Ecto Changeset and Form validation and update using PUT

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Well you have already the path set here:

Example of User controller:

  def new(conn, _params) do
    changeset = Accounts.change_user(%User{})
    render(conn, "new.html", changeset: changeset)
  end

  def create(conn, %{"user" => user_params}) do
    case Accounts.create_user(user_params) do
      {:ok, user} ->
        conn
        |> put_flash(:info, "User created successfully.")
        |> redirect(to: Routes.user_path(conn, :show, user))
      {:error, %Ecto.Changeset{} = changeset} ->
        render(conn, "new.html", changeset: changeset)
    end
  end

  def edit(conn, %{"id" => id}) do
    user = Accounts.get_user!(id)
    changeset = Accounts.change_user(user)
    render(conn, "edit.html", user: user, changeset: changeset)
  end

  def update(conn, %{"id" => id, "user" => user_params}) do
    user = Accounts.get_user!(id)

    case Accounts.update_user(user, user_params) do
      {:ok, user} ->
        conn
        |> put_flash(:info, "User updated successfully.")
        |> redirect(to: Routes.user_path(conn, :show, user))
      {:error, %Ecto.Changeset{} = changeset} ->
        render(conn, "edit.html", user: user, changeset: changeset)
    end
  end

Then the Accounts Context

  def create_user(attrs \\ %{}) do
    %User{}
    |> User.changeset(attrs)
    |> Repo.insert()
  end

  def update_user(%User{} = user, attrs) do
    user
    |> User.changeset(attrs)
    |> Repo.update()
  end

  def change_user(%User{} = user) do
    User.changeset(user, %{})
  end

For the forms only the action and the page title should be different.
You set Routes.user_path(@conn, :create) for new form
and You set Routes.user_path(@conn, :update, @user) for edit form.

If you’re facing the same issue even though you follow this logic maybe it is because you’re nesting complex level of parents and childrens associations in your form ? In this case maybe the below thread I created myself some times ago could help you? Good luck. ^^