Ease up location restrictions #4983

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opened 2025-12-29 19:22:51 +01:00 by adam · 2 comments
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Originally created by @andershagman on GitHub (Jun 8, 2021).

NetBox version

v2.11.6

Feature type

Change to existing functionality

Proposed functionality

The ability to have multiple location objects with the same name in a site with different parents. This simplifies naming and get rid of the forced absolute path naming. aka
dir-1/dir-2/dir-3/file-1
dir-1/dir-1-dir-2/dir-1-dir-2-dir-3/dir1-dir2-dir-3-file-1

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Use case

More then one building in a site.

Database changes

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External dependencies

No response

Originally created by @andershagman on GitHub (Jun 8, 2021). ### NetBox version v2.11.6 ### Feature type Change to existing functionality ### Proposed functionality The ability to have multiple location objects with the same name in a site with different parents. This simplifies naming and get rid of the forced absolute path naming. aka dir-1/dir-2/dir-3/file-1 dir-1/dir-1-dir-2/dir-1-dir-2-dir-3/dir1-dir2-dir-3-file-1 ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/20284974/121179227-c22b5480-c85f-11eb-8c9b-da984b90258d.png) ### Use case More then one building in a site. ### Database changes _No response_ ### External dependencies _No response_
adam added the type: featurepending closurestatus: under review labels 2025-12-29 19:22:51 +01:00
adam closed this issue 2025-12-29 19:22:51 +01:00
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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Aug 8, 2021):

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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Aug 8, 2021): This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had recent activity. It will be closed if no further activity occurs. NetBox is governed by a small group of core maintainers which means not all opened issues may receive direct feedback. Please see our [contributing guide](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/blob/develop/CONTRIBUTING.md).
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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Sep 7, 2021):

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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Sep 7, 2021): This issue has been automatically closed due to lack of activity. In an effort to reduce noise, please do not comment any further. Note that the core maintainers may elect to reopen this issue at a later date if deemed necessary.
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Reference: starred/netbox#4983