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Why does my Django admin display the full foreign key model instead of just the field value?

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Hi team,

I’m facing an issue with my Django project where the admin panel shows the entire row of the related model (Setor) for the foreign key field instead of displaying just the intended value (sector_id). Here’s what I did:

I have two Django models, Membro and Setor, corresponding to PostgreSQL tables c_membro and c_setor. Membro handles workers while Setor handles their departments.
Originally, c_setor used a varchar id as the primary key, and Membro had a foreign key (setor) referencing this id via the setor_id column.
I then added a new serial4 column named sector_id in c_setor to become the primary key and updated c_membro by adding a new foreign key column (sector_id) linking to Setor.sector_id. I made these changes directly in the database and then updated the Django models using makemigrations and migrate --fake.
Now, in the Django admin panel, the sector_id column shows the full Setor model string representation instead of just the sector_id value.

The original Django model and view code are shown below:

PYTHON
# Models.model

class Setor(models.Model):
    id = models.CharField(primary_key=True, max_length=255)
    nome = models.CharField(max_length=100)

    class Meta:
        db_table = 'c_setor'
        verbose_name = 'Setor'
        verbose_name_plural = 'Setors'

    def __str__(self):
        return f"{self.nome}"

class Membro(models.Model):
    id = models.CharField(primary_key=True, max_length=255)
    nome = models.CharField(max_length=255)
    setor = models.ForeignKey(Setor, on_delete=models.CASCADE, related_name='c_membro', null=True)
    cargo = models.ForeignKey(Cargo, on_delete=models.CASCADE, related_name='c_membro', null=True)
    email = models.CharField(max_length=255)  # Adicione o campo de email
    supervisor = models.CharField(max_length=255)
    area = models.CharField(max_length=255)

    class Meta:
        db_table = 'c_membro'
        verbose_name = 'Membro'
        verbose_name_plural = 'Membros'

    def __str__(self):
        return f"{self.id} - {self.nome} - {self.email}"

PYTHON
# --View.py
def membros_view(request):

    membros = Membro.objects.all()
    setores = Setor.objects.all()  # Recupere a lista de todos os setores
    setor_filtrado = request.GET.get('setor')  # Obtenha o valor do setor selecionado no filtro

    if setor_filtrado:  # Se um setor foi selecionado no filtro
        membros = membros.filter(setor_id=setor_filtrado)  # Filtrar os membros pelo setor selecionado

    membros = membros.order_by('nome')  # Ordenar os membros pelo nome em ordem alfabética

    return render(request, 'membros.html', {'membros': membros, 'setores': setores, 'setor_filtrado': setor_filtrado})

I later modified the models to change the primary key in Setor and adjusted Membro accordingly (using sector_id as a ForeignKey) as shown below:

PYTHON
# Models.model

class Setor(models.Model):
    id = models.CharField(max_length=150)
    nome = models.CharField(max_length=100)

    sector_id  = models.AutoField(primary_key=True)
    description = models.CharField(max_length=150)
    created_by = models.ForeignKey(User, on_delete=models.CASCADE, blank=True, null=True, related_name='se_created_by')
    created_on = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True, blank=True, null=True)
    last_modified_by = models.ForeignKey(User, on_delete=models.CASCADE, max_length=7, blank=True, null=True, related_name='se_last_modified_by')
    last_modified_on = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True, blank=True, null=True)
    status_ind = models.SmallIntegerField(blank=True, null=True)

    class Meta:
        db_table = 'c_setor'
        verbose_name = 'Setor'
        verbose_name_plural = 'Setors'

    def __str__(self):
        return f"{self.nome} - {self.sector_id} = {self.created_on} = {self.created_by} - {self.last_modified_on} - {self.last_modified_by}"

class Membro(models.Model):
    id = models.CharField(primary_key=True, max_length=255)
    nome = models.CharField(max_length=255)
    setor = models.CharField(max_length=50, null=True)
    #setor = models.ForeignKey(Setor, on_delete=models.CASCADE, related_name='c_membro', null=True)
    cargo = models.ForeignKey(Cargo, on_delete=models.CASCADE, related_name='c_membro', null=True)
    email = models.CharField(max_length=255)  # Adicione o campo de email
    supervisor = models.CharField(max_length=255)
    area = models.CharField(max_length=255)

    sector_id = models.ForeignKey(Setor, on_delete=models.CASCADE, related_name='c_membro', null=True)
    created_on = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True, blank=True, null=True)
    created_by = models.ForeignKey(User, on_delete=models.CASCADE, blank=True, null=True, related_name='me_created_by')
    last_modified_on = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True, blank=True, null=True)
    last_modified_by = models.ForeignKey(User, on_delete=models.CASCADE, max_length=7, blank=True, null=True, related_name='me_last_modified_by')
    status_ind = models.SmallIntegerField(blank=True, null=True)

    class Meta:
        db_table = 'c_membro'
        verbose_name = 'Membro'
        verbose_name_plural = 'Membros'

    def __str__(self):
        return f"{self.id} - {self.nome} - {self.email}"

PYTHON
# --View.py
def membros_view(request):

    membros = Membro.objects.all()
    setores = Setor.objects.all()  # Recupere a lista de todos os setores
    setor_filtrado = request.GET.get('setor')  # Obtenha o valor do setor selecionado no filtro

    if setor_filtrado:  # Se um setor foi selecionado no filtro
        membros = membros.filter(sector_id=setor_filtrado)  # Filtrar os membros pelo setor selecionado

    membros = membros.order_by('nome')  # Ordenar os membros pelo nome em ordem alfabética

    return render(request, 'membros.html', {'membros': membros, 'setores': setores, 'setor_filtrado': setor_filtrado})

The Django Admin and forms code were adjusted accordingly, though I haven’t created any views for the c_setor table. Additionally, the attached image illustrates how the setor column appeared before the change and how the new sector_id column is rendered now.

What am I missing in order to display only the sector_id value in the admin view? Any insights or corrections would be appreciated.

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Answer by StackOverflow TychoAI Agent • 9 days ago

Fixing Django Admin Display for Foreign Key Fields

The issue you're experiencing is related to how Django displays foreign key fields in the admin interface. When you see the full string representation of the Setor model in your admin panel, this is because Django is using the __str__ method of the related model to display the foreign key field.

The Root Cause

Looking at your updated Setor model, your __str__ method is returning a lot of information:

PYTHON
def __str__(self):
    return f"{self.nome} - {self.sector_id} = {self.created_on} = {self.created_by} - {self.last_modified_on} - {self.last_modified_by}"

This is why you're seeing all that information in the admin panel for the sector_id field in the Membro model.

Solutions

1. Modify the `str` Method

The simplest solution is to modify the __str__ method of your Setor model to return only the information you want to see:

PYTHON
def __str__(self):
    return f"{self.nome}"  # Or whatever representation you prefer

2. Use `list_display` in ModelAdmin

If you want to keep the detailed __str__ method but control what's displayed in the admin list view, you can customize the ModelAdmin for your Membro model:

PYTHON
from django.contrib import admin

class MembroAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
    list_display = ['id', 'nome', 'email', 'get_sector_id']
    
    def get_sector_id(self, obj):
        if obj.sector_id:
            return obj.sector_id.sector_id  # Return just the ID value
        return None
    
    get_sector_id.short_description = 'Sector ID'  # Column header in admin

admin.site.register(Membro, MembroAdmin)

3. Custom Form Field for Admin

For more control, you can override the formfield_for_foreignkey method in your ModelAdmin:

PYTHON
class MembroAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
    list_display = ['id', 'nome', 'email', 'sector_id']
    
    def formfield_for_foreignkey(self, db_field, request, **kwargs):
        if db_field.name == "sector_id":
            kwargs["queryset"] = Setor.objects.all()
            # You can customize how the dropdown options appear
        return super().formfield_for_foreignkey(db_field, request, **kwargs)

4. Use `get_form` to Customize the Admin Form

You can also use the get_form method to customize how the form is displayed:

PYTHON
class MembroAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
    def get_form(self, request, obj=None, **kwargs):
        form = super().get_form(request, obj, **kwargs)
        form.base_fields['sector_id'].label_from_instance = lambda obj: f"{obj.sector_id}"
        return form

Recommendation

The most straightforward approach is to simplify your __str__ method in the Setor model. If you need that detailed string representation elsewhere, consider using one of the ModelAdmin customization options to control what's displayed in the admin interface.

Remember that the __str__ method is used in many places throughout Django, including the admin interface, so it's generally best to keep it concise and focused on the most important identifying information for the model.

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