Hi Tim, Thanks for your suggestion. Will go through the documentation and will try it out.
Thanks. On Saturday, December 19, 2015 at 9:26:37 PM UTC+5:30, Tim Graham wrote: > > You could use a OneToOneField as described at > https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/topics/auth/customizing/#extending-the-existing-user-model > > On Saturday, December 19, 2015 at 5:12:52 AM UTC-5, Web Architect wrote: >> >> Hi Tim, >> >> Thanks for your response and the details. >> >> In that case, what would be the best approach to have additional >> credentials for the user? Do I need to create another model/table and link >> it to User? In that case, how will that get included in the User object? Do >> I need to create a middleware? >> >> I am sorry if some queries seem out of the way as I am new to Django. >> >> Thanks. >> >> On Friday, December 18, 2015 at 8:24:57 PM UTC+5:30, Tim Graham wrote: >>> >>> If you didn't start your project with a custom user, it's non-trivial to >>> start using one. Please see https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/25313. >>> >>> On Friday, December 18, 2015 at 6:55:16 AM UTC-5, Web Architect wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I am new to Django and still under the process of learning. We are >>>> using an open source ecommerce platform - Oscar - for our online store. >>>> Oscar is based on Django. >>>> >>>> I was trying to customise the Django User model by extending with some >>>> few extra fields/columns: >>>> >>>> # file: your-project/apps/user/models.pyfrom django.db import models >>>> >>>> from django.contrib.auth.models import AbstractUser >>>> >>>> class User(AbstractUser): user_type = models.IntegerField() >>>> >>>> # use our own user model in settings.pyAUTH_USER_MODEL = "user.User" >>>> >>>> With the above changes, when I run 'makemigration' followed by 'migrate', >>>> I am getting the following errors: >>>> >>>> *Running migrations:* >>>> >>>> Rendering model states...Traceback (most recent call last): >>>> >>>> File "./manage.py", line 10, in <module> >>>> >>>> execute_from_command_line(sys.argv) >>>> >>>> File >>>> "/Users/pinakeebiswas/waltzz/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", >>>> line 338, in execute_from_command_line >>>> >>>> utility.execute() >>>> >>>> File >>>> "/Users/pinakeebiswas/waltzz/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", >>>> line 330, in execute >>>> >>>> self.fetch_command(subcommand).run_from_argv(self.argv) >>>> >>>> File >>>> "/Users/pinakeebiswas/waltzz/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py", >>>> line 393, in run_from_argv >>>> >>>> self.execute(*args, **cmd_options) >>>> >>>> File >>>> "/Users/pinakeebiswas/waltzz/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py", >>>> line 444, in execute >>>> >>>> output = self.handle(*args, **options) >>>> >>>> File >>>> "/Users/pinakeebiswas/waltzz/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/core/management/commands/migrate.py", >>>> line 222, in handle >>>> >>>> executor.migrate(targets, plan, fake=fake, fake_initial=fake_initial) >>>> >>>> File >>>> "/Users/pinakeebiswas/waltzz/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/db/migrations/executor.py", >>>> line 100, in migrate >>>> >>>> state.apps # Render all real_apps -- performance critical >>>> >>>> File >>>> "/Users/pinakeebiswas/waltzz/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/utils/functional.py", >>>> line 60, in __get__ >>>> >>>> res = instance.__dict__[self.name] = self.func(instance) >>>> >>>> File >>>> "/Users/pinakeebiswas/waltzz/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/db/migrations/state.py", >>>> line 166, in apps >>>> >>>> return StateApps(self.real_apps, self.models) >>>> >>>> File >>>> "/Users/pinakeebiswas/waltzz/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/db/migrations/state.py", >>>> line 248, in __init__ >>>> >>>> raise ValueError(msg.format(field=operations[0][1], >>>> model=lookup_model)) >>>> >>>> ValueError: Lookup failed for model referenced by field >>>> basket.Basket.owner: customer.User >>>> >>>> >>>> I am not sure what's causing the above error. Certainly there could be >>>> models which would be dependent on the User model but I thought the >>>> makemigrations and migrate should be able to resolve those. >>>> >>>> Would appreciate if someone could help me with resolving the above errors. >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/django-users. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/47f352cb-2b08-4164-9320-7c7ebd09d81d%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
