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diff --git a/doc/integration/external-issue-tracker.md b/doc/integration/external-issue-tracker.md index edd1af423ca..c3328e01081 100644 --- a/doc/integration/external-issue-tracker.md +++ b/doc/integration/external-issue-tracker.md @@ -1,14 +1,17 @@ # External issue tracker -GitLab has a great issue tracker but you can also use an external one such as -Jira, Redmine, YouTrack, or Bugzilla. Issue trackers are configurable per GitLab project -and allow you to do the following: +GitLab has a great [issue tracker](../user/project/issues/index.md) but you can also use an external one +such as Jira, Redmine, YouTrack, or Bugzilla. External issue trackers are configurable per GitLab project. -- you can reference these external issues inside GitLab interface - (merge requests, commits, comments) and they will be automatically converted - into links +Once configured, you can reference external issues using the format `CODE-123`, where: -You can have enabled both external and internal GitLab issue trackers in parallel. The **Issues** link always opens the internal issue tracker and in case the internal issue tracker is disabled the link is not visible in the menu. +- `CODE` is a unique code for the tracker. +- `123` is the issue number in the tracker. + +These references in GitLab merge requests, commits, or comments are automatically converted to links to the issues. + +You can keep GitLab's issue tracker enabled in parallel or disable it. When enabled, the **Issues** link in the +GitLab menu always opens the internal issue tracker. When disabled, the link is not visible in the menu. ## Configuration |