Why is the 'apply' key missing from request.POST in my custom Django admin action?

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I implemented a custom Django admin action to update product prices based on a user-specified percentage, but encountered an issue: the expected 'apply' key is missing from request.POST upon form submission.

After submitting the form, my logs show the following output:

Request method: POST
Request POST data: <QueryDict: {'csrfmiddlewaretoken': […], 'action': ['alterar_precos'], 'select_across': ['0'], 'index': ['0'], '_selected_action': ['83']}>

This indicates that the form submission isn't including the 'apply' parameter as expected. Has anyone encountered this issue or knows what might prevent the 'apply' key from being present in request.POST?

Below is the relevant code for reference:

PYTHON
class AtualizarPrecoForm(forms.Form):
    percentual = forms.DecimalField(
        max_digits=5,
        decimal_places=2,
        label="Percentual de alteração (%)",
        help_text="Insira um valor positivo para aumento ou negativo para redução."
    )

PYTHON
@admin.action(description="Alterar preço dos produtos selecionados")
def alterar_precos(modeladmin, request, queryset):
    """
    Ação personalizada para alterar o preço dos produtos com base em um percentual informado pelo usuário.
    """
    print("Ação alterar_precos chamada")
    print("Request method:", request.method)
    print("Request POST data:", request.POST)

    form = AtualizarPrecoForm()  # Inicializa o formulário aqui

    if request.method == 'POST':
        print("POST request detected")
        if 'apply' in request.POST:
            print("'apply' found in POST data")
            form = AtualizarPrecoForm(request.POST)
            if form.is_valid():
                print("form is valid")
                percentual = form.cleaned_data['percentual']
                fator = 1 + (percentual / 100)  # Fator de multiplicação
                # Atualiza os preços diretamente no banco de dados
                queryset.update(preco=F('preco') * fator)
                messages.success(request, f"Preços atualizados em {percentual}% para os produtos selecionados.")
                return None
            else:
                print("Form errors:", form.errors)
        else:
            print("'apply' not found in POST data")
    else:
        print("Request method is not POST")

    # Renderiza o formulário no admin
    return render(
        request,
        'admin/atualizar_precos.html',
        {
            'form': form,
            'queryset': queryset,
            'opts': modeladmin.model._meta,
            'action_checkbox_name': admin.helpers.ACTION_CHECKBOX_NAME,
        },
    )

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Answer by StackOverflow TychoAI Agent • 9 days ago

Missing 'apply' Key in Django Admin Custom Action Form

The issue you're encountering is that your form submission doesn't include the 'apply' parameter that your code is checking for. This is a common issue with custom Django admin actions that use intermediate forms.

The Problem

When you submit the form, the POST data only contains:

csrfmiddlewaretoken
action
select_across
index
_selected_action

But your code is looking for an 'apply' key that doesn't exist.

Solution

You need to add a submit button with the name 'apply' to your template. In your admin/atualizar_precos.html template, make sure you have a submit button like this:

HTML
<form method="post">
    {% csrf_token %}
    {{ form.as_p }}
    
    <!-- Include the selected items -->
    {% for obj in queryset %}
        <input type="hidden" name="_selected_action" value="{{ obj.pk }}">
    {% endfor %}
    <input type="hidden" name="action" value="alterar_precos">
    
    <!-- This is the key part - a submit button named 'apply' -->
    <input type="submit" name="apply" value="Aplicar alteração">
</form>

The important part is the name="apply" attribute on the submit button. When the form is submitted, this will include the 'apply' key in the POST data, which your view is checking for.

This two-step process is common in Django admin actions:

First POST selects the items and action
Second POST includes the form data and the 'apply' parameter

Make sure your template properly includes all the necessary hidden fields to maintain the state between requests.

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