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Auto-create Device Type when bulk importing Devices from CSV #529

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opened 2025-12-29 16:22:55 +01:00 by adam · 1 comment
adam commented 2025-12-29 16:22:55 +01:00
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Originally created by @askbow on GitHub (Nov 11, 2016).

We are trying to import data on a number of sites that were growing over several years resulting in a zoo of different device types. At the moment that seems to require pre-creating individual device types prior to import.

Even considering #451 it might be useful to auto-create device types during import. At least for some it would speed up migration and adoption of netbox.

Originally created by @askbow on GitHub (Nov 11, 2016). We are trying to import data on a number of sites that were growing over several years resulting in a zoo of different device types. At the moment that seems to require pre-creating individual device types prior to import. Even considering #451 it might be useful to auto-create device types during import. At least for some it would speed up migration and adoption of netbox.
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@jeremystretch commented on GitHub (Nov 11, 2016):

A device type is more than a manufacturer and model number. It entails the physical characteristics of a device and what console, power, and network resources it has. This information must be provided by creating a device type prior to instantiating it as a device.

@jeremystretch commented on GitHub (Nov 11, 2016): A device type is more than a manufacturer and model number. It entails the physical characteristics of a device and what console, power, and network resources it has. This information must be provided by creating a device type prior to instantiating it as a device.
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