diff -r ca3b1a86bce8 -r 915fe7338a72 app/soc/views/models/base.py
--- a/app/soc/views/models/base.py	Mon Aug 10 15:49:47 2009 -0700
+++ b/app/soc/views/models/base.py	Mon Aug 10 16:35:01 2009 -0700
@@ -393,6 +393,8 @@
       return helper.responses.errorResponse(
           error, request, context=context)
 
+    self._edit(request, entity, context, params)
+
     if request.method == 'POST':
       return self.editPost(request, entity, context, params=params)
     else:
@@ -832,6 +834,17 @@
 
     return True
 
+  def _edit(self, request, entity, context, params):
+    """Hook for the edit View.
+  
+    Args:
+      request: the Django request object
+      entity: entity being edited
+      context: context for the View
+      params: params for the View
+    """
+    pass
+
   def _editGet(self, request, entity, form):
     """Performs any required processing on the form to get its edit page.