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21215	Migrations for inherited models	anant90@…		"I have a model BankAccount which inherits from another model PaymentType as shown below:

{{{
class PaymentType(BaseModel):
	user = models.ForeignKey(StupaUser, related_name = ""%(app_label)s_%(class)s_related"")

class BankAccount(PaymentType):
	account_number = models.CharField(max_length=20)
	bank_name = models.CharField(max_length=40)
	nickname = models.CharField(max_length=30)
	uri = models.CharField(max_length=200, null=True) 
	is_valid = models.BooleanField(default=True)
}}}

When I try running python manage.py makemigrations <app_name>, I get ""ValueError: No field called user on model BankAccount""

Here's the stack trace:
{{{
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File ""manage.py"", line 10, in <module>
    execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)
  File ""/Users/anant/Github/django/django/core/management/__init__.py"", line 397, in execute_from_command_line
    utility.execute()
  File ""/Users/anant/Github/django/django/core/management/__init__.py"", line 390, in execute
    self.fetch_command(subcommand).run_from_argv(self.argv)
  File ""/Users/anant/Github/django/django/core/management/base.py"", line 242, in run_from_argv
    self.execute(*args, **options.__dict__)
  File ""/Users/anant/Github/django/django/core/management/base.py"", line 289, in execute
    output = self.handle(*args, **options)
  File ""/Users/anant/Github/django/django/core/management/commands/makemigrations.py"", line 52, in handle
    changes = autodetector.changes(graph=loader.graph, trim_to_apps=app_labels or None)
  File ""/Users/anant/Github/django/django/db/migrations/autodetector.py"", line 34, in changes
    changes = self._detect_changes()
  File ""/Users/anant/Github/django/django/db/migrations/autodetector.py"", line 140, in _detect_changes
    field = model_state.get_field_by_name(field_name),
  File ""/Users/anant/Github/django/django/db/migrations/state.py"", line 177, in get_field_by_name
    raise ValueError(""No field called %s on model %s"" % (name, self.name))
ValueError: No field called user on model BankAccount
}}}

Is this expected? Why can't I use migrations for inherited models?"	Bug	closed	Migrations	dev	Normal	invalid	migrations inherited model		Unreviewed	0	0	0	0	0	0