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31146	ManyToManyField with a through table are not updated on save in admin when using inlines.	Maximilian	nobody	"These are my admin models
{{{
class IngredientInlineAdmin(admin.TabularInline):
	model = Ingredient
	extra = 0
	fields = ('material', 'menge', 'unit', 'cost')
	readonly_fields = [""cost""]

class MaterialAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
	list_display = ('name', 'lieferant', 'costpkg')
	fieldsets = [
	(""Name"",{""fields"":[""name""]}),
	(""Lieferant"",{""fields"":[""lieferant""]}),
	(""Kosten"",{""fields"":[""costpunit"",""unit"",""menge"",""costpkg""]}),
	]
	readonly_fields = [""costpkg""]

class RecipeAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
	list_display = ('name', 'cost')
	inlines = (IngredientInlineAdmin,)
	fields = ('name', 'cost')
	readonly_fields = [""cost""]

	def save_related(self, request, form, formsets, change):
	    super(RecipeAdmin, self).save_related(request, form, formsets, change)
	    recip = form.instance
	    recip.cost = 0
	    recip.save()

class IngredientAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
    fields = ('material', 'menge', 'unit', 'cost', 'recipe')
    readonly_fields = [""cost""]
}}}
These are my real models

{{{
class Material(models.Model):
	UNITS = [
        ('kg', 'kg'),
        ('g', 'gramm'),
        ('l', 'liter'),
        ('stk', 'Stuck'),
        ('dkg', 'deka'),
    ]
	name = models.CharField(max_length=200)
	unit = models.CharField(max_length=20, choices=UNITS, default=""kg"", verbose_name=""Einheit"")
	lieferant = models.ForeignKey(Lieferant,default=1, verbose_name=""Lieferant"",on_delete=models.CASCADE, null=True)
	costpunit = models.FloatField(verbose_name=""Stuckpreis"")
	menge = models.FloatField(default=1,verbose_name=""Menge"")
	costpkg = models.FloatField(editable=False, verbose_name=""Kilopreis"") 
	
	class Meta:
		verbose_name_plural = ""Materialien""

	def __str__(self):
		return self.name

	def save(self):
		if self.unit and (self.unit is not ""stk""):
			kilogramms = convert_SI(self.menge, self.unit, ""kg"")


		self.costpkg = self.costpunit/kilogramms
		super(Material, self).save()



class Recipe(models.Model):
	name = models.CharField(max_length=200)
	cost = models.FloatField(default=1, editable=False, verbose_name=""Kosten"")
	ingredients = models.ManyToManyField(Material, through='Ingredient') 
	
	def __str__(self):
		return self.name 

	def save(self):
		x = 0
		for ing in Ingredient.objects.filter(recipe=self):
			x += ing.cost
		self.cost = x
		super(Recipe, self).save()


class Ingredient(models.Model):
	UNITS = [
        ('kg', 'kg'),
        ('g', 'gramm'),
        ('l', 'liter'),
        ('stk', 'Stuck'),
        ('dkg', 'deka'),
    ]
	material = models.ForeignKey(Material, default=1, verbose_name=""Material"", on_delete=models.CASCADE, null=True)
	recipe = models.ForeignKey(Recipe, default=1, verbose_name=""Recipe"", on_delete=models.CASCADE, null=True)
	menge = models.FloatField(verbose_name=""Menge"")
	unit = models.CharField(max_length=20, choices=UNITS, default=""kilo"", verbose_name=""Einheit"")
	cost = models.FloatField(default=1, editable=False, verbose_name=""Kosten"")

	def __str__(self):
		return self.recipe.name + "": "" + self.material.name 

	def save(self):
		if self.unit and (self.unit is not ""stk""):
			kilogramms = convert_SI(self.menge, self.unit, ""kg"")

		self.cost = kilogramms*self.material.costpkg
		super(Ingredient, self).save()
}}}
So my problem is when i change a material it isn't carried through the ingredient table to the recipe table"	Bug	closed	contrib.admin	3.0	Normal	invalid	m2m ManyToManyField db Database update through		Unreviewed	0	0	0	0	0	0