I'm using accepts_nested_attributes as follows: class Timesheet < ActiveRecord::Base attr_accessible :status, :user_id, :start_date, :end_date, :activities_attributes has_many :activities, dependent: :destroy has_many :time_entries, through: :activities accepts_nested_attributes_for :activities, allow_destroy: true end
class Activity < ActiveRecord::Base attr_accessible :task_id, :timesheet_id, :time_entries_attributes validates :task_id, presence: true, uniqueness: { scope: 'timesheet_id'} belongs_to :timesheet belongs_to :task has_many :time_entries, order: :workdate, dependent: :destroy accepts_nested_attributes_for :time_entries, allow_destroy: true, reject_if: proc { |a| a[:worktime].blank? } end As you see, I didn't define any validation for timesheet_id presence in Activity model. It works fine in the browser, but it is still possible to create an activity without timesheet_id assigned. If I add: validates :timesheet_id, presence: true to the Activity model, I can't any more create a timesheet via browser. Any idea ? Regards -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rubyonrails-talk/-/BKWet3UydOsJ. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.