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Device bulk import fails #3701

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opened 2025-12-29 18:30:40 +01:00 by adam · 1 comment
adam commented 2025-12-29 18:30:40 +01:00
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Originally created by @dare-to-recurse on GitHub (May 18, 2020).

Environment

  • Python version: 3.6.8
  • NetBox version: v2.8.4 (clean install)

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Disable any installed plugins by commenting out the PLUGINS setting in
    configuration.py.
  2. Create a device
  3. Export the device through the export function on the device overview page
  4. Delete the device from netbox
  5. Open the device import form (tab "Racked Devices")
  6. Paste the text from the export into the import form
  7. Click the Submit button

Expected Behavior

The import to succeed

Observed Behavior

Import fails with error Unexpected column header "rack_name" found.

Originally created by @dare-to-recurse on GitHub (May 18, 2020). <!-- NOTE: IF YOUR ISSUE DOES NOT FOLLOW THIS TEMPLATE, IT WILL BE CLOSED. This form is only for reproducible bugs. If you need assistance with NetBox installation, or if you have a general question, DO NOT open an issue. Instead, post to our mailing list: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/netbox-discuss 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, and that any plugins have been disabled. --> ### Environment * Python version: 3.6.8 * NetBox version: v2.8.4 (clean install) <!-- Describe in detail the exact steps that someone else can take to reproduce this bug using the current stable release of NetBox. Begin with the creation of any necessary database objects and call out every operation being performed explicitly. If reporting a bug in the REST API, be sure to reconstruct the raw HTTP request(s) being made: Don't rely on a client library such as pynetbox. --> ### Steps to Reproduce 1. Disable any installed plugins by commenting out the `PLUGINS` setting in `configuration.py`. 2. Create a device 3. Export the device through the export function on the device overview page 4. Delete the device from netbox 5. Open the device import form (tab "Racked Devices") 6. Paste the text from the export into the import form 7. Click the Submit button <!-- What did you expect to happen? --> ### Expected Behavior The import to succeed <!-- What happened instead? --> ### Observed Behavior Import fails with error `Unexpected column header "rack_name" found.`
adam closed this issue 2025-12-29 18:30:41 +01:00
adam commented 2025-12-29 18:30:41 +01:00
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@jeremystretch commented on GitHub (May 18, 2020):

This is expected behavior. rack_name is not a valid import header.

@jeremystretch commented on GitHub (May 18, 2020): This is expected behavior. `rack_name` is not a valid import header.
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