Ticket #9739: AdminDateTimePatch.diff

django/contrib/admin/options.py

@@ -509 +509 @@
                     continue
                 if isinstance(f, models.ManyToManyField):
                     initial[k] = initial[k].split(",")
+                if isinstance(f, models.DateTimeField):
+                    initial[k] = initial[k].split(",")
             form = ModelForm(initial=initial)
             for FormSet in self.get_formsets(request):
                 formset = FormSet(instance=self.model())

docs/ref/contrib/admin.txt

@@ -1071 +1071 @@
         ('^basic-admin/(.*)', basic_site.root),
         ('^advanced-admin/(.*)', advanced_site.root),
     )
+
+Prefilling variables in amin interface
+--------------------------------------
+
+It's easy to offer prefilled values of variables. When you direct user into
+it, all you need it to add the values to the ULR::
+
+    /admin/authors/add?name=John&surname=Smith&hired=2008-01-28,12:30:00