How to set initial value in the form - django

Question

Hey guys how can i set initial value in my form field, let say the user click "BidForm" in the search form, i want the BidForm value will be the value of ProjectName in the other form...
here's my code in my search views
def search_views(request):
project_list = ProjectNameInviToBid.objects.all()
query = request.GET.get('query')
if query:
project_list = project_list.filter(ProjectName__icontains=query)
context = {
'project_list': project_list
}
return render(request, 'content/search_views.html', context)
and my other views
def project_name_details(request, sid):
majordetails = ProjectNameInviToBid.objects.get(id=sid)
if request.method == 'POST':
form = invitoBidForm(request.POST, request.FILES)
form.fields['ProjectName'].initial = majordetails
if form.is_valid():
form.save()
messages.success(request, 'File has been Uploaded')
else:
form = invitoBidForm()
args = {
'majordetails': majordetails,
'form': form
}
return render(request,'content/invitoBid/bacadmininvitoBid.html', args)
my form.py
class invitoBidForm(ModelForm):
class Meta:
model = InviToBid
fields = ('ProjectName','NameOfFile', 'Contract_No', 'Bid_Opening',
'Pre_Bid_Conference', 'Non_Refundable_Bidder_Fee',
'Delivery_Period',
'Pdf_fileinvi',)
and my models.py
class ProjectNameInviToBid(models.Model):
ProjectName = models.CharField(max_length=255, verbose_name='Project Name', null=True)
DateCreated = models.DateField(auto_now=True)
def __str__(self):
return self.ProjectName
class InviToBid(models.Model):
today = date.today()
ProjectName = models.ForeignKey('ProjectNameInviToBid', on_delete=models.CASCADE)
NameOfFile = models.CharField(max_length=255, verbose_name='Name of File')
Contract_No = models.IntegerField(verbose_name='Contract No')
def __str__(self):
return self.NameOfFile

Answer 1

First, I shall praise your documentation. Most people fail to provide the important code.
You can add something like this to your code here that will do what you require.
An example from my own code
if request.method == 'GET' and request.user.is_authenticated:
study = Study.objects.get(pk=studyID)
form = ContactForm(initial={'from_email': request.user.email, 'subject': "Study: " + study.name ,'message': study_message.format(request.user.get_short_name(), request.user.get_full_name())})
How you should change your code
Change your code in your other views from this:
else:
form = invitoBidForm()
to
else:
form = invitoBidForm(initial={'ProjectName': <wherever your project name comes from>})