Set the shortname directly on the object
Setting the value on the widget doesn't really make sense anyway, and it's called after assignUiValues() so never gets applied. Do the same as we do for the createdate and just set the property on the object.
Just grab the shortname value direclty.
Merge pull request #1 from isaacgrant/nburka-shortname-saving

Just grab the shortname value direclty.
Merge pull request #23 from nburka/shortname-saving

Set the shortname directly on the object