Add comments to OrganizationalModel

netbox/circuits/api/serializers_/circuits.py

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class CircuitTypeSerializer(OrganizationalModelSerializer):
     class Meta:
         model = CircuitType
         fields = [
-            'id', 'url', 'display_url', 'display', 'name', 'slug', 'color', 'description', 'owner', 'tags',
+            'id', 'url', 'display_url', 'display', 'name', 'slug', 'color', 'description', 'owner', 'comments', 'tags',
             'custom_fields', 'created', 'last_updated', 'circuit_count',
         ]
         brief_fields = ('id', 'url', 'display', 'name', 'slug', 'description', 'circuit_count')
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class CircuitGroupSerializer(OrganizationalModelSerializer):
     class Meta:
         model = CircuitGroup
         fields = [
-            'id', 'url', 'display_url', 'display', 'name', 'slug', 'description', 'tenant', 'owner', 'tags',
+            'id', 'url', 'display_url', 'display', 'name', 'slug', 'description', 'tenant', 'owner', 'comments', 'tags',
             'custom_fields', 'created', 'last_updated', 'circuit_count'
         ]
         brief_fields = ('id', 'url', 'display', 'name')
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ class VirtualCircuitTypeSerializer(OrganizationalModelSerializer):
     class Meta:
         model = VirtualCircuitType
         fields = [
-            'id', 'url', 'display_url', 'display', 'name', 'slug', 'color', 'description', 'owner', 'tags',
+            'id', 'url', 'display_url', 'display', 'name', 'slug', 'color', 'description', 'owner', 'comments', 'tags',
             'custom_fields', 'created', 'last_updated', 'virtual_circuit_count',
         ]
         brief_fields = ('id', 'url', 'display', 'name', 'slug', 'description', 'virtual_circuit_count')

netbox/circuits/forms/bulk_edit.py

@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class CircuitTypeBulkEditForm(OrganizationalModelBulkEditForm):
     fieldsets = (
         FieldSet('color', 'description'),
     )
-    nullable_fields = ('color', 'description')
+    nullable_fields = ('color', 'description', 'comments')
 
 
 class CircuitBulkEditForm(PrimaryModelBulkEditForm):
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ class CircuitGroupBulkEditForm(OrganizationalModelBulkEditForm):
 
     model = CircuitGroup
     nullable_fields = (
-        'description', 'tenant',
+        'description', 'tenant', 'comments',
     )
 
 
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ class VirtualCircuitTypeBulkEditForm(OrganizationalModelBulkEditForm):
     fieldsets = (
         FieldSet('color', 'description'),
     )
-    nullable_fields = ('color', 'description')
+    nullable_fields = ('color', 'description', 'comments')
 
 
 class VirtualCircuitBulkEditForm(PrimaryModelBulkEditForm):

netbox/circuits/forms/bulk_import.py

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class CircuitTypeImportForm(OrganizationalModelImportForm):
 
     class Meta:
         model = CircuitType
-        fields = ('name', 'slug', 'color', 'description', 'owner', 'tags')
+        fields = ('name', 'slug', 'color', 'description', 'owner', 'comments', 'tags')
 
 
 class CircuitImportForm(PrimaryModelImportForm):
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ class CircuitGroupImportForm(OrganizationalModelImportForm):
 
     class Meta:
         model = CircuitGroup
-        fields = ('name', 'slug', 'description', 'tenant', 'owner', 'tags')
+        fields = ('name', 'slug', 'description', 'tenant', 'owner', 'comments', 'tags')
 
 
 class CircuitGroupAssignmentImportForm(NetBoxModelImportForm):
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ class VirtualCircuitTypeImportForm(OrganizationalModelImportForm):
 
     class Meta:
         model = VirtualCircuitType
-        fields = ('name', 'slug', 'color', 'description', 'owner', 'tags')
+        fields = ('name', 'slug', 'color', 'description', 'owner', 'comments', 'tags')
 
 
 class VirtualCircuitImportForm(PrimaryModelImportForm):

netbox/circuits/forms/model_forms.py

@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class CircuitTypeForm(OrganizationalModelForm):
     class Meta:
         model = CircuitType
         fields = [
-            'name', 'slug', 'color', 'description', 'tags',
+            'name', 'slug', 'color', 'description', 'comments', 'tags',
         ]
 
 
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ class CircuitGroupForm(TenancyForm, OrganizationalModelForm):
     class Meta:
         model = CircuitGroup
         fields = [
-            'name', 'slug', 'description', 'tenant_group', 'tenant', 'owner', 'tags',
+            'name', 'slug', 'description', 'tenant_group', 'tenant', 'owner', 'comments', 'tags',
         ]
 
 
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ class VirtualCircuitTypeForm(OrganizationalModelForm):
     class Meta:
         model = VirtualCircuitType
         fields = [
-            'name', 'slug', 'color', 'description', 'owner', 'tags',
+            'name', 'slug', 'color', 'description', 'owner', 'comments', 'tags',
         ]
 
 

netbox/circuits/migrations/0055_add_comments_to_organizationalmodel.py

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.2.8 on 2025-12-08 17:38
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('circuits', '0054_cable_position'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='circuitgroup',
+            name='comments',
+            field=models.TextField(blank=True),
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='circuittype',
+            name='comments',
+            field=models.TextField(blank=True),
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='virtualcircuittype',
+            name='comments',
+            field=models.TextField(blank=True),
+        ),
+    ]

netbox/circuits/search.py

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class CircuitGroupIndex(SearchIndex):
         ('name', 100),
         ('slug', 110),
         ('description', 500),
+        ('comments', 5000),
     )
     display_attrs = ('description',)
 
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ class CircuitTypeIndex(SearchIndex):
         ('name', 100),
         ('slug', 110),
         ('description', 500),
+        ('comments', 5000),
     )
     display_attrs = ('description',)
 
@@ -109,5 +111,6 @@ class VirtualCircuitTypeIndex(SearchIndex):
         ('name', 100),
         ('slug', 110),
         ('description', 500),
+        ('comments', 5000),
     )
     display_attrs = ('description',)

netbox/circuits/tables/circuits.py

@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ class CircuitTypeTable(OrganizationalModelTable):
     class Meta(OrganizationalModelTable.Meta):
         model = CircuitType
         fields = (
-            'pk', 'id', 'name', 'circuit_count', 'color', 'description', 'slug', 'tags', 'created', 'last_updated',
-            'actions',
+            'pk', 'id', 'name', 'circuit_count', 'color', 'description', 'slug', 'comments', 'tags', 'created',
+            'last_updated', 'actions',
         )
         default_columns = ('pk', 'name', 'circuit_count', 'color', 'description')
 
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ class CircuitGroupTable(OrganizationalModelTable):
     class Meta(OrganizationalModelTable.Meta):
         model = CircuitGroup
         fields = (
-            'pk', 'name', 'description', 'circuit_group_assignment_count', 'tags',
+            'pk', 'name', 'description', 'circuit_group_assignment_count', 'comments', 'tags',
             'created', 'last_updated', 'actions',
         )
         default_columns = ('pk', 'name', 'description', 'circuit_group_assignment_count')

netbox/dcim/api/serializers_/manufacturers.py

@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ class ManufacturerSerializer(OrganizationalModelSerializer):
     class Meta:
         model = Manufacturer
         fields = [
-            'id', 'url', 'display_url', 'display', 'name', 'slug', 'description', 'owner', 'tags', 'custom_fields',
-            'created', 'last_updated', 'devicetype_count', 'moduletype_count', 'inventoryitem_count', 'platform_count',
+            'id', 'url', 'display_url', 'display', 'name', 'slug', 'description', 'owner', 'comments', 'tags',
+            'custom_fields', 'created', 'last_updated', 'devicetype_count', 'moduletype_count', 'inventoryitem_count',
+            'platform_count',
         ]
         brief_fields = ('id', 'url', 'display', 'name', 'slug', 'description', 'devicetype_count')

netbox/dcim/api/serializers_/racks.py

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class RackRoleSerializer(OrganizationalModelSerializer):
     class Meta:
         model = RackRole
         fields = [
-            'id', 'url', 'display_url', 'display', 'name', 'slug', 'color', 'description', 'owner', 'tags',
+            'id', 'url', 'display_url', 'display', 'name', 'slug', 'color', 'description', 'owner', 'comments', 'tags',
             'custom_fields', 'created', 'last_updated', 'rack_count',
         ]
         brief_fields = ('id', 'url', 'display', 'name', 'slug', 'description', 'rack_count')

netbox/dcim/api/serializers_/roles.py

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class InventoryItemRoleSerializer(OrganizationalModelSerializer):
     class Meta:
         model = InventoryItemRole
         fields = [
-            'id', 'url', 'display_url', 'display', 'name', 'slug', 'color', 'description', 'owner', 'tags',
+            'id', 'url', 'display_url', 'display', 'name', 'slug', 'color', 'description', 'owner', 'comments', 'tags',
             'custom_fields', 'created', 'last_updated', 'inventoryitem_count',
         ]
         brief_fields = ('id', 'url', 'display', 'name', 'slug', 'description', 'inventoryitem_count')

netbox/dcim/forms/bulk_edit.py

@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ class RackRoleBulkEditForm(OrganizationalModelBulkEditForm):
     fieldsets = (
         FieldSet('color', 'description'),
     )
-    nullable_fields = ('color', 'description')
+    nullable_fields = ('color', 'description', 'comments')
 
 
 class RackTypeBulkEditForm(PrimaryModelBulkEditForm):
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ class ManufacturerBulkEditForm(OrganizationalModelBulkEditForm):
     fieldsets = (
         FieldSet('description'),
     )
-    nullable_fields = ('description',)
+    nullable_fields = ('description', 'comments')
 
 
 class DeviceTypeBulkEditForm(PrimaryModelBulkEditForm):
@@ -1719,7 +1719,7 @@ class InventoryItemRoleBulkEditForm(OrganizationalModelBulkEditForm):
     fieldsets = (
         FieldSet('color', 'description'),
     )
-    nullable_fields = ('color', 'description')
+    nullable_fields = ('color', 'description', 'comments')
 
 
 class VirtualDeviceContextBulkEditForm(PrimaryModelBulkEditForm):

netbox/dcim/forms/bulk_import.py

@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ class RackRoleImportForm(OrganizationalModelImportForm):
 
     class Meta:
         model = RackRole
-        fields = ('name', 'slug', 'color', 'description', 'owner', 'tags')
+        fields = ('name', 'slug', 'color', 'description', 'owner', 'comments', 'tags')
 
 
 class RackTypeImportForm(PrimaryModelImportForm):
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ class ManufacturerImportForm(OrganizationalModelImportForm):
 
     class Meta:
         model = Manufacturer
-        fields = ('name', 'slug', 'description', 'owner', 'tags')
+        fields = ('name', 'slug', 'description', 'owner', 'comments', 'tags')
 
 
 class DeviceTypeImportForm(PrimaryModelImportForm):
@@ -1298,7 +1298,7 @@ class InventoryItemRoleImportForm(OrganizationalModelImportForm):
 
     class Meta:
         model = InventoryItemRole
-        fields = ('name', 'slug', 'color', 'description')
+        fields = ('name', 'slug', 'color', 'description', 'owner', 'comments')
 
 
 #

netbox/dcim/forms/model_forms.py

@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ class RackRoleForm(OrganizationalModelForm):
     class Meta:
         model = RackRole
         fields = [
-            'name', 'slug', 'color', 'description', 'owner', 'tags',
+            'name', 'slug', 'color', 'description', 'owner', 'comments', 'tags',
         ]
 
 
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ class ManufacturerForm(OrganizationalModelForm):
     class Meta:
         model = Manufacturer
         fields = [
-            'name', 'slug', 'description', 'owner', 'tags',
+            'name', 'slug', 'description', 'owner', 'comments', 'tags',
         ]
 
 
@@ -1880,7 +1880,7 @@ class InventoryItemRoleForm(OrganizationalModelForm):
     class Meta:
         model = InventoryItemRole
         fields = [
-            'name', 'slug', 'color', 'description', 'owner', 'tags',
+            'name', 'slug', 'color', 'description', 'owner', 'comments', 'tags',
         ]
 
 

netbox/dcim/migrations/0224_add_comments_to_organizationalmodel.py

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.2.8 on 2025-12-08 17:38
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('dcim', '0223_frontport_positions'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='inventoryitemrole',
+            name='comments',
+            field=models.TextField(blank=True),
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='manufacturer',
+            name='comments',
+            field=models.TextField(blank=True),
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='rackrole',
+            name='comments',
+            field=models.TextField(blank=True),
+        ),
+    ]

netbox/dcim/search.py

@@ -137,6 +137,18 @@ class InventoryItemIndex(SearchIndex):
     display_attrs = ('device', 'manufacturer', 'parent', 'part_id', 'serial', 'asset_tag', 'description')
 
 
+@register_search
+class InventoryItemRoleIndex(SearchIndex):
+    model = models.InventoryItemRole
+    fields = (
+        ('name', 100),
+        ('slug', 110),
+        ('description', 500),
+        ('comments', 5000),
+    )
+    display_attrs = ('description',)
+
+
 @register_search
 class LocationIndex(SearchIndex):
     model = models.Location
@@ -157,6 +169,7 @@ class ManufacturerIndex(SearchIndex):
         ('name', 100),
         ('slug', 110),
         ('description', 500),
+        ('comments', 5000),
     )
     display_attrs = ('description',)
 
@@ -308,6 +321,7 @@ class RackRoleIndex(SearchIndex):
         ('name', 100),
         ('slug', 110),
         ('description', 500),
+        ('comments', 5000),
     )
     display_attrs = ('description',)
 

netbox/dcim/tables/devices.py

@@ -1057,7 +1057,7 @@ class InventoryItemRoleTable(OrganizationalModelTable):
     class Meta(OrganizationalModelTable.Meta):
         model = models.InventoryItemRole
         fields = (
-            'pk', 'id', 'name', 'inventoryitem_count', 'color', 'description', 'slug', 'tags', 'actions',
+            'pk', 'id', 'name', 'inventoryitem_count', 'color', 'description', 'slug', 'comments', 'tags', 'actions',
         )
         default_columns = ('pk', 'name', 'inventoryitem_count', 'color', 'description')
 

netbox/dcim/tables/devicetypes.py

@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ class Meta(OrganizationalModelTable.Meta):
         model = models.Manufacturer
         fields = (
             'pk', 'id', 'name', 'racktype_count', 'devicetype_count', 'moduletype_count', 'inventoryitem_count',
-            'platform_count', 'description', 'slug', 'tags', 'contacts', 'actions', 'created', 'last_updated',
+            'platform_count', 'description', 'slug', 'comments', 'tags', 'contacts', 'actions', 'created',
+            'last_updated',
         )
         default_columns = (
             'pk', 'name', 'racktype_count', 'devicetype_count', 'moduletype_count', 'inventoryitem_count',

netbox/dcim/tables/racks.py

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class RackRoleTable(OrganizationalModelTable):
     class Meta(OrganizationalModelTable.Meta):
         model = RackRole
         fields = (
-            'pk', 'id', 'name', 'rack_count', 'color', 'description', 'slug', 'tags', 'actions', 'created',
+            'pk', 'id', 'name', 'rack_count', 'color', 'description', 'slug', 'comments', 'tags', 'actions', 'created',
             'last_updated',
         )
         default_columns = ('pk', 'name', 'rack_count', 'color', 'description')

netbox/dcim/views.py

@@ -799,6 +799,7 @@ class RackRoleView(GetRelatedModelsMixin, generic.ObjectView):
         right_panels=[
             RelatedObjectsPanel(),
             CustomFieldsPanel(),
+            CommentsPanel(),
         ],
     )
 
@@ -1233,7 +1234,7 @@ class ManufacturerView(GetRelatedModelsMixin, generic.ObjectView):
     queryset = Manufacturer.objects.all()
     layout = layout.SimpleLayout(
         left_panels=[OrganizationalObjectPanel(), TagsPanel()],
-        right_panels=[RelatedObjectsPanel(), CustomFieldsPanel()],
+        right_panels=[RelatedObjectsPanel(), CustomFieldsPanel(), CommentsPanel()],
     )
 
     def get_extra_context(self, request, instance):