id summary reporter owner description type status component version severity resolution keywords cc stage has_patch needs_docs needs_tests needs_better_patch easy ui_ux 2159 dropdowns defaulting to a lone value cause edit_inline objects with core=True to try to be saved Gary Wilson nobody "Normally, defaulting to a value when it is the only selection option is fine; however, it is annoying when the object is being edited inline of the related object (even more annoying with the default of three related objects displayed). This is because, on save, the form thinks you are trying to enter an entry for the inline object when, in fact, you are not. This behavior will be seen for `ForeignKey` fields and `CharField`s using the `choices` parameter. They must also have `core=True`. In order to have the edit_inline objects not try to get saved, user must change the selection to ""`---------`"" for each object before saving. Either ""`---------`"" should '''always''' be the default (even when there is only one selection option), or ""`---------`"" should be the default when the object is edited inline" defect closed contrib.admin dev normal invalid gary.wilson@… Design decision needed 0 0 0 0 0 0