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Inventory Item names should be optional #8619

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adam commented 2025-12-29 20:38:58 +01:00
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Originally created by @pv2b on GitHub (Sep 15, 2023).

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v3.6.1

Feature type

Change to existing functionality

Proposed functionality

Currently, Inventory Item Names are mandatory and must be unique within the context of a single device.

I propose making Inventory Item Names optional, similar to how you can have unnamed devices.

Use case

When using the Inventory Item feature to assign an SFP to an Interface, for example, it doesn't really make any sense to have to give that SFP a name. It's role is an SFP, and it's assigned to a specific device and a specific interface. A name is unneccessary, and just creates busywork for the administrator to give it a name such as SFP19.

Database changes

Probably no database changes, I would hope that any database references to inventory items are by ID, and not by name, but I've not checked myself.

External dependencies

None.

Originally created by @pv2b on GitHub (Sep 15, 2023). ### NetBox version v3.6.1 ### Feature type Change to existing functionality ### Proposed functionality Currently, Inventory Item Names are mandatory and must be unique within the context of a single device. I propose making Inventory Item Names optional, similar to how you can have unnamed devices. ### Use case When using the Inventory Item feature to assign an SFP to an Interface, for example, it doesn't really make any sense to have to give that SFP a name. It's role is an SFP, and it's assigned to a specific device and a specific interface. A name is unneccessary, and just creates busywork for the administrator to give it a name such as SFP19. ### Database changes Probably no database changes, I would hope that any database references to inventory items are by ID, and not by name, but I've not checked myself. ### External dependencies None.
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adam commented 2025-12-29 20:38:59 +01:00
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