Remove Tenants and replace with Tags #3184

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opened 2025-12-29 18:26:25 +01:00 by adam · 1 comment
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Originally created by @tb-killa on GitHub (Jan 18, 2020).

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  • Python version: 3.6
  • NetBox version: 2.7.1

Proposed Functionality

Remove the actually Tenant implementation and reuse Tags as replacement.

Use Case

Many users use the tenants excessively to document different affiliations.
Since tenants currently cannot be structured hierarchically, the tag function should be used.
For this Tags has to be implement on every part who actually could use Tenant.

Database Changes

Tags have to be available on every part as Tenant is actually usable.

External Dependencies

None

Originally created by @tb-killa on GitHub (Jan 18, 2020). <!-- NOTE: This form is only for proposing specific new features or enhancements. If you have a general idea or question, please post to our mailing list instead of opening an issue: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/netbox-discuss NOTE: Due to an excessive backlog of feature requests, we are not currently accepting any proposals which significantly extend NetBox's feature scope. Please describe the environment in which you are running NetBox. Be sure that you are running an unmodified instance of the latest stable release before submitting a bug report. --> ### Environment * Python version: 3.6<!-- Example: 3.5.4 --> * NetBox version: 2.7.1<!-- Example: 2.3.6 --> <!-- Describe in detail the new functionality you are proposing. Include any specific changes to work flows, data models, or the user interface. --> ### Proposed Functionality Remove the actually Tenant implementation and reuse Tags as replacement. <!-- Convey an example use case for your proposed feature. Write from the perspective of a NetBox user who would benefit from the proposed functionality and describe how. ---> ### Use Case Many users use the tenants excessively to document different affiliations. Since tenants currently cannot be structured hierarchically, the tag function should be used. For this Tags has to be implement on every part who actually could use Tenant. <!-- Note any changes to the database schema necessary to support the new feature. For example, does the proposal require adding a new model or field? (Not all new features require database changes.) ---> ### Database Changes Tags have to be available on every part as Tenant is actually usable. <!-- List any new dependencies on external libraries or services that this new feature would introduce. For example, does the proposal require the installation of a new Python package? (Not all new features introduce new dependencies.) --> ### External Dependencies None
adam closed this issue 2025-12-29 18:26:25 +01:00
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@kobayashi commented on GitHub (Jan 18, 2020):

It is not the reason to remove Tenants. As described in the docs, Tenants represents departments or customers within an organization and is hierarchical under Tenant Group. Tags are used for wider purpose depending on a usecase and not the same as Tenants. For this reason, I would like to regject this FR.

@kobayashi commented on GitHub (Jan 18, 2020): It is not the reason to remove Tenants. As described in the [docs](https://netbox.readthedocs.io/en/stable/core-functionality/tenancy/), Tenants represents departments or customers within an organization and is hierarchical under Tenant Group. Tags are used for wider purpose depending on a usecase and not the same as Tenants. For this reason, I would like to regject this FR.
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Reference: starred/netbox#3184