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change log is cryptic when field value is id #5556

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opened 2025-12-29 19:29:22 +01:00 by adam · 3 comments
adam commented 2025-12-29 19:29:22 +01:00
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Originally created by @thecotne on GitHub (Oct 23, 2021).

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v3.0.8

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Proposed functionality

change log is cryptic when field value is id since it only shows id and does not give you name of the object or link to that object

it would be beneficial to show name/link of object instead of only showing raw data

Use case

for example if you go to devices and change device role for specific device diff you get in change log is like it was 6 and now it's 4 and there is no good way to see what that means

we can add name and link of the role 6 and 4 so it's easy to understand what's going on

this would benefit anyone who needs to read change log with changes of any field where value is id of other object

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Screenshot 2021-10-23 165015

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Screenshot 2021-10-23 165252

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Originally created by @thecotne on GitHub (Oct 23, 2021). ### NetBox version v3.0.8 ### Feature type Change to existing functionality ### Proposed functionality change log is cryptic when field value is id since it only shows id and does not give you name of the object or link to that object it would be beneficial to show name/link of object instead of only showing raw data ### Use case for example if you go to devices and change device role for specific device diff you get in change log is like it was 6 and now it's 4 and there is no good way to see what that means we can add name and link of the role 6 and 4 so it's easy to understand what's going on this would benefit anyone who needs to read change log with changes of any field where value is id of other object ## current view ![Screenshot 2021-10-23 165015](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1606993/138557256-7abf22a4-00a5-40ea-a2aa-866a6874a492.png) ## proposed change ![Screenshot 2021-10-23 165252](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1606993/138557253-9d92770a-e4da-41c1-a29b-697c5f55d5eb.png) ### Database changes _No response_ ### External dependencies _No response_
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adam commented 2025-12-29 19:29:22 +01:00
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@jeremystretch commented on GitHub (Oct 23, 2021):

This is intentional. The primary key is the one attribute guaranteed to be unique for every instance of every model.

it would be beneficial to show name/link of object instead of only showing raw data

If we did, it would quickly become very confusing to track down related objects whose names have changed. Referencing their primary key instead ensures that the related object can always be quickly and reliably queried.

@jeremystretch commented on GitHub (Oct 23, 2021): This is intentional. The primary key is the one attribute guaranteed to be unique for every instance of every model. > it would be beneficial to show name/link of object instead of only showing raw data If we did, it would quickly become very confusing to track down related objects whose names have changed. Referencing their primary key instead ensures that the related object can always be quickly and reliably queried.
adam commented 2025-12-29 19:29:22 +01:00
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@thecotne commented on GitHub (Oct 24, 2021):

i am NOT proposing any changes to database structure.

i am proposing to SHOW (not store) name/link of related object referenced by ID (primary key) since people don't memorize IDs and it's not convenient to manually lookup related object by it's ID to understand what was the change

@thecotne commented on GitHub (Oct 24, 2021): i am **NOT** proposing any changes to database structure. i am proposing to **SHOW** (not store) name/link of related object referenced by ID (primary key) since people don't memorize IDs and it's not convenient to manually lookup related object by it's ID to understand what was the change
adam commented 2025-12-29 19:29:23 +01:00
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@jeremystretch commented on GitHub (Oct 24, 2021):

i am proposing to SHOW (not store) name/link of related object referenced by ID

Each change log entry is a snapshot in time. It wouldn't make any sense to show the current name or other attributes of a related object in a past entry.

@jeremystretch commented on GitHub (Oct 24, 2021): > i am proposing to SHOW (not store) name/link of related object referenced by ID Each change log entry is a snapshot in time. It wouldn't make any sense to show the _current_ name or other attributes of a related object in a _past_ entry.
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