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Sort table by object custom field #11340

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opened 2025-12-29 21:43:51 +01:00 by adam · 1 comment
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Originally created by @llamafilm on GitHub (Jul 3, 2025).

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v4.3.2

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New functionality

Proposed functionality

When looking at the /dcim/devices table webpage, you can sort by string type custom fields. I would like to also sort by object type custom fields.

Use case

I have a custom field called location_served on each Device which references a Location object. I have a custom validator that sets this field to the device's location by default, unless the user overrides it. This is useful in Grafana dashboards in case a device serves a room other than its physical location, i.e. a central machine room. I'd like to be able to sort the device list by this field.

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Originally created by @llamafilm on GitHub (Jul 3, 2025). ### NetBox version v4.3.2 ### Feature type New functionality ### Proposed functionality When looking at the `/dcim/devices` table webpage, you can sort by _string_ type custom fields. I would like to also sort by _object_ type custom fields. ### Use case I have a custom field called `location_served` on each Device which references a Location object. I have a custom validator that sets this field to the device's location by default, unless the user overrides it. This is useful in Grafana dashboards in case a device serves a room other than its physical location, i.e. a central machine room. I'd like to be able to sort the device list by this field. ### Database changes _No response_ ### External dependencies _No response_
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adam commented 2025-12-29 21:43:52 +01:00
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@jeremystretch commented on GitHub (Jul 3, 2025):

This is a technical limitation stemming from the way custom fields are implemented: It's not feasible to order by related objects in this manner as custom field relations are not real foreign key associations.

Happy to re-open this if anyone wants to propose a workable technical implementation, but closing this for now as untenable.

@jeremystretch commented on GitHub (Jul 3, 2025): This is a technical limitation stemming from the way custom fields are implemented: It's not feasible to order by related objects in this manner as custom field relations are not real foreign key associations. Happy to re-open this if anyone wants to propose a workable technical implementation, but closing this for now as untenable.
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