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 2403 [patch] forms documentation should use flatten_data rather than __dict__ cmgreen@… Jacob "http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/forms/ {{{ else: errors = {} # This makes sure the form accurate represents the fields of the place. new_data = place.__dict__ }}} When the object has a associated references, the __dict__ approach does not populate those other items. I tracked down to understand why a custom view was not working but a generic view was. that new_data should be replaced by place.flatten_data() " defect closed Documentation dev normal fixed Unreviewed 1 0 0 0 0 0