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+from django.contrib import admin
+
+class AuditAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
+    """
+    Base admin class to automatically set created_by and updated_by fields
+    for models inheriting from BaseModel. Inherit this for all admin models
+    using audit fields.
+    """
+    def save_model(self, request, obj, form, change):
+        if not obj.pk and not obj.created_by:
+            obj.created_by = request.user
+        obj.updated_by = request.user
+        super().save_model(request, obj, form, change) 
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