From ae65805b805af139509ba1c54fe5dddebafd34d7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: targuan <targuan@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2020 22:19:30 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Fix #3853 Dead role link in Config Contexts

---
 netbox/dcim/models.py             | 3 +++
 netbox/templates/dcim/device.html | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/netbox/dcim/models.py b/netbox/dcim/models.py
index 8f95fa19a..c7395aff5 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/models.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/models.py
@@ -1382,6 +1382,9 @@ class DeviceRole(ChangeLoggedModel):
     def __str__(self):
         return self.name
 
+    def get_absolute_url(self):
+        return "{}?role={}".format(reverse('dcim:device_list'), self.slug)
+
     def to_csv(self):
         return (
             self.name,
diff --git a/netbox/templates/dcim/device.html b/netbox/templates/dcim/device.html
index 57e2b03b8..d82da4a73 100644
--- a/netbox/templates/dcim/device.html
+++ b/netbox/templates/dcim/device.html
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@
                     <tr>
                         <td>Role</td>
                         <td>
-                            <a href="{% url 'dcim:device_list' %}?role={{ device.device_role.slug }}">{{ device.device_role }}</a>
+                            <a href="{{ device.device_role.get_absolute_url }}">{{ device.device_role }}</a>
                         </td>
                     </tr>
                     <tr>