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-rw-r--r--docs/ref/models/fields.txt17
2 files changed, 16 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/docs/ref/checks.txt b/docs/ref/checks.txt
index c297938f45..1a79023b89 100644
--- a/docs/ref/checks.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/checks.txt
@@ -196,6 +196,8 @@ Model fields
* **fields.E133**: ``max_digits`` must be a positive integer.
* **fields.E134**: ``max_digits`` must be greater or equal to
``decimal_places``.
+* **fields.E135**: ``DecimalField``’s ``max_digits`` and ``decimal_places``
+ must both be defined or both omitted.
* **fields.E140**: ``FilePathField``\s must have either ``allow_files`` or
``allow_folders`` set to True.
* **fields.E150**: ``GenericIPAddressField``\s cannot have ``blank=True`` if
diff --git a/docs/ref/models/fields.txt b/docs/ref/models/fields.txt
index 649073b708..9aacbd2922 100644
--- a/docs/ref/models/fields.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/models/fields.txt
@@ -862,16 +862,22 @@ A fixed-precision decimal number, represented in Python by a
:class:`~decimal.Decimal` instance. It validates the input using
:class:`~django.core.validators.DecimalValidator`.
-Has the following **required** arguments:
+Has the following arguments:
.. attribute:: DecimalField.max_digits
The maximum number of digits allowed in the number. Note that this number
- must be greater than or equal to ``decimal_places``.
+ must be greater than or equal to ``decimal_places``. It's always required
+ on MySQL because this database doesn't support numeric fields with no
+ precision. It's also required for all database backends when
+ :attr:`~DecimalField.decimal_places` is provided.
.. attribute:: DecimalField.decimal_places
- The number of decimal places to store with the number.
+ The number of decimal places to store with the number. It's always required
+ on MySQL because this database doesn't support numeric fields with no
+ precision. It's also required for all database backends when
+ :attr:`~DecimalField.max_digits` is provided.
For example, to store numbers up to ``999.99`` with a resolution of 2 decimal
places, you'd use::
@@ -895,6 +901,11 @@ when :attr:`~django.forms.Field.localize` is ``False`` or
should also be aware of :ref:`SQLite limitations <sqlite-decimal-handling>`
of decimal fields.
+.. versionchanged:: 6.1
+
+ Support for ``DecimalField`` with no precision was added on Oracle,
+ PostgreSQL, and SQLite.
+
``DurationField``
-----------------