Job.interval is interpreted as "seconds" by the UI, but "minutes" in docs #9313

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opened 2025-12-29 20:48:18 +01:00 by adam · 1 comment
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Originally created by @rixx on GitHub (Mar 4, 2024).

Originally assigned to: @jeremystretch on GitHub.

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Correction

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Plugins

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When a plugin creates custom Jobs, both convention (by way of scripts and reports) and documentation state that the interval field is read as minutes. The UI in the detail view however shows the field as "every x seconds":

2024-03-04T16:22:10+01:00

The list view shows the time as minutes in the interval column:

2024-03-04T16:25:07+01:00

Tagging as documentation because "bug" felt a bit dramatic.

Originally created by @rixx on GitHub (Mar 4, 2024). Originally assigned to: @jeremystretch on GitHub. ### Change Type Correction ### Area Plugins ### Proposed Changes When a plugin creates custom Jobs, both convention (by way of scripts and reports) and documentation state that the `interval` field is read as minutes. The UI in the detail view however shows the field as "every x seconds": ![2024-03-04T16:22:10+01:00](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/assets/2657547/fecb0c00-1131-497e-addd-3f338a5ad375) The list view shows the time as minutes in the interval column: ![2024-03-04T16:25:07+01:00](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/assets/2657547/09b0b361-1434-419f-8ed6-344ed327ee24) Tagging as documentation because "bug" felt a bit dramatic.
adam added the type: bugstatus: acceptedseverity: low labels 2025-12-29 20:48:18 +01:00
adam closed this issue 2025-12-29 20:48:18 +01:00
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@jeremystretch commented on GitHub (Mar 8, 2024):

Tagging as documentation because "bug" felt a bit dramatic.

I appreciate the hesitation, but this qualifies as a bug. (Documentation issues are limited to changes to the written documentation only; this requires a change to the running code.)

@jeremystretch commented on GitHub (Mar 8, 2024): > Tagging as documentation because "bug" felt a bit dramatic. I appreciate the hesitation, but this qualifies as a bug. (Documentation issues are limited to changes to the written documentation only; this requires a change to the running code.)
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Reference: starred/netbox#9313