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diff --git a/doc/user/admin_area/user_cohorts.md b/doc/user/admin_area/user_cohorts.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..1671487bc8c --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/user/admin_area/user_cohorts.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +# Cohorts + +> **Notes:** +- [Introduced][ce-23361] in GitLab 9.1. + +As a benefit of having the [usage ping active](settings/usage_statistics.md), +GitLab lets you analyze the users' activities of your GitLab installation. +Under `/admin/cohorts`, when the usage ping is active, GitLab will show the +monthly cohorts of new users and their activities over time. + +How do we read the user cohorts table? Let's take an example with the following +user cohorts. + + + +For the cohort of June 2016, 163 users have been created on this server. One +month later, in July 2016, 155 users (or 95% of the June cohort) are still +active. Two months later, 139 users (or 85%) are still active. 9 months later, +we can see that only 6% of this cohort are still active. + +How do we measure the activity of users? GitLab considers a user active if: +* the user signs in +* the user has Git activity (whether push or pull). + +### Setup + +1. Activate the usage ping as defined [in the documentation](settings/usage_statistics.md) +2. Go to `/admin/cohorts` to see the user cohorts of the server + +[ce-23361]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/23361 |