* The `contact_name`, `contact_phone`, and `contact_email` fields have been removed from the site model. Please use the new contact model introduced in NetBox v3.1 to store contact information for sites.
#### Automatic Provisioning of Next Available VLANs ([#2658](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/2658))
A new REST API endpoint has been added at `/api/ipam/vlan-groups/<pk>/available-vlans/`. A GET request to this endpoint will return a list of available VLANs within the group. A POST request can be made to this endpoint specifying the name(s) of one or more VLANs to create within the group, and their VLAN IDs will be assigned automatically.
A new model has been introduced to represent function roles for inventory items, similar to device roles. The assignment of roles to inventory items is optional.
Two new types of custom field have been added: object and multi-object. These can be used to associate objects with other objects in NetBox. For example, you might create a custom field named `primary_site` on the tenant model so that a particular site can be associated with each tenant as its primary. The multi-object custom field type allows for the assignment of one or more objects of the same type.
Custom field object assignment is fully supported in the REST API, and functions similarly to normal foreign key relations. Nested representations are provided for each custom field object.
Several new models have been added to support field-replaceable device modules, such as those within a chassis-based switch or router. Similar to devices, each module is instantiated from a user-defined module type, and can have components associated with it. These components become available to the parent device once the module has been installed within a module bay. This makes it very convenient to replicate the addition and deletion of device components as modules are installed and removed.
Automatic renaming of module components is also supported. When a new module is created, any occurrence of the string `{module}` in a component name will be replaced with the position of the module bay into which the module is being installed.
#### Custom Status Choices ([#8054](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/8054))
Custom choices can be now added to most status fields in NetBox. This is done by defining the `FIELD_CHOICES` configuration parameter to map field identifiers to an iterable of custom choices. These choices are populated automatically when NetBox initializes. For example, the following will add three custom choices for the site status field:
Inventory items can now be templatized on a device type similar to the other component types. This enables users to better pre-model fixed hardware components.
Inventory item templates can be arranged hierarchically within a device type, and may be assigned to other components. These relationships will be mirrored when instantiating inventory items on a newly-created device.
