By default, we can't display primary keys in the admin generator edit view.

But I wanted to do just that.

Here is an example for the module/table "article", and the primary key column "id" :

• Create a partial "_input_id.php" in the "templates" directory of your module :

  <?php echo input_tag('inputId', $article->getId(), array('disabled' => true, 'size'=>10)); ?>

• In "config/generator.yml", declare your partial field in the "fields" section to set back the original name of the field, and in the "edit/display" parameter :

  generator:
    class:              sfPropelAdminGenerator
    param:
      model_class:      Article
      theme:            default
      fields:
        input_id: {name: id}
   
   
      list:
        title: Article List
   
   
      edit:
        display: [_inputId, name]

Beware of the tricky spelling of the partial name in the generator.yml file if, like me, you like underscores...