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diff --git a/doc/user/group/index.md b/doc/user/group/index.md index c1f50bcc593..db576dd5f23 100644 --- a/doc/user/group/index.md +++ b/doc/user/group/index.md @@ -5,10 +5,12 @@ and grant members access to several projects at once. Groups can also be nested in [subgroups](subgroups/index.md). -Find your groups by expanding the left menu and clicking **Groups**: +Find your groups by clicking **Groups** in the top navigation.  +> The groups dropdown in the top navigation was [introduced][ce-36234] in [GitLab 11.1](https://about.gitlab.com/2018/07/22/gitlab-11-1-released/#groups-dropdown-in-navigation). + The Groups page displays all groups you are a member of, how many projects it holds, how many members it has, the group visibility, and, if you have enough permissions, a link to the group settings. By clicking the last button you can leave that group. @@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ For example, consider a user named Alex: 1. Alex creates an account on GitLab.com with the username `alex`; their profile will be accessed under `https://gitlab.example.com/alex` -1. Alex creates a group for their team with the groupname `alex-team`; +1. Alex creates a group for their team with the group name `alex-team`; the group and its projects will be accessed under `https://gitlab.example.com/alex-team` 1. Alex creates a subgroup of `alex-team` with the subgroup name `marketing`; this subgroup and its projects will be accessed under `https://gitlab.example.com/alex-team/marketing` @@ -69,7 +71,7 @@ together in a single list view. You can create a group in GitLab from: -1. The Groups page: expand the left menu, click **Groups**, and click the green button **New group**: +1. The Groups page: from the top menu, click **Groups**, and click the green button **New group**:  @@ -81,11 +83,11 @@ Add the following information:  -1. Set the **Group path** which will be the **namespace** under which your projects +1. The **Group name** will populate the path automatically. Optionally, you can + change it. This is the name that will me displayed in the group views. +1. Set the **Group URL** which will be the **namespace** under which your projects will be hosted (path can contain only letters, digits, underscores, dashes and dots; it cannot start with dashes or end in dot). -1. The **Group name** will populate with the path. Optionally, you can change - it. This is the name that will display in the group views. 1. Optionally, you can add a description so that others can briefly understand what this group is about. 1. Optionally, choose an avatar for your project. @@ -152,6 +154,21 @@ There are two different ways to add a new project to a group:  +### Default project creation level **[STARTER]** + +> [Introduced][ee-2534] in [GitLab Premium][ee] 10.5. +> Brought to [GitLab Starter][ee] in 10.7. + +Group owners or administrators can set an option that will give users with the +Developer role the ability to create projects under groups. + +By default, `Developers` and `Maintainers` are allowed to create projects under a +group, but this can be changed either within the group settings for a group, or +be set globally by a GitLab administrator in the Admin area +(**Settings > Visibility and Access Controls**). + +The setting can set to "None", "Maintainers", or "Developers + Maintainers". + ## Transfer projects into groups Learn how to [transfer a project into a group](../project/settings/index.md#transferring-an-existing-project-into-another-namespace). @@ -168,6 +185,26 @@ Alternatively, you can [lock the sharing with group feature](#share-with-group-l In GitLab Enterprise Edition it is possible to manage GitLab group memberships using LDAP groups. See [the GitLab Enterprise Edition documentation](../../integration/ldap.md) for more information. +## Epics **[ULTIMATE]** + +> Introduced in [GitLab Ultimate][ee] 10.2. + +Epics let you manage your portfolio of projects more efficiently and with less +effort by tracking groups of issues that share a theme, across projects and +milestones. + +[Learn more about Epics.](epics/index.md) + +## Group Security Dashboard **[ULTIMATE]** + +Get an overview of the vulnerabilities of all the projects in a group and its subgroups. + +[Learn more about the Group Security Dashboard.](security_dashboard/index.md) + +## Insights **[ULTIMATE]** + +> Introduced in [GitLab Ultimate][ee] 11.9 behind the `insights` feature flag. + ## Transfer groups to another group From 10.5 there are two different ways to transfer a group: @@ -239,7 +276,7 @@ working together in a project. To inherit the group membership, you share the project between the two groups A and B. **Share with group lock** prevents any project within the group from being shared with another group. By doing so, you -guarantee only the right group members have access to that projects. +guarantee only the right group members have access to those projects. To enable this feature, navigate to the group settings page. Select **Share with group lock** and **Save the group**. @@ -248,17 +285,50 @@ To enable this feature, navigate to the group settings page. Select #### Member Lock **[STARTER]** -With **Member Lock** it is possible to lock membership in project to the -level of members in group. +With Member lock, it is possible to lock membership in a project to the +level of members in the group. -Learn more about [Member Lock](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/group/index.html#member-lock). +Member lock lets a group owner lock down any new project membership to all the +projects within the group, allowing tighter control over project membership. -#### Group-level file templates **[PREMIUM]** +For instance, if you want to lock the group for an [Audit Event](../../administration/audit_events.md), +you enable Member lock to guarantee that membership of a project cannot be modified during that audit. -Group-level file templates allow you to share a set of templates for common file -types with every project in a group. +To enable this feature: -Learn more about [Group-level file templates](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/group/index.html#group-level-file-templates-premium). +1. Navigate to the group's **Settings > General** page. +1. Expand the **Permissions, LFS, 2FA** section and select **Member lock**. +1. Click the **Save changes** button. + + + +This will disable the option for all users who previously had permissions to +operate project memberships so no new users can be added. Furthermore, any +request to add a new user to a project through API will not be possible. + +#### Group file templates **[PREMIUM]** + +Group file templates allow you to share a set of templates for common file +types with every project in a group. It is analogous to the +[instance template repository](../admin_area/settings/instance_template_repository.md) +feature, and the selected project should follow the same naming conventions as +are documented on that page. + +Only projects that are in the group may be chosen as the source of templates. +This includes projects shared with the group, but **excludes** projects in +subgroups or parent groups of the group being configured. + +This feature may be configured for subgroups as well as parent groups. A project +in a subgroup will have access to the templates for that subgroup, as well as +any parent groups. + + + +To enable this feature, navigate to the group settings page, expand the +**Templates** section, choose a project to act as the template repository, and +**Save group**. + + #### Group-level project templates **[PREMIUM]** @@ -274,3 +344,16 @@ Define project templates at a group-level by setting a group as a template sourc - **Audit Events**: view [Audit Events](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/administration/audit_events.html#audit-events) for the group. **[STARTER ONLY]** - **Pipelines quota**: keep track of the [pipeline quota](../admin_area/settings/continuous_integration.md) for the group. + +## User contribution analysis **[STARTER]** + +With [GitLab Contribution Analytics](contribution_analytics/index.md) +you have an overview of the contributions (pushes, merge requests, +and issues) performed by your group members. + +## Issues analytics **[PREMIUM]** + +With [GitLab Issues Analytics](issues_analytics/index.md), in groups, you can see a bar chart of the number of issues created each month. + +[ee]: https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/ +[ee-2534]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/issues/2534 |