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Asked: 2026-05-25T12:07:10+00:00

I have a FormViewModel that handles different fields. Many of them have not to

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I have a FormViewModel that handles different fields. Many of them have not to be presented to the user (such as modified_date, current_user_id) so I am using hidden fields to respect the FormViewModel structure. When submitted they are passed to the controller’s action and correctly saved to the DB but I’m asking: is it the best way to do in ASPNET MVC? I would have preferred to define them in FormViewModel and using only the fields to be modified instead of showing also the non-modifiable as hidden fields.
Is there a better way to do it?

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  1. Editorial Team

    If these fields are not being touched by the user than I would do this;

    Create a FormViewModel with only the fields that are relevant. Also the primary key.

    The primary key still needs to be on the page me thinks.

    Then in the controller you accept the FormViewModel as the argument, you then load the actual model and update, validate fields as required and save the model.

    The above is simplistic and you’ll have more layers but you should get the idea

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