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2725	edit_inline forces core=True ... core=True forces every *shown* field to be filled in	judgej@…	Adrian Holovaty	"
Concept:
A ""Profile"" can have multiple settings 
   class Profile(models.Model): name=CharField(); 
A ""Setting"" is a variable identifier, as associated value, and action
   class Setting(models.Model): myprofile=ForeignKey(Profile,edit_inline=..); identifier=CharField(); value=CharField(); action=BooleanField()

So ...
""Admin -> Profile -> Add"" shows the form with Profile files and a few Settings (e.g., 3)

But ...
Setting 1 = identifier: __foo__ value: __bar__ action: [X]
Setting 2 = identifier: __aaa__ value: __bbb__ action: [_]
Setting 3 = leave all fields empty

Problem:

Django *forces* you to fill in all the offered rows. The required 'core=True' in the setting members force this.
You cannot fulfill the core=True requirement by filling in most of the rows completely.
If you have 2 variables/values/actions, then you cannot save.

There should be a way to remove unwanted edit_inline children ... or allow submission of complete sets of children, but not all the sets offered by the interface.

Work around =  set the admin to show only 1 at a time, and force the user to submit and change the Parent multiple times."	enhancement	closed	contrib.admin		normal	worksforme			Unreviewed	0	0	0	0	0	0