Change Provider NOC/Admin Fields to GitHub-Flavored Markdown #2360

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opened 2025-12-29 17:25:15 +01:00 by adam · 2 comments
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Originally created by @hSaria on GitHub (Feb 11, 2019).

Environment

  • Python version: 3.6.6
  • NetBox version: 2.5.5

Proposed Functionality

In circuits/providers/, change the NOC and Admin contact fields to be GitHub-Flavored Markdown fields (similar to the Comments field).

Use Case

The NOC and Admin fields may contain information related to more than one person/department. For instance, you may have different admin contacts for different roles. Markdown would help structure those two fields.

Database Changes

None.

External Dependencies

None.

Originally created by @hSaria on GitHub (Feb 11, 2019). ### Environment * Python version: 3.6.6 * NetBox version: 2.5.5 ### Proposed Functionality In `circuits/providers/`, change the NOC and Admin contact fields to be GitHub-Flavored Markdown fields (similar to the Comments field). ### Use Case The NOC and Admin fields may contain information related to more than one person/department. For instance, you may have different admin contacts for different roles. Markdown would help structure those two fields. ### Database Changes None. ### External Dependencies None.
adam added the status: acceptedtype: feature labels 2025-12-29 17:25:15 +01:00
adam closed this issue 2025-12-29 17:25:15 +01:00
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@Bill-Irvine commented on GitHub (Feb 17, 2019):

I've got a similar feature request that has been accepted. Maybe this will fit your purpose?

https://github.com/digitalocean/netbox/issues/1344

@Bill-Irvine commented on GitHub (Feb 17, 2019): I've got a similar feature request that has been accepted. Maybe this will fit your purpose? https://github.com/digitalocean/netbox/issues/1344
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@hSaria commented on GitHub (Feb 17, 2019):

It does fit the purpose, though I'm very sure it requires a bit more effort (new object type, likely to change database structure, etc...). For this request, I simply ask that those two fields are formatted similar to the comments section. This change, as far as I can tell, should be quite simple.

Long term, I'd prefer your approach as it is way more scalable, though it seems the devs are busy with other things, so I tried suggesting a middle-ground solution.

@hSaria commented on GitHub (Feb 17, 2019): It does fit the purpose, though I'm very sure it requires a bit more effort (new object type, likely to change database structure, etc...). For this request, I simply ask that those two fields are formatted similar to the comments section. This change, as far as I can tell, should be quite simple. Long term, I'd prefer your approach as it is way more scalable, though it seems the devs are busy with other things, so I tried suggesting a middle-ground solution.
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Reference: starred/netbox#2360