Add message field to ObjectChange model

netbox/core/api/serializers_/change_logging.py

@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ class ObjectChangeSerializer(BaseModelSerializer):
         model = ObjectChange
         fields = [
             'id', 'url', 'display_url', 'display', 'time', 'user', 'user_name', 'request_id', 'action',
-            'changed_object_type', 'changed_object_id', 'changed_object', 'prechange_data', 'postchange_data',
+            'changed_object_type', 'changed_object_id', 'changed_object', 'message', 'prechange_data',
+            'postchange_data',
         ]
 
     @extend_schema_field(serializers.JSONField(allow_null=True))

netbox/core/filtersets.py

@@ -186,7 +186,8 @@ class ObjectChangeFilterSet(BaseFilterSet):
             return queryset
         return queryset.filter(
             Q(user_name__icontains=value) |
-            Q(object_repr__icontains=value)
+            Q(object_repr__icontains=value) |
+            Q(message__icontains=value)
         )
 
 

netbox/core/migrations/0017_objectchange_message.py

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('core', '0016_job_log_entries'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='objectchange',
+            name='message',
+            field=models.CharField(blank=True, editable=False),
+        ),
+    ]

netbox/core/models/change_logging.py

@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@ class ObjectChange(models.Model):
         max_length=200,
         editable=False
     )
+    message = models.CharField(
+        verbose_name=_('message'),
+        editable=False,
+        blank=True
+    )
     prechange_data = models.JSONField(
         verbose_name=_('pre-change data'),
         editable=False,

netbox/core/tables/change_logging.py

@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ class ObjectChangeTable(NetBoxTable):
         template_code=OBJECTCHANGE_REQUEST_ID,
         verbose_name=_('Request ID')
     )
+    message = tables.Column(
+        verbose_name=_('Message'),
+    )
     actions = columns.ActionsColumn(
         actions=()
     )
@@ -49,5 +52,8 @@ class ObjectChangeTable(NetBoxTable):
         model = ObjectChange
         fields = (
             'pk', 'time', 'user_name', 'full_name', 'action', 'changed_object_type', 'object_repr', 'request_id',
-            'actions',
+            'message', 'actions',
+        )
+        default_columns = (
+            'pk', 'time', 'user_name', 'action', 'changed_object_type', 'object_repr', 'message', 'actions',
         )

netbox/templates/core/objectchange.html

@@ -64,10 +64,16 @@
                         {% endif %}
                     </td>
                 </tr>
+                <tr>
+                    <th scope="row">{% trans "Message" %}</th>
+                    <td>
+                        {{ object.message|placeholder }}
+                    </td>
+                </tr>
                 <tr>
                     <th scope="row">{% trans "Request ID" %}</th>
                     <td>
-                        {{ object.request_id }}
+                        <a href="{% url 'core:objectchange_list' %}?request_id={{ object.request_id }}">{{ object.request_id }}</a>
                     </td>
                 </tr>
             </table>