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opened 2025-12-29 19:29:04 +01:00 by adam · 5 comments
adam commented 2025-12-29 19:29:04 +01:00
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Originally created by @Ren60FHk on GitHub (Oct 20, 2021).

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3.0.7

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Exclusive filters for devices.

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I want to find all devices, but for not specific manufacturer. To be able to do this in current version, I must select all vendors, except one. If we have a lot of these, this task could be exhausting. Ability to exceptional filtering will give us more ergonomic search. Probably, this functionality could be extended beyond devices.

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Originally created by @Ren60FHk on GitHub (Oct 20, 2021). ### NetBox version 3.0.7 ### Feature type Change to existing functionality ### Proposed functionality Exclusive filters for devices. ### Use case I want to find all devices, but for not specific manufacturer. To be able to do this in current version, I must select all vendors, except one. If we have a lot of these, this task could be exhausting. Ability to exceptional filtering will give us more ergonomic search. Probably, this functionality could be extended beyond devices. ### Database changes _No response_ ### External dependencies _No response_
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adam commented 2025-12-29 19:29:05 +01:00
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@jeremystretch commented on GitHub (Nov 11, 2021):

Exclusive filters for devices.

Please elaborate on the proposed implementation.

@jeremystretch commented on GitHub (Nov 11, 2021): > Exclusive filters for devices. Please elaborate on the proposed implementation.
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@Ren60FHk commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2021):

Exclusive filters for devices.

Please elaborate on the proposed implementation.

First of all, I'm talking solely about the UI. For example: if I want to find all devices except the devices by a vendor (manufacturer) A, I do the following:

  1. Navigate to Devices>Filters.
  2. Select all vendors except one, vendor A, and press the Search button.

If we have a couple of vendors, it's not a big problem. But if we have a lot of vendors, I find this not ergonomic. I want to be able except one than select all except one.
I propose the following:
Probably quick and dirty - an ability of prepending the exclamation point to a manufacturer name (with a hint in the UI).
Something like this:
Screenshot_2021-11-12_09-55-42

As another solution, I see a drop down list opening by clicking on the Manufacturer field in the Filters tab, with a more complicated logic for selection: select all, select invert, select none, etc., something like in spreadsheets (WPS Office, MS Excel, OpenOffice, etc).
I hope I gave the clear explanation to you!

@Ren60FHk commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2021): > > Exclusive filters for devices. > > Please elaborate on the proposed implementation. First of all, I'm talking solely about the UI. For example: if I want to find all devices except the devices by a vendor (manufacturer) A, I do the following: 1. Navigate to **Devices>Filters**. 2. Select all vendors except one, vendor A, and press the **Search** button. If we have a couple of vendors, it's not a big problem. But if we have a lot of vendors, I find this not ergonomic. I want to be able _except one_ than _select all except one_. I propose the following: Probably quick and dirty - an ability of prepending the exclamation point to a manufacturer name (with a hint in the UI). Something like this: ![Screenshot_2021-11-12_09-55-42](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/54929420/141426157-f9372092-edd2-4f0a-82b1-cc57a2cf8b98.png) As another solution, I see a drop down list opening by clicking on the **Manufacturer** field in the **Filters** tab, with a more complicated logic for selection: select all, select invert, select none, etc., something like in spreadsheets (WPS Office, MS Excel, OpenOffice, etc). I hope I gave the clear explanation to you!
adam commented 2025-12-29 19:29:06 +01:00
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@jeremystretch commented on GitHub (Nov 15, 2021):

It's not part of the UI, however NetBox does allow you to negate most filters by appending the __n filter lookup. We can look at adding support for this in the UI but I wanted to point it out.

@jeremystretch commented on GitHub (Nov 15, 2021): It's not part of the UI, however NetBox does allow you to negate most filters by [appending the `__n` filter lookup](https://netbox.readthedocs.io/en/stable/rest-api/filtering/#lookup-expressions). We can look at adding support for this in the UI but I wanted to point it out.
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@Ren60FHk commented on GitHub (Nov 16, 2021):

It's not part of the UI, however NetBox does allow you to negate most filters by appending the __n filter lookup. We can look at adding support for this in the UI but I wanted to point it out.

Got it.

@Ren60FHk commented on GitHub (Nov 16, 2021): > It's not part of the UI, however NetBox does allow you to negate most filters by [appending the `__n` filter lookup](https://netbox.readthedocs.io/en/stable/rest-api/filtering/#lookup-expressions). We can look at adding support for this in the UI but I wanted to point it out. Got it.
adam commented 2025-12-29 19:29:06 +01:00
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@jeremystretch commented on GitHub (Dec 13, 2021):

Actually, let's fold this into #7604, since negation is just one of several available lookups.

@jeremystretch commented on GitHub (Dec 13, 2021): Actually, let's fold this into #7604, since negation is just one of several available lookups.
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