Best place to store custom user data? #11887
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We have a process that reviews a user's netbox change history and does some external validation. I'd like to store a datetime with each user that indicates when his/her changes were last reviewed and validated, so that when the validation process runs, it can easily calculate what changes have been made since the last execution. Although I could store this datetime in an external system, the ideal place would be data would be a custom field attached to the user object. But I don't think it's possible. Any thoughts/recommendations? Thanks! |
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You're correct that it's not currently possible to add custom fields on the user model. (This is due to a limitation concerning the user model specifically.) For any system or feature that introduces its own data, the best solution is almost always a custom plugin. This will allow you to introduce a new model dedicated to storing any and all data necessary, and allow for future development. |
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You're correct that it's not currently possible to add custom fields on the user model. (This is due to a limitation concerning the user model specifically.)
For any system or feature that introduces its own data, the best solution is almost always a custom plugin. This will allow you to introduce a new model dedicated to storing any and all data necessary, and allow for future development.