How to get multi form initial data?

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Sep 11, 2018, 5:15:35 AM9/11/18
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I have the view like this-

The form is working good but i issue is not able to get from initial data. PLEASE HELP

**formview.py**


class AddProfile(LoginRequiredMixin, CreateView):

    template_name = 'users/add_user_details.html'
   form_class = {
       'contactInformation': ContactInformationForm,
       'additionalInfomation': AdditionalInfomationForm,
       'userDetailsForm': UserDetailsForm,
        'userBusinessDetailsForm':UserBusinessDetailsForm,
   }
   success_url = '/dashboard/'

    //HERE IS CODE TO GET INITIAL DATA BUT NOT ABLE TO GET IT.


    def get_initial(self):
       if self.request.GET:
           initial = super(AddProfile, self).get_initial()

            user = self.request.user
           initial['first_name'] = user.first_name
           initial['last_name'] = user.last_name
           initial['email'] = user.email

            return initial

    def form_valid(self, form):
        user = self.request.user

        # UserDetailsForm = form['userDetailsForm'].save(commit=False)
       userBusinessDetailsForm = form['userBusinessDetailsForm'].save(
           commit=False)
       contactInformation = form['contactInformation'].save(commit=False)
       additionalInfomation = form['additionalInfomation'].save(commit=False)

        is_business = self.request.POST.get('business_selection')
        status = False
       if is_business:
           status = True
       else:
           status = False
       
       user.first_name = form['userDetailsForm'].cleaned_data.get('first_name')
       user.last_name = form['userDetailsForm'].cleaned_data.get('last_name')
       user.email = form['userDetailsForm'].cleaned_data.get('email')
       user.save()

        # UserDetailsForm.user = user
       # UserDetailsForm.save()

        contactInformation.user = user
       contactInformation.save()

        contactInformation.business_or_individual = status
       contactInformation.save()

        additionalInfomation.user = user
       additionalInfomation.save()

        userBusinessDetailsForm.user = user
       userBusinessDetailsForm.save()

        messages.add_message(self.request, messages.SUCCESS, _('Profile details has been successfully updated.'))
       return super(AddProfile, self).form_valid(form)  



Matthew Pava

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Sep 11, 2018, 10:25:33 AM9/11/18
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You are using a dictionary as your form_class.  It should only be one form, as far as I know.  I am quite interested to learn how you got the form working by specifying a dictionary.

 

Please review documentation:

https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.1/topics/class-based-views/generic-editing/

 

And for Classy Class-Based Views:

http://ccbv.co.uk/projects/Django/2.0/django.views.generic.edit/CreateView/

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