Test a new look for epics
DETAILS: Tier: Premium, Ultimate Offering: Self-managed Status: Experiment
- Introduced in GitLab 17.2. This feature is an experiment.
FLAG: On self-managed GitLab, by default this feature is not available. To make it available, an administrator can enable the feature flags listed in Feature flags. On GitLab.com and GitLab Dedicated, this feature is not available. This feature is available for testing, but not ready for production use.
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WARNING: This project is still in the experimental stage and could result in corruption or loss of production data. If you would like to enable this feature with no consequences, you are strongly advised to do so in a test environment.
We're working on changing how epics look by migrating them to a unified framework for work items to better meet the product needs of our Agile Planning offering.
For more information, see epic 9290 and the following blog posts:
- First look: The new Agile planning experience in GitLab (June 2024)
- Unveiling a new epic experience for improved Agile planning (July 2024)
Feature flags
To try out this change on GitLab self-managed, enable the following feature flags. Because this is an experimental feature, we strongly advise to enable the feature flags on a new group that does not contain any critical data.
| Flag | Description | Actor | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
work_item_epics |
Consolidated flag that contains all the changes needed to get epic work items to work for a given group. | Group | Required |
synced_epic_work_item_editable |
Allows editing epic work items when they have a legacy epic. | Group | Required |
work_items_rolledup_dates |
Calculates the start and due dates in a hierarchy for work items. | Group | Required |
epic_and_work_item_associations_unification |
Delegates other epic and work item associations. | Group | Required |
Feedback
If you run into any issue while trying out this change, you can use feedback issue to provide more details.