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Bulk device import no longer works with parent/child devices when "tags" present in import data
Deployment Type
Self-hosted: bare-metal self-hosted: docker
NetBox Version
4.3.4 & 4.3.6
Python Version
3.12
Steps to Reproduce
create a role: test_device create a site: SFO create a location : DC1 (site = SFO) create a manufacturer: nebox create a rack: A01 (site = SFO)(Location = DC1) create device role: test_device create tag: tag1 create a device type "test-shelf" with "netbox" as the manufacture with the "parent" flag and a single device bay named "bay1" create a device type "test-device" with "netbox" as the manufacture the "child" flag and "0" as height
Bulk device import
role manufacturer device_type status site location name rack position face parent device_bay tags
test_device netbox test-shelf planned SFO DC1 test-shelf A01 18 front tag1
test_device netbox test-device planned SFO DC1 test-device A01 test-shelf bay1 tag1
Expected Behavior
child device is assigned to the bay of the parent with correct tags assigned to each device
Observed Behavior
Devices are imported but the child device is set as a "non-racked devices" rather than being assigned to the correct device bay. ONLY when a tag is present during the import. This fails both when the parent and child are imported at the same time and when the parent already exists.
Tested on 4.3.4 and 4.3.6 with same results
@pmsharp2 can you please expand and cleanup on your reproduction steps - the csv you've given assumes a lot of things are existing (like site, rack, etc..) that aren't specified in the reproduction steps. Can you please add those and make sure the reproduction steps are complete. I don't think all of the columns in the CSV are needed either, the position, face, etc I don' think are needed?
@pmsharp2 can you please expand and cleanup on your reproduction steps - the csv you've given assumes a lot of things are existing (like site, rack, etc..) that aren't specified in the reproduction steps. Can you please add those and make sure the reproduction steps are complete. I don't think all of the columns in the CSV are needed either, the position, face, etc I don' think are needed?
site, statues, manufacturer, role are all required and part of the device types. For this import the only non-required fields I have included are rack, position, parent, device_bay. But I hope it's clear that those are the fields that seem to be having some issues. I will amend with some more detailed comments
I went back and did the full reproduction steps to make sure I wasn't missing anything and narrowed it down a bit more. The bad importing only seems to occur when "tags" are present in the import data. Even when device tags match child and parent the child devices are set as non-rack devices. I have amended my title and steps to reflect that.
This is a strange one, does seem to operate different without the tags - here is the csv comma separated as the tab separate is difficult without the tags:
role,manufacturer,device_type,status,site,location,name,rack,position,face,parent,device_bay
test_device,netbox,test-shelf,planned,SFO,DC1,test-shelf,A01,18,front,,
test_device,netbox,test-device,planned,SFO,DC1,test-device,A01,,,test-shelf,bay1