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@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Most issues will have labels for at least one of the following:
- Type: ~"feature proposal", ~bug, ~customer, etc.
- Subject: ~wiki, ~"container registry", ~ldap, ~api, ~frontend, etc.
- Team: ~"CI/CD", ~Plan, ~Manage, ~Quality, etc.
+- Stage: ~"devops:plan", ~"devops:create", etc.
- Release Scoping: ~Deliverable, ~Stretch, ~"Next Patch Release"
- Priority: ~P1, ~P2, ~P3, ~P4
- Severity: ~S1, ~S2, ~S3, ~S4
@@ -20,7 +21,6 @@ If you come across an issue that has none of these, and you're allowed to set
labels, you can _always_ add the team and type, and often also the subject.
[milestones-page]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/milestones
-[labels-page]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/labels
## Type labels
@@ -84,6 +84,39 @@ indicate if an issue needs backend work, frontend work, or both.
Team labels are always capitalized so that they show up as the first label for
any issue.
+## Stage labels
+
+Stage labels specify which [DevOps stage][devops-stages] the issue belongs to.
+
+The current stage labels are:
+
+- ~"devops:manage"
+- ~"devops:plan"
+- ~"devops:create"
+- ~"devops:verify"
+- ~"devops:package"
+- ~"devops:release"
+- ~"devops:configure"
+- ~"devops:monitor"
+- ~"devops:secure"
+
+These labels should be mutually exclusive. If an issue belongs to multiple
+stages, the most relevant should be used.
+
+They differ from the [Team labels](#team-labels) because teams may work on
+issues outside their stage.
+
+Normally there is a 1:1 relationship between Stage labels and Team labels, but
+any issue can be picked up by any team, depending on current priorities.
+So, an issue labeled ~"devops:create" may be scheduled by the ~Plan team, for
+example. In such cases, it's usual to include both team labels so each team can
+be aware of the progress.
+
+The Stage labels are used to generate the [direction pages][direction-pages] automatically.
+
+[devops-stages]: https://about.gitlab.com/direction/#devops-stages
+[direction-pages]: https://about.gitlab.com/direction/
+
## Release Scoping labels
Release Scoping labels help us clearly communicate expectations of the work for the
@@ -208,6 +241,7 @@ project.
[GitLab Triage]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-triage
[scheduled pipeline]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/quality/triage-ops/pipeline_schedules/10512/edit
[quality/triage-ops]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/quality/triage-ops
+[team]: https://about.gitlab.com/team/
## Feature proposals
@@ -235,6 +269,8 @@ need to ask one of the [core team] members to add the label, if you do not have
If you want to create something yourself, consider opening an issue first to
discuss whether it is interesting to include this in GitLab.
+[fpl]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues?label_name=feature+proposal
+
## Issue tracker guidelines
**[Search the issue tracker][ce-tracker]** for similar entries before
@@ -331,3 +367,7 @@ A recent example of this was the issue for
---
[Return to Contributing documentation](index.md)
+
+[labels-page]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/labels
+[ce-tracker]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues
+[ee-tracker]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/issues