Linked resources in incidents
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Introduced in GitLab 15.3 with a flag named
incident_resource_links_widget. Disabled by default. - Enabled on GitLab.com in GitLab 15.3.
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Generally available in GitLab 15.5. Feature flag
incident_resource_links_widgetremoved.
To help your team members find the important links without having to search through many comments, you can add linked resources to an incident issue.
Resources you might want link to:
- The incident Slack channel
- Zoom meeting
- Resources for resolving the incidents
View linked resources of an incident
Linked resources for an incident are listed under the Summary tab.
To view the linked resources of an incident:
- On the top bar, select Main menu > Projects and find your project.
- On the left sidebar, select Monitor > Incidents.
- Select an incident.
Add a linked resource
Add a linked resource manually from an incident.
Prerequisites:
- You must have at least the Reporter role for the project.
To add a linked resource:
- On the top bar, select Main menu > Projects and find your project.
- On the left sidebar, select Monitor > Incidents.
- Select an incident.
- In the Linked resources section, select the plus icon ().
- Complete the required fields.
- Select Add.
Using a quick action
Introduced in GitLab 15.5.
To add multiple links to an incident, use the /link
quick action:
/link https://example.link.us/j/123456789
You can also submit a short description with the link. The description shows instead of the URL in the Linked resources section of the incident:
/link https://example.link.us/j/123456789 multiple alerts firing
Link Zoom meetings from an incident
Introduced in GitLab 15.4.
Use the /zoom quick action to add multiple Zoom links to an incident:
/zoom https://example.zoom.us/j/123456789
You can also submit a short optional description with the link. The description shows instead of the URL in the Linked resources section of the incident issue:
/zoom https://example.zoom.us/j/123456789 Low on memory incident
Remove a linked resource
You can also remove a linked resource.
Prerequisites:
- You must have at least the Reporter role for the project.
To remove a linked resource:
- On the top bar, select Main menu > Projects and find your project.
- On the left sidebar, select Monitor > Incidents.
- Select an incident.
- In the Linked resources section, select Remove ().
