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+---
+type: reference
+---
+
# Usage statistics
GitLab Inc. will periodically collect information about your instance in order
to perform various actions.
All statistics are opt-out, you can enable/disable them from the admin panel
-under **Admin area > Settings > Usage statistics**.
+under **Admin area > Settings > Metrics and profiling > Usage statistics**.
## Version check **[CORE ONLY]**
@@ -48,6 +52,8 @@ You can view the exact JSON payload in the administration panel. To view the pay
1. Expand **Settings** in the left sidebar and click on **Metrics and profiling**.
1. Expand **Usage statistics** and click on the **Preview payload** button.
+You can see how [the usage ping data maps to different stages of the product](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-data/analytics/blob/master/transform/snowflake-dbt/data/ping_metrics_to_stage_mapping_data.csv).
+
### Deactivate the usage ping
The usage ping is opt-out. If you want to deactivate this feature, go to
@@ -81,6 +87,18 @@ of your instance to your users.
This can be restricted to admins by selecting "Only admins" in the Instance
Statistics visibility section under **Admin area > Settings > Usage statistics**.
+<!-- ## Troubleshooting
+
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+This is important to minimize requests for support, and to avoid doc comments with
+questions that you know someone might ask.
+
+Each scenario can be a third-level heading, e.g. `### Getting error message X`.
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+
[ee-557]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/merge_requests/557
[ee-735]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/merge_requests/735
[ce-23361]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/23361