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diff --git a/PROCESS.md b/PROCESS.md index 66602b4070d..7c3c826f921 100644 --- a/PROCESS.md +++ b/PROCESS.md @@ -113,12 +113,14 @@ corresponding exception request to be created. A level of common sense should be applied when deciding whether to have a feature behind a feature flag off or on by default. -The following guideliness can be applied to help making this decision: +The following guideliness can be applied to help make this decision: -* If the feature is not fully ready or functioning, feature flag should be disabled by default -* If the feature is ready but there are concerns with performance or impact, feature flag should be enabled by default but feature flag -disabled via chatops before deploy on GitLab.com environments. If the performance concern is confirmed, the final release should have the feature disabled -* In most other cases, feature flag can be enabled by default +* If the feature is not fully ready or functioning, the feature flag should be disabled by default. +* If the feature is ready but there are concerns about performance or impact, the feature flag should be enabled by default, but +disabled via chatops before deployment on GitLab.com environments. If the performance concern is confirmed, the final release should have the feature flag disabled by default. +* In most other cases, the feature flag can be enabled by default. + +For more information on rolling out changes using feature flags, read [through the documentation](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/development/rolling_out_changes_using_feature_flags.html). In order to build the final package and present the feature for self-hosted customers, the feature flag should be removed. This should happen before the |