Apply user table preferences under object detail views

[LHBL2003]

NetBox version

v3.2.1

Feature type

New functionality

Proposed functionality

I navigate to the "Devices" and click on "Role" = Patch Panel. Now all patch panels are displayed. However, I cannot display a comment here. Because the button Configure Table does not exist.

Use case

Important information for better identification is not displayed. e.g. Comments. The display of additional information makes the work much more efficient.

Database changes

No response

External dependencies

No response

[jeremystretch]

I navigate to the "Devices" and click on "Role" = Patch Panel. Now all patch panels are displayed. However, I cannot display a comment here. Because the button Configure Table does not exist.

I'm not sure I follow. The table configuration button is present on the devices list.

[kkthxbye-code]

@jeremystretch - It is the list shown when viewing a device role.

URL: /dcim/device-roles/<ID>/

Other examples would be /dcim/platforms/<ID>/

[jeremystretch]

This is the same table as displayed in the devices list: Any preferences assigned to that table will be applied to this view as well. Does that address your use case?

[LHBL2003]

Thx @kkthxbye-code,

@jeremystretch

If you click on "Patch Panel" in the Role column, you will see that you cannot display comments.

we write general information about the panel in the comments. This tells us which area the panels are for. We don't need to see the panel's connectors first.

So you have to search for Patch Panel in the Device List to see the additional columns.

However, this is not as user-friendly and fast as with roles.

[LHBL2003]

This is the same table as displayed in the devices list: Any preferences assigned to that table will be applied to this view as well. Does that address your use case?

Yes, I would be happy if the same columns are displayed in this view as I have set in the device list.

[jeremystretch]

If you click on "Patch Panel" in the Role column, you will see that you cannot display comments.

Ok, I see the issue. The table under the DeviceRole view is not being initialized with the current user, so the user's preferences are not being applied.

Looking into this further, the ideal approach would probably be to refactor NetBoxTable to apply user preferences under its configure() method, obviating the need to pass the user explicitly during instantiation of the table. However, this would be a breaking API change for plugins; it would need to wait for a minor release. In the interim, we can just pass the user where needed under the relevant views.