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diff --git a/doc/user/project/labels.md b/doc/user/project/labels.md index 8e9e9aa79cf..e5f62a3bb8d 100644 --- a/doc/user/project/labels.md +++ b/doc/user/project/labels.md @@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ An issue, epic, or merge request cannot have two scoped labels with the same key For example, if an issue is already labeled `priority::3` and you apply the label `priority::2` to it, `priority::3` is automatically removed. +### Labels with multiple colon pairs + +If labels have multiple instances of `::`, the longest path from left to right, until the last `::`, is considered the "key" or the "scope". + +For example, `nested::key1::value1` and `nested::key1::value2` cannot both exist on the same issue. Adding the latter label will automatically remove the former due to the shared scope of `nested::key1`. + +`nested::key1::value1` and `nested::key2::value1` can both exist on the same issue, as these are considered to use two different label scopes, `nested::key1` and `nested::key2`. + ### Workflows with scoped labels **[PREMIUM]** Suppose you wanted a custom field in issues to track the platform operating system |