Add a notification when finding unrecognized fields in a bulk import/update #8621

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opened 2025-12-29 20:38:59 +01:00 by adam · 2 comments
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Originally created by @peteeckel on GitHub (Sep 15, 2023).

NetBox version

v3.6.1

Feature type

Change to existing functionality

Proposed functionality

Based on the brief discussion in #13773 I suggest generating a notification when import data contain header fields that are not recognised which leads to the data being ignored by the import or update.

Use case

Currently rows with non-matching header fields are silently ignored, which potentially causes undetected data loss. The proposed change would avoid that.

Database changes

None

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None

Originally created by @peteeckel on GitHub (Sep 15, 2023). ### NetBox version v3.6.1 ### Feature type Change to existing functionality ### Proposed functionality Based on the brief discussion in #13773 I suggest generating a notification when import data contain header fields that are not recognised which leads to the data being ignored by the import or update. ### Use case Currently rows with non-matching header fields are silently ignored, which potentially causes undetected data loss. The proposed change would avoid that. ### Database changes None ### External dependencies None
adam added the type: feature label 2025-12-29 20:38:59 +01:00
adam closed this issue 2025-12-29 20:38:59 +01:00
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@jeremystretch commented on GitHub (Sep 15, 2023):

I believe this would be addressed by #11617, which currently has a PR pending.

@jeremystretch commented on GitHub (Sep 15, 2023): I believe this would be addressed by #11617, which currently has a PR pending.
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@peteeckel commented on GitHub (Sep 15, 2023):

It definitely would fix the issues, yes.

@peteeckel commented on GitHub (Sep 15, 2023): It definitely would fix the issues, yes.
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Reference: starred/netbox#8621