From ab0da25de8b44a068ff72651cf7929ac33013028 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Oliver Walters <oliver.henry.walters@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 21 May 2026 07:26:28 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Add "primary" field to Note model

---
 .../InvenTree/common/migrations/0042_note.py  |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/InvenTree/common/models.py        | 21 +++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 29 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/backend/InvenTree/common/migrations/0042_note.py b/src/backend/InvenTree/common/migrations/0042_note.py
index 4d4dbea255..409eec9f5c 100644
--- a/src/backend/InvenTree/common/migrations/0042_note.py
+++ b/src/backend/InvenTree/common/migrations/0042_note.py
@@ -87,6 +87,14 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
                         verbose_name="Update By",
                     ),
                 ),
+                (
+                    "primary",
+                    models.BooleanField(
+                        default=False,
+                        help_text="Is this the primary note for the associated model?",
+                        verbose_name="Primary",
+                    ),
+                )
             ],
             options={
                 "verbose_name": "Note",
diff --git a/src/backend/InvenTree/common/models.py b/src/backend/InvenTree/common/models.py
index 332e7fedfd..cc0e3566a3 100644
--- a/src/backend/InvenTree/common/models.py
+++ b/src/backend/InvenTree/common/models.py
@@ -2935,8 +2935,23 @@ class Note(
     def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """Perform custom save checks before saving a Note instance."""
         self.check_save()
+
+        others = Note.objects.filter(
+            model_type=self.model_type, model_id=self.model_id
+        ).exclude(pk=self.pk)
+
+        # If this is the *only* note for this model instance, then set it as the primary note
+        if not others.exists():
+            self.primary = True
+
         super().save(*args, **kwargs)
 
+        # Once this note is saved, mark other notes as non-primary
+        if self.primary:
+            Note.objects.filter(
+                model_type=self.model_type, model_id=self.model_id
+            ).exclude(pk=self.pk).update(primary=False)
+
     def delete(self):
         """Perform custom delete checks before deleting a Parameter instance."""
         self.check_delete()
@@ -2976,6 +2991,12 @@ class Note(
 
     content_object = GenericForeignKey('model_type', 'model_id')
 
+    primary = models.BooleanField(
+        default=False,
+        verbose_name=_('Primary'),
+        help_text=_('Is this the primary note for the associated model?'),
+    )
+
     title = models.CharField(
         max_length=100, verbose_name=_('Title'), help_text=_('Note title')
     )