Make the Device Component Bulk Renaming Form allow empty replacements

[991jo]

NetBox version

v3.1.8

Feature type

Change to existing functionality

Proposed functionality

Allow an empty replacement string in the bulk rename form.

Use case

Removing parts of a component name without having a replacement is currently not allowed, because the form requires a replacement.

e.g. all components are called "MPO-A", "MPO-B", ... and have to be renamed to "A", "B" ...

Database changes

none.

External dependencies

none.

[jeremystretch]

Allow an empty replacement string in the bulk rename form.

How, specifically, do you propose implementing this?

[991jo]

simply allow the replacement field to be empty (as in empty string) and replacing as usual (but with an empty string).