I'd say it all depends on how you want to access the data. Do you want to go through the contact model or the user model? Associating with the User model should make it more portable though, if you ever wanted to use code from it in a non Satchmo environment.
On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 6:52 AM, Seth Boyd <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for your responses. I have one last question. Is there any benefit > to associating my custom information with satchmo's contact model over > django's user model or vice versa? > > Thanks again, > Seth > > On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 2:42 AM, Carlos Perelló Marín <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> Nathan Ekstrom escribió: >> > I believe he said User model not product model. As to extending the >> > user model I don't know that there is a preferred method. Probably >> > the best way so as not to mess with Satchmo too much would be to >> > create a 1-to-1 field linking a new model to the user model. Then >> > when you need to access your custom fields you just need to do >> > user.<custom_model>.field >> >> Which is exactly the method explained in the document about extending >> the product model... >> >> Cheers. >> >> > >> > Nathan >> > >> > On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 2:18 AM, Juanjo <[email protected] >> > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> > >> > >> > Follow the documentation: >> > >> > http://www.satchmoproject.com/docs/svn/custom-product.html >> > >> > Then, if you want your extension class to show in the admin with the >> > regular product admin interface, check this on my site: >> > >> > >> http://juanjoalvarez.net/es/detail/2009/jul/27/why-bad-idea-tm-override-product-model-satchmo/ >> > >> > >> > >> > On Aug 9, 11:50 pm, Seth <[email protected] >> > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> > > What is the preferred to extend the user model? I need to store >> > more >> > > information about the customer than satchmo does by default. >> > >> > >> > >> > > >> >> >> -- >> Carlos Perelló Marín >> [P+] SERVICIOS PROFESIONALES >> http://www.pemas.es >> mailto:[email protected] || mailto:[email protected] >> >> Este mensaje y los ficheros anexos son confidenciales. Los mismos >> contienen información reservada de la empresa que no puede ser >> difundida. Si usted ha recibido este correo por error, tenga la >> amabilidad de eliminarlo de su sistema y avisar al remitente mediante >> reenvío a su dirección electrónica; no deberá copiar el mensaje ni >> divulgar su contenido a ninguna persona. >> >> Su dirección de correo electrónico junto a sus datos personales forman >> parte de un fichero titularidad de PEMAS Servicios Profesionales, S.L. >> cuya finalidad es la de mantener el contacto con Ud. De acuerdo con la >> Ley Orgánica 15/1999, usted puede ejercitar sus derechos de acceso, >> rectificación, cancelación y, en su caso, oposición enviando una >> solicitud por escrito, acompañada de una fotocopia de su DNI dirigida a >> PEMAS Servicios Profesionales, S.L. C/ Santos Justo y Pastor, 72 - 5, >> C.P. 46022 de Valencia (España). >> >> >> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Satchmo users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/satchmo-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
