On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 3:38 AM, Frankline <fraogo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm creating a site in Python/Django and feel that the admin backend, as > good as it is, may not be a one-fit-for-all situations. > > My question is this: > > Have any of you ever had a need to have a custom admin backend?
Only just yesterday... > In what example situations would one create his/her own admin backend rather > than using the default admin panel that ships with Django? I think it's only recently that the documentation actually reflected the idea that the Django Admin should be used in production. I did a very simple site w Django 2 years ago and was mocked in IRC for using the built in django admin: "you are not doing it right". I'm pretty thick skinned and ignored the comment, but I think it was usual to write what you needed rather than let the client use the provided back end. Anyway, to the question. Once the models, the intermediate models and the interactions between all of them start getting sufficiently complex, you will need to put new forms on front. Theoretically, you don't want to store a "date" variable more than once for instance - especially amongst things that are linked. my eg: School student information system: courses, enrolments, tutorials, timetables, students, attendance records and marks - the timetables, tutorials and attendance will all need a date, but you only want one. Using the provided admin to do this is possible, but it then creates complex work flows and documentation - putting a new form on front can smooth it out for users. > What are the disadvantages of rewriting your own backend? It's more work, more code, more files = greater complexity, more places to go wrong. cheers L. > Regards, > Frank > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.
