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Add "Parent object" in search result #7657

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opened 2025-12-29 20:26:32 +01:00 by adam · 2 comments
adam commented 2025-12-29 20:26:32 +01:00
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Originally created by @dboissat on GitHub (Feb 17, 2023).

NetBox version

v3.4.4

Feature type

Change to existing functionality

Proposed functionality

In the search result, add the parent object when is possible.

Example :

  • For an interface, add the parent object device where the interface is present.
  • For a front/rear port, add the parent object device.
  • For a Circuit termination, add the parent object circuit. #11723
  • For an IP address, add the parent prefix. #11685

If there is no parent object, the field is empty.

Use case

The search functionality is powerful, but in some cases, we need to search again or navigate between some pages to go to the wanted information.

When I search a Circuit ID for a point-to-point circuit, I find 2 interfaces without any idea of the associated device. I need to open both links and navigate to the device.
Same thing with the front/rear port of the patch panel.

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When I search for a cross-connect reference, I find the Termination, but the link is to the Site, not to the circuit. And it's complicated to find the concern Circuit. Issue #11723
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Database changes

I do not think so

External dependencies

I do not think so

Originally created by @dboissat on GitHub (Feb 17, 2023). ### NetBox version v3.4.4 ### Feature type Change to existing functionality ### Proposed functionality In the search result, add the parent object when is possible. Example : - For an interface, add the parent object device where the interface is present. - For a front/rear port, add the parent object device. - For a Circuit termination, add the parent object circuit. #11723 - For an IP address, add the parent prefix. #11685 If there is no parent object, the field is empty. ### Use case The search functionality is powerful, but in some cases, we need to search again or navigate between some pages to go to the wanted information. When I search a Circuit ID for a point-to-point circuit, I find 2 interfaces without any idea of the associated device. I need to open both links and navigate to the device. Same thing with the front/rear port of the patch panel. ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/124785245/219720439-0d3bc29a-07fe-4ab2-817b-8b9f8eb3f1eb.png) When I search for a cross-connect reference, I find the Termination, but the link is to the Site, not to the circuit. And it's complicated to find the concern Circuit. Issue #11723 ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/124785245/219720404-1ee3f23a-8284-499d-8cea-0a9f9c89f8a7.png) ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/124785245/219720380-1fa8e550-ab90-4e93-8f76-b14e4b221985.png) ### Database changes I do not think so ### External dependencies I do not think so
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adam commented 2025-12-29 20:26:33 +01:00
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@jsenecal commented on GitHub (Feb 23, 2023):

All the referenced issues now have a fix in the latest NetBox release (v3.4.5). Is this issue still relevant? Your suggested feature would require a way to determine the "parent" object type and relationship for every model, which is not a small change and would incur a significant amount of supplementary database lookups, and thus affect performance of the global search when displaying its results.

@jsenecal commented on GitHub (Feb 23, 2023): All the referenced issues now have a fix in the latest NetBox release (v3.4.5). Is this issue still relevant? Your suggested feature would require a way to determine the "parent" object type and relationship for every model, which is not a small change and would incur a significant amount of supplementary database lookups, and thus affect performance of the global search when displaying its results.
adam commented 2025-12-29 20:26:33 +01:00
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@dboissat commented on GitHub (Mar 1, 2023):

Hello,

Indeed we installed and tested version v3.4.5.
Now, we find the prefixes when we search for an IP address. Perfect.
When we search for a cross-connect reference, the link goes to the circuit. Perfect too.

It missing to identify the device when we search for an interface description.
But I understood that it's not easy and will impact the performance. I will continue to click on each interface to check the device.

@dboissat commented on GitHub (Mar 1, 2023): Hello, Indeed we installed and tested version v3.4.5. Now, we find the prefixes when we search for an IP address. Perfect. When we search for a cross-connect reference, the link goes to the circuit. Perfect too. It missing to identify the device when we search for an interface description. But I understood that it's not easy and will impact the performance. I will continue to click on each interface to check the device.
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