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authorGitLab Bot <gitlab-bot@gitlab.com>2019-10-22 18:06:35 +0000
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@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ A database **reviewer**'s role is to:
reassign MR to the database **maintainer** suggested by Reviewer
Roulette.
+#### When there are no database maintainers available
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+Currently we have a [critical shortage of database maintainers](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/issues/29717). Until we are able to increase the number of database maintainers to support the volume of reviews, we have implemented this temporary solution. If the database **reviewer** cannot find an available database **maintainer** then:
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+1. Assign the MR for a second review by a **database trainee maintainer** for further review.
+1. Once satisfied with the review process, and if the database **maintainer** is still not available, skip the database maintainer approval step and assign the merge request to a backend maintainer for final review and approval.
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A database **maintainer**'s role is to:
- Perform the final database review on the MR.