret, file)?

Describe system configuration data retrieval. How do you access system configuration options programmatically?

6.4 Utilize ACL to set menu items and permissions

Describe how to set up a menu item and permissions. How would you add a new menu item in a given tab? How would you add a new tab in the Admin menu? How do menu items relate to ACL permissions?

Describe how to check for permissions in the "permissions management" tree structures. How would you add a new user with a given set of permissions? How can you do that programmatically?