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Cable import for rear ports failing #4312

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opened 2025-12-29 18:34:40 +01:00 by adam · 6 comments
adam commented 2025-12-29 18:34:40 +01:00
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Originally created by @elixdreamer on GitHub (Nov 30, 2020).

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  • NetBox version: 84cbad8821ca (v2.9.9)

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  1. adding cables in bulk for Rear Port is failing: used the following template:
side_a_device,side_a_type,side_a_name,side_b_device,side_b_type,side_b_name
P8_409-432,Rear port,5,G10_409-423,Rear port,5

Expected Behavior

Cable to be create

Observed Behavior

Enter the list of column headers followed by one line per record to be imported, using commas to separate values. Multi-line data and values containing commas may be wrapped in double quotes.
Row 1 side_a_type: Object not found.
Row 1 side_b_type: Object not found.
Row 1 __all__: Termination A type has not been specified
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adam commented 2025-12-29 18:34:41 +01:00
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@jeremystretch commented on GitHub (Nov 30, 2020):

Rear port is not a valid type: Use dcim.rearport.

@jeremystretch commented on GitHub (Nov 30, 2020): `Rear port` is not a valid type: Use `dcim.rearport`.
adam commented 2025-12-29 18:34:41 +01:00
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@elixdreamer commented on GitHub (Nov 30, 2020):

Could we add a help comment to 'side_a_type' that specifies the available options?
Probably other questions will be raised about this to.

@elixdreamer commented on GitHub (Nov 30, 2020): Could we add a help comment to 'side_a_type' that specifies the available options? Probably other questions will be raised about this to.
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@jeremystretch commented on GitHub (Nov 30, 2020):

@elixdreamer please feel free to open a feature request for it.

@jeremystretch commented on GitHub (Nov 30, 2020): @elixdreamer please feel free to open a feature request for it.
adam commented 2025-12-29 18:34:41 +01:00
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@elixdreamer commented on GitHub (Nov 30, 2020):

Still encountering the issue with following import:

side_a_device,side_a_type,side_a_name,side_b_device,side_b_type,side_b_name,status,type
P8_409-432,dcim.rearport,5,G10_409-432,dcim.rearport,5,Connected,CAT6

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@elixdreamer commented on GitHub (Nov 30, 2020): Still encountering the issue with following import: ``` side_a_device,side_a_type,side_a_name,side_b_device,side_b_type,side_b_name,status,type P8_409-432,dcim.rearport,5,G10_409-432,dcim.rearport,5,Connected,CAT6 ``` Reply is still the same
adam commented 2025-12-29 18:34:41 +01:00
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@jeremystretch commented on GitHub (Nov 30, 2020):

@elixdreamer please update your original post with the entire set of steps that someone else can follow to reproduce the issue, beginning with the creation of all involved objects.

@jeremystretch commented on GitHub (Nov 30, 2020): @elixdreamer please update your original post with the _entire_ set of steps that someone else can follow to reproduce the issue, beginning with the creation of all involved objects.
adam commented 2025-12-29 18:34:41 +01:00
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@elixdreamer commented on GitHub (Nov 30, 2020):

Ok, got it solved. it isn't dcim.rearport but just rearport.
Will open feature request, @jeremystretch

@elixdreamer commented on GitHub (Nov 30, 2020): Ok, got it solved. it isn't `dcim.rearport` but just `rearport`. Will open feature request, @jeremystretch
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