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Override ID Model
class CustomIDModel(models.Model):
named_id = models.CharField(max_length=128, primary_key=True, blank=True, editable=False)
def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
named_stub = '{0:6d}'.format(self.id).replace(' ', '0')
self.named_id = 'DS-' + named_stub[:3] + '-' + named_stub[3:3]
return super(CustomIDModel, self).save(*args, **kwargs)
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