Standardize the representation of content types across import & export functions #5678

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opened 2025-12-29 19:31:23 +01:00 by adam · 1 comment
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Originally created by @jeremystretch on GitHub (Nov 17, 2021).

Originally assigned to: @jeremystretch on GitHub.

NetBox version

v3.0.10

Feature type

Change to existing functionality

Proposed functionality

Always represent "raw" values for content type references in their <app>.<model> format. For example, the custom fields import form expects content types to be identified in this format, however the export view shows a slightly more human-friendly format that is incompatible with the import form. This can be confusing for users.

Use case

Standardizing the representation of content types for both import and export makes the data more portable and easier to manipulate.

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Originally created by @jeremystretch on GitHub (Nov 17, 2021). Originally assigned to: @jeremystretch on GitHub. ### NetBox version v3.0.10 ### Feature type Change to existing functionality ### Proposed functionality Always represent "raw" values for content type references in their `<app>.<model>` format. For example, the custom fields import form expects content types to be identified in this format, however the export view shows a slightly more human-friendly format that is incompatible with the import form. This can be confusing for users. ### Use case Standardizing the representation of content types for both import and export makes the data more portable and easier to manipulate. ### Database changes _No response_ ### External dependencies _No response_
adam added the status: acceptedtype: feature labels 2025-12-29 19:31:23 +01:00
adam closed this issue 2025-12-29 19:31:23 +01:00
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@jeremystretch commented on GitHub (Nov 17, 2021):

This has been completed for the upcoming v3.1 release.

@jeremystretch commented on GitHub (Nov 17, 2021): This has been completed for the upcoming v3.1 release.
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Reference: starred/netbox#5678