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Descriptions for device types should be passed on to devices that are created #11513

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opened 2025-12-29 21:46:16 +01:00 by adam · 2 comments
adam commented 2025-12-29 21:46:16 +01:00
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Originally created by @bitcollector1 on GitHub (Aug 21, 2025).

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v4.3.6

Feature type

Change to existing functionality

Proposed functionality

Descriptions from the device type should be passed on to devices that are created.

For example, the interface name and label are passed on to the new device, but the description is not.

Users lose valuable information when new devices are created from the device type template.

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Device Type:

Image

New Device:

Image

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Originally created by @bitcollector1 on GitHub (Aug 21, 2025). ### NetBox version v4.3.6 ### Feature type Change to existing functionality ### Proposed functionality Descriptions from the device type should be passed on to devices that are created. For example, the interface name and label are passed on to the new device, but the description is not. Users lose valuable information when new devices are created from the device type template. ### Use case Device Type: <img width="709" height="229" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/dde26609-f7bc-4371-95d0-fb11d86bb929" /> New Device: <img width="1094" height="267" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/31483090-819b-45a5-b420-94c2ca2e07cb" /> ### Database changes _No response_ ### External dependencies _No response_
adam added the type: featurestatus: duplicate labels 2025-12-29 21:46:16 +01:00
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adam commented 2025-12-29 21:46:17 +01:00
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@jsenecal commented on GitHub (Aug 21, 2025):

Those are Device Component Templates not Device Types FYI

@jsenecal commented on GitHub (Aug 21, 2025): Those are Device `Component Templates` not `Device Types` FYI
adam commented 2025-12-29 21:46:17 +01:00
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@jeremystretch commented on GitHub (Aug 21, 2025):

This is a duplicate of #19426. Please see my comment there explaining why this is not done.

@jeremystretch commented on GitHub (Aug 21, 2025): This is a duplicate of #19426. Please see my comment there explaining why this is not done.
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