[1.8.x] Fixed #24541 -- Clarified ModelFormSet's handling of initial data.

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Tim Graham 2015-03-28 08:54:59 -04:00
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@ -860,7 +860,8 @@ As with regular formsets, it's possible to :ref:`specify initial data
parameter when instantiating the model formset class returned by
:func:`~django.forms.models.modelformset_factory`. However, with model
formsets, the initial values only apply to extra forms, those that aren't
attached to an existing model instance.
attached to an existing model instance. If the extra forms with initial data
aren't changed by the user, they won't be validated or saved.
.. _saving-objects-in-the-formset: