Add option to hide deprecated Racks in Elevation View by default or via UI toggle #612

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MrUnknownDE · 2026-04-05T16:52:54+02:00

MrUnknownDE commented

2026-04-05 16:52:54 +02:00

Originally created by @Flabenelli on 1/12/2026

NetBox version

v4.4.5

Feature type

New functionality

Proposed functionality

I would like to request a feature to easily hide Racks with "Deprecated" status from the global Rack Elevations view (/dcim/rack-elevations/).

This could be implemented in one of the following ways:

User Preference: A setting in the user profile to "Exclude deprecated racks from elevations".
UI Toggle: A quick toggle button in the Elevation View toolbar (near the "Images / Labels" dropdown) to "Hide Deprecated".
Default Behavior: Change the default view to only show "Active/Planned" racks, requiring a filter to see Deprecated ones (though this might be a breaking change for some).

Use case

When managing a large datacenter, we keep "Deprecated" racks in NetBox for historical data and audit purposes. However, in the day-to-day Elevation View, these racks clutter the visual representation of the rows.

Currently, the Elevation view renders all racks regardless of status. While it is possible to filter by status manually using the filter form, this requires applying the filter every time the page is loaded or relying on bookmarks/saved filters. Having a native way to hide decommissioned infrastructure from the visual layout would greatly improve the UX for infrastructure managers.

Database changes

I don't think so.

External dependencies

none

*Originally created by @Flabenelli on 1/12/2026* ### NetBox version v4.4.5 ### Feature type New functionality ### Proposed functionality I would like to request a feature to easily hide Racks with "Deprecated" status from the global **Rack Elevations** view (`/dcim/rack-elevations/`). This could be implemented in one of the following ways: 1. **User Preference:** A setting in the user profile to "Exclude deprecated racks from elevations". 2. **UI Toggle:** A quick toggle button in the Elevation View toolbar (near the "Images / Labels" dropdown) to "Hide Deprecated". 3. **Default Behavior:** Change the default view to only show "Active/Planned" racks, requiring a filter to see Deprecated ones (though this might be a breaking change for some). ### Use case When managing a large datacenter, we keep "Deprecated" racks in NetBox for historical data and audit purposes. However, in the day-to-day **Elevation View**, these racks clutter the visual representation of the rows. Currently, the Elevation view renders *all* racks regardless of status. While it is possible to filter by status manually using the filter form, this requires applying the filter every time the page is loaded or relying on bookmarks/saved filters. Having a native way to hide decommissioned infrastructure from the visual layout would greatly improve the UX for infrastructure managers. ### Database changes I don't think so. ### External dependencies none

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Reference: github/netbox#612