Fixes #8314: Prevent custom fields with default values from appearing as applied filters erroneously

docs/release-notes/version-3.1.md

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 * [#8301](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/8301) - Fix delete button for various object children views
 * [#8305](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/8305) - Fix assignment of custom field data to FHRP groups via UI
 * [#8306](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/8306) - Redirect user to previous page after login
+* [#8314](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/8314) - Prevent custom fields with default values from appearing as applied filters erroneously
 * [#8317](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/8317) - Fix CSV import of multi-select custom field values
 
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netbox/extras/forms/customfields.py

@@ -121,5 +121,5 @@ class CustomFieldModelFilterForm(FilterForm):
         )
         for cf in custom_fields:
             field_name = f'cf_{cf.name}'
-            self.fields[field_name] = cf.to_form_field(set_initial=True, enforce_required=False)
+            self.fields[field_name] = cf.to_form_field(set_initial=False, enforce_required=False)
             self.custom_field_filters.append(field_name)

netbox/extras/models/customfields.py

@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ class CustomField(ChangeLoggedModel):
         """
         Return a form field suitable for setting a CustomField's value for an object.
 
-        set_initial: Set initial date for the field. This should be False when generating a field for bulk editing.
+        set_initial: Set initial data for the field. This should be False when generating a field for bulk editing.
         enforce_required: Honor the value of CustomField.required. Set to False for filtering/bulk editing.
         for_csv_import: Return a form field suitable for bulk import of objects in CSV format.
         """