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Support for importing tags when importing IP addresses via CSV #6420

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v2.11.3

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Data model extension

Proposed functionality

Currently, it is not possible to specify tags for IP addresses when importing IP addresses via CSV. It would be great if a tags column (or columns) could be implemented so tags don't require additional steps after import. The only complicating factor here is support for multiple tags at import - I'm not sure whether it is better to use multiple columns in the CSV import for tags or use some sort of delimiting character in one column. Thank you very much!

Use case

I ran into this when I decided to import all of my static IP assignments. Using tags is a great way to categorize devices - I have tags for VOIP, Radio, CCTV, HVAC, Printers, and more. This leaves room in the Description for specifying other need to know details and allows me to easily filter the view to only see one specific type of device when viewed through the IP address window. Bulk assignment of tags after import is certainly feasible for smaller deployments, but it would be great to include that in the import step since nearly all other fields are already included there.

Database changes

I'm still new to this but I don't suspect this would require DB schema changes. This should just be a matter of passing tag values from the CSV importer to the tag function or Class in Netbox.

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