[Answered ]-Setting a default of 0 to IntegerField not working

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You can make use of or 0 to use 0 in case of a None (or zero):

@property
def get_total_assets(self):
    return (self.item_1_amount or 0) + (self.item_2_amount or 0) + (self.item_3_amount or 0) + (self.item_4_amount or 0) + (self.item_5_amount or 0)

Setting a default=0 will not work for existing records. Furthermore using multiple columns with the same "dimension" (here amounts) is often not a good idea. It might be better to make an Amount model with a ForeignKey to the Info model. In that case you can link zero, one, or more Amounts to an Info model.

👤willeM_ Van Onsem

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