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user3541631
user3541631

Reputation: 4008

Modify django Admin forms

I have the following model form which I inherit in the majority of my models.

class UserStamp(models.Model):
    created_by = models.ForeignKey(settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL, blank=True,
                                   related_name='%(app_label)s_%(class)s_created_by', on_delete=models.CASCADE)
    updated_by = models.ForeignKey(settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL, blank=True, null=True,
                                   related_name='%(app_label)s_%(class)s_updated_by', on_delete=models.CASCADE)

    class Meta:
        abstract = True

Where I construct my own forms I use

form.instance.created_by = self.request.user

and everything is ok.

But not in admin (expecting staff users) because he uses his own forms. What is the simplest way to make the admin forms work properly(something tha I don't need to do each of them from zero).

Upvotes: 0

Views: 45

Answers (1)

Daniel Roseman
Daniel Roseman

Reputation: 599600

You can override save_model in your ModelAdmin class.

class MyModelAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
    def save_model(self, request, obj, form, change):
        obj.created_by = request.user
        obj.save()

Upvotes: 1

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