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diff --git a/doc/user/profile/notifications.md b/doc/user/profile/notifications.md index aaa311a4097..6de09f5538f 100644 --- a/doc/user/profile/notifications.md +++ b/doc/user/profile/notifications.md @@ -13,56 +13,62 @@ You can receive updates about activity in issues, merge requests, epics, and des For the tool that GitLab administrators can use to send messages to users, read [Email from GitLab](../../tools/email.md). -## Receive notifications +## Who receives notifications -You receive notifications for one of the following reasons: +When notifications are enabled for an issue, merge request, or epic, GitLab notifies you of actions +that happen there. -- You participate in an issue, merge request, epic, or design. In this context, _participate_ means - comment or edit. -- You've [enabled notifications in an issue, merge request, or epic](#notifications-on-issues-merge-requests-and-epics). -- You configured notifications at the [project](#project-notifications) and/or [group](#group-notifications) level. +You might receive notifications for one of the following reasons: -While notifications are enabled, you receive notification of actions occurring in that issue, merge request, or epic. +- You participate in an issue, merge request, epic, or design. You become a participant when you comment + or edit, or someone mentions you. +- You've [enabled notifications in an issue, merge request, or epic](#notifications-on-issues-merge-requests-and-epics). +- You've configured notifications for the [project](#change-level-of-project-notifications) or [group](#group-notifications). NOTE: Administrators can block notifications, preventing them from being sent. -## Tune your notifications +## Edit notification settings Getting many notifications can be overwhelming. You can tune the notifications you receive. For example, you might want to be notified about all activity in a specific project. For other projects, you only want to be notified when you are mentioned by name. -You can tune the notifications you receive by changing your notification settings: - -- [Global notification settings](#global-notification-settings) -- [Notification scope](#notification-scope) -- [Notification levels](#notification-levels) - -## Edit notification settings - These notification settings apply only to you. They do not affect the notifications received by -anyone else in the same project or group. +anyone else. To edit your notification settings: 1. In the top-right corner, select your avatar. 1. Select **Preferences**. 1. On the left sidebar, select **Notifications**. -1. Edit the desired notification settings. Edited settings are automatically saved and enabled. +1. Edit the desired global, group, or project notification settings. + Edited settings are automatically saved. -## Notification scope +### Notification scope -You can tune the scope of your notifications by selecting different notification levels for each project and group. +You can tune the scope of your notifications by selecting different notification levels for each +project and group. Notification scope is applied from the broadest to most specific levels: -- **Global (default)**: Your global, or _default_, notification level applies if you +- Your **global**, or _default_, notification level applies if you have not selected a notification level for the project or group in which the activity occurred. -- **Group**: For each group, you can select a notification level. Your group setting - overrides your default setting. -- **Project**: For each project, you can select a notification level. Your project - setting overrides the group setting. +- Your **group** setting overrides your default setting. +- Your **project** setting overrides the group setting. + +### Notification levels + +For each project and group you can select one of the following levels: + +| Level | Description | +| ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | +| Global | Your global settings apply. | +| Watch | Receive notifications for any activity. | +| Participate | Receive notifications for threads you have participated in. | +| On mention | Receive notifications when you are [mentioned](../project/issues/issue_data_and_actions.md#mentions) in a comment. | +| Disabled | Receive no notifications. | +| Custom | Receive notifications for selected events. | ### Global notification settings @@ -72,19 +78,17 @@ different values for a project or a group. - **Notification email**: the email address your notifications are sent to. Defaults to your primary email address. - **Receive product marketing emails**: select this checkbox to receive - [periodic emails](#product-marketing-emails) about GitLab features. + [periodic emails](#opt-out-of-product-marketing-emails) about GitLab features. - **Global notification level**: the default [notification level](#notification-levels) which applies to all your notifications. - **Receive notifications about your own activity**: select this checkbox to receive notifications about your own activity. Not selected by default. - - ### Group notifications You can select a notification level and email address for each group. -#### Group notification level +#### Change level of group notifications To select a notification level for a group, use either of these methods: @@ -100,11 +104,12 @@ Or: 1. Select the notification dropdown, next to the bell icon (**{notifications}**). 1. Select the desired [notification level](#notification-levels). -#### Group notification email address +#### Change email address used for group notifications -> Introduced in GitLab 12.0 +> Introduced in GitLab 12.0. -You can select an email address to receive notifications for each group you belong to. This could be useful, for example, if you work freelance, and want to keep email about clients' projects separate. +You can select an email address to receive notifications for each group you belong to. +You can use group notifications, for example, if you work freelance, and want to keep email about clients' projects separate. 1. In the top-right corner, select your avatar. 1. Select **Preferences**. @@ -112,9 +117,9 @@ You can select an email address to receive notifications for each group you belo 1. Locate the project in the **Groups** section. 1. Select the desired email address. -### Project notifications +### Change level of project notifications -You can select a notification level for each project to help you closely monitor activity in select projects. +To help you stay up to date, you can select a notification level for each project. To select a notification level for a project, use either of these methods: @@ -131,28 +136,20 @@ Or: 1. Select the desired [notification level](#notification-levels). <i class="fa fa-youtube-play youtube" aria-hidden="true"></i> -To learn how to be notified when a new release is available, see [Notification for releases](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyeNkGgqmH4). +To learn how to be notified when a new release is available, watch [Notification for releases](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyeNkGgqmH4). -### Notification levels - -For each project and group you can select one of the following levels: - -| Level | Description | -| ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | -| Global | Your global settings apply. | -| Watch | Receive notifications for any activity. | -| On mention | Receive notifications when [mentioned](../project/issues/issue_data_and_actions.md#mentions) in a comment. | -| Participate | Receive notifications for threads you have participated in. | -| Disabled | Turns off notifications. | -| Custom | Receive notifications for custom selected events. | - -### Product marketing emails +### Opt out of product marketing emails You can receive emails that teach you about various GitLab features. -This is enabled by default. +These emails are enabled by default. -To opt out, [edit your notification settings](#edit-notification-settings) and clear the -**Receive product marketing emails** checkbox. +To opt out: + +1. In the top-right corner, select your avatar. +1. Select **Preferences**. +1. On the left sidebar, select **Notifications**. +1. Clear the **Receive product marketing emails** checkbox. + Edited settings are automatically saved and enabled. Disabling these emails does not disable all emails. Learn how to [opt out of all emails from GitLab](#opt-out-of-all-gitlab-emails). @@ -175,108 +172,115 @@ Users are notified of the following events: | Event | Sent to | Settings level | |------------------------------|---------------------|------------------------------| -| New release | Project members | Custom notification | -| Project moved | Project members (1) | (1) not disabled | +| New release | Project members | Custom notification. | +| Project moved | Project members | Any other than disabled. | | Email changed | User | Security email, always sent. | -| Group access level changed | User | Sent when user group access level is changed | +| Group access level changed | User | Sent when user group access level is changed. | | New email added | User | Security email, always sent. | | New SAML/SCIM user provisioned | User | Sent when a user is provisioned through SAML/SCIM. [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/276018) in GitLab 13.8 | | New SSH key added | User | Security email, always sent. | -| New user created | User | Sent on user creation, except for OmniAuth (LDAP)| -| Password changed | User | Security email, always sent when user changes their own password | -| Password changed by administrator | User | Security email, always sent when an administrator changes the password of another user | -| Personal access tokens expiring soon <!-- Do not delete or lint this instance of future tense --> | User | Security email, always sent. | +| New user created | User | Sent on user creation, except for OmniAuth (LDAP). | +| Password changed | User | Security email, always sent when user changes their own password. | +| Password changed by administrator | User | Security email, always sent when an administrator changes the password of another user. | +| Personal access tokens expiring soon | User | Security email, always sent. | | Personal access tokens have expired | User | Security email, always sent. | -| Project access level changed | User | Sent when user project access level is changed | -| SSH key has expired | User | Security email, always sent. [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/322637) in GitLab 13.12 | +| Project access level changed | User | Sent when user project access level is changed. | +| SSH key has expired | User | Security email, always sent. _[Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/322637) in GitLab 13.12._ | | Two-factor authentication disabled | User | Security email, always sent. | -| User added to group | User | Sent when user is added to group | -| User added to project | User | Sent when user is added to project | +| User added to group | User | Sent when user is added to group. | +| User added to project | User | Sent when user is added to project. | ## Notifications on issues, merge requests, and epics -To enable notifications on a specific issue, merge request, or epic, you must turn on the -**Notifications** toggle in the right sidebar. +You also receive notifications for events happening on +issues, merge requests, and epics. -- To subscribe, **turn on** if you are not a participant in the discussion, but want to receive - notifications on each update. -- To unsubscribe, **turn off** if you are receiving notifications for updates but no longer want to - receive them, unsubscribe from it. - -Turning this toggle off only unsubscribes you from updates related to this issue, merge request, or epic. -Learn how to [opt out of all emails from GitLab](#opt-out-of-all-gitlab-emails). - -Turning notifications on in an epic doesn't automatically subscribe you to the issues linked -to the epic. +### Who receives notifications on issues, merge requests, and epics -For most events, the notification is sent to: +In issues, merge requests, and epics, for most events, the notification is sent to: - Participants: - - The author and assignee of the issue/merge request. + - The author and assignee. - Authors of comments. - Anyone [mentioned](../project/issues/issue_data_and_actions.md#mentions) by username in the title - or description of the issue, merge request or epic. - - Anyone with notification level "Participating" or higher that is mentioned by their username in - any of the comments on the issue, merge request, or epic. + or description. + - Anyone mentioned by username in a comment if their notification level is "Participating" or higher. - Watchers: users with notification level "Watch". -- Subscribers: anyone who manually subscribed to the issue, merge request, or epic. -- Custom: Users with notification level "custom" who turned on notifications for any of the events in the following table. +- Subscribers: anyone who manually subscribed to notifications. +- Custom: users with notification level "Custom" who turned on notifications for a fitting type of events. NOTE: To minimize the number of notifications that do not require any action, in -[GitLab versions 12.9 and later](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/616), eligible -approvers are no longer notified for all the activities in their projects. To receive them they have +[GitLab 12.9 and later](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/616), eligible +approvers are no longer notified for all the activities in their projects. To turn on such notifications, they have to change their user notification settings to **Watch** instead. +### Edit notification settings for issues, merge requests, and epics + +To enable notifications on a specific issue, merge request, or epic, you must turn on the +**Notifications** toggle in the right sidebar. + +- To subscribe, **turn on** if you are not a participant in the discussion, but want to receive + notifications on each update. + + When you turn notifications on in an epic, you aren't automatically subscribed to the issues linked + to the epic. + +- To unsubscribe, **turn off** if you are receiving notifications for updates but no longer want to + receive them. + + Turning this toggle off only unsubscribes you from updates related to this issue, merge request, or epic. + Learn how to [opt out of all emails from GitLab](#opt-out-of-all-gitlab-emails). + +### Notification events on issues, merge requests, and epics + The following table presents the events that generate notifications for issues, merge requests, and epics: | Event | Sent to | |------------------------|---------| -| Change milestone issue | Subscribers, participants mentioned, and Custom notification level with this event selected | -| Change milestone merge request | Subscribers, participants mentioned, and Custom notification level with this event selected | +| Change milestone issue | Subscribers, participants mentioned, and Custom notification level with this event selected. | +| Change milestone merge request | Subscribers, participants mentioned, and Custom notification level with this event selected. | | Close epic | | | Close issue | | | Close merge request | | -| Due issue | Participants and Custom notification level with this event selected | -| Failed pipeline | The author of the pipeline | -| Fixed pipeline | The author of the pipeline. Enabled by default. [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/24309) in GitLab 13.1 | +| Due issue | Participants and Custom notification level with this event selected. | +| Failed pipeline | The author of the pipeline. | +| Fixed pipeline | The author of the pipeline. Enabled by default. _[Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/24309) in GitLab 13.1._ | | Merge merge request | | -| Merge when pipeline succeeds | Author, Participants, Watchers, Subscribers, and Custom notification level with this event selected. Custom notification level is ignored for Author, Watchers and Subscribers. [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/211961) in GitLab 13.4 | -| Merge request [marked as ready](../project/merge_requests/drafts.md) | Watchers and participants. [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/15332) in GitLab 13.10 | -| New comment | Participants, Watchers, Subscribers, and Custom notification level with this event selected, plus anyone mentioned by `@username` in the comment, with notification level "Mention" or higher | +| Merge when pipeline succeeds | Author, Participants, Watchers, Subscribers, and Custom notification level with this event selected. Custom notification level is ignored for Author, Watchers and Subscribers. _[Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/211961) in GitLab 13.4._ | +| Merge request [marked as ready](../project/merge_requests/drafts.md) | Watchers and participants. _[Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/15332) in GitLab 13.10._ | +| New comment | Participants, Watchers, Subscribers, and Custom notification level with this event selected. Also anyone mentioned by username in the comment, with notification level "Mention" or higher. | | New epic | | | New issue | | | New merge request | | -| Push to merge request | Participants and Custom notification level with this event selected | -| Reassign issue | Participants, Watchers, Subscribers, and Custom notification level with this event selected, plus the old assignee | -| Reassign merge request | Participants, Watchers, Subscribers, and Custom notification level with this event selected, plus the old assignee | -| Remove milestone issue | Subscribers, participants mentioned, and Custom notification level with this event selected | -| Remove milestone merge request | Subscribers, participants mentioned, and Custom notification level with this event selected | +| Push to merge request | Participants and Custom notification level with this event selected. | +| Reassign issue | Participants, Watchers, Subscribers, Custom notification level with this event selected, and the old assignee. | +| Reassign merge request | Participants, Watchers, Subscribers, Custom notification level with this event selected, and the old assignee. | +| Remove milestone issue | Subscribers, participants mentioned, and Custom notification level with this event selected. | +| Remove milestone merge request | Subscribers, participants mentioned, and Custom notification level with this event selected. | | Reopen epic | | | Reopen issue | | | Reopen merge request | | -| Successful pipeline | The author of the pipeline, if they have the custom notification setting for successful pipelines set. If the pipeline failed previously, a `Fixed pipeline` message is sent for the first successful pipeline after the failure, then a `Successful pipeline` message for any further successful pipelines. | +| Successful pipeline | The author of the pipeline, with Custom notification level for successful pipelines. If the pipeline failed previously, a "Fixed pipeline" message is sent for the first successful pipeline after the failure, and then a "Successful pipeline" message for any further successful pipelines. | If the title or description of an issue or merge request is -changed, notifications are sent to any **new** mentions by `@username` as +changed, notifications are sent to any **new** mentions by username as if they had been mentioned in the original text. -By default, you don't receive notifications for issues, merge requests, or epics created -by yourself. You only receive notifications when somebody else comments or adds changes to the ones -that you've created or mentions you, or when an issue is due soon. -To always receive notifications on your own issues and so on, you must turn on -[notifications about your own activity](#global-notification-settings). - If an open merge request becomes unmergeable due to conflict, its author is notified about the cause. If a user has also set the merge request to automatically merge when pipeline succeeds, then that user is also notified. +By default, you don't receive notifications for issues, merge requests, or epics created by yourself. +To always receive notifications on your own issues, merge requests, and so on, turn on +[notifications about your own activity](#global-notification-settings). + ## Notifications on designs > [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/217095) in GitLab 13.6. -Email notifications are sent to the participants when comments are made on a design. +Email notifications are sent to the participants when someone comments on a design. The participants are: @@ -288,7 +292,9 @@ The participants are: If you no longer wish to receive any email notifications: -1. [Go to the Notifications settings page.](#edit-notification-settings) +1. In the top-right corner, select your avatar. +1. Select **Preferences**. +1. On the left sidebar, select **Notifications**. 1. Clear the **Receive product marketing emails** checkbox. 1. Set your **Global notification level** to **Disabled**. 1. Clear the **Receive notifications about your own activity** checkbox. @@ -299,40 +305,43 @@ On self-managed installations, even after doing this, your instance administrato [can still email you](../../tools/email.md). To unsubscribe, select the unsubscribe link in one of these emails. -## Filter email +## Email headers you can use to filter email + +Notification email messages include GitLab-specific headers. To better manage your notifications, +you can filter the notification emails based on the content of these headers. -Notification email messages include GitLab-specific headers. You can filter the notification emails based on the content of these headers to better manage your notifications. For example, you could filter all emails for a specific project where you are being assigned either a merge request or issue. +For example, you could filter all emails from a specific project where you are being assigned a +a merge request or an issue. The following table lists all GitLab-specific email headers: | Header | Description | |------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| +| `List-Id` | The path of the project in an RFC 2919 mailing list identifier. You can use it for email organization with filters. | +| `X-GitLab-(Resource)-ID` | The ID of the resource the notification is for. The resource, for example, can be `Issue`, `MergeRequest`, `Commit`, or another such resource. | +| `X-GitLab-Discussion-ID` | The ID of the thread the comment belongs to, in notification emails for comments. | | `X-GitLab-Group-Id` **(PREMIUM)** | The group's ID. Only present on notification emails for epics. | | `X-GitLab-Group-Path` **(PREMIUM)** | The group's path. Only present on notification emails for epics. | -| `X-GitLab-Project` | The name of the project the notification belongs to. | +| [`X-GitLab-NotificationReason`](#x-gitlab-notificationreason) | The reason for the notification. This can be `mentioned`, `assigned`, or `own_activity`. | +| `X-GitLab-Pipeline-Id` | The ID of the pipeline the notification is for, in notification emails for pipelines. | | `X-GitLab-Project-Id` | The project's ID. | | `X-GitLab-Project-Path` | The project's path. | -| `X-GitLab-(Resource)-ID` | The ID of the resource the notification is for. The resource, for example, can be `Issue`, `MergeRequest`, `Commit`, or another such resource. | -| `X-GitLab-Discussion-ID` | The ID of the thread the comment belongs to, in notification emails for comments. | -| `X-GitLab-Pipeline-Id` | The ID of the pipeline the notification is for, in notification emails for pipelines. | +| `X-GitLab-Project` | The name of the project the notification belongs to. | | `X-GitLab-Reply-Key` | A unique token to support reply by email. | -| `X-GitLab-NotificationReason` | The reason for the notification. This can be `mentioned`, `assigned`, or `own_activity`. | -| `List-Id` | The path of the project in an RFC 2919 mailing list identifier. This is useful for email organization with filters, for example. | ### X-GitLab-NotificationReason -The `X-GitLab-NotificationReason` header contains the reason for the notification. The value is one of the following, in order of priority: +The `X-GitLab-NotificationReason` header contains the reason for the notification. +The value is one of the following, in order of priority: - `own_activity` - `assigned` - `mentioned` -The reason for the notification is also included in the footer of the notification email. For example an email with the -reason `assigned` has this sentence in the footer: +The reason for the notification is also included in the footer of the notification email. +For example, an email with the reason `assigned` has this sentence in the footer: -- `You are receiving this email because you have been assigned an item on <configured GitLab hostname>.` - -Notification of other events is being considered for inclusion in the `X-GitLab-NotificationReason` header. For details, see this [related issue](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/20689). +> You are receiving this email because you have been assigned an item on \<configured GitLab hostname>. For example, an alert notification email can have one of [the alert's](../../operations/incident_management/alerts.md) statuses: @@ -341,3 +350,6 @@ For example, an alert notification email can have one of - `alert_acknowledged` - `alert_resolved` - `alert_ignored` + +Expanding the list of events included in the `X-GitLab-NotificationReason` header is tracked in +[issue 20689](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/20689). |