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diff --git a/doc/user/admin_area/analytics/usage_trends.md b/doc/user/admin_area/analytics/usage_trends.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..cf12f1f24c6 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/user/admin_area/analytics/usage_trends.md @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ +--- +stage: Manage +group: Value Stream Management +info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#designated-technical-writers +--- + +# Usage Trends **(CORE)** + +> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/235754) in GitLab 13.5 behind a feature flag, disabled by default. +> - [Became enabled by default](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/46962) in GitLab 13.6. +> - [Renamed](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/285220) from Instance Statistics to Usage Trends in GitLab 13.6. +> - It's enabled on GitLab.com. +> - It's recommended for production use. + +CAUTION: **Warning:** +This feature might not be available to you. Check the **version history** note above for details. + +Usage Trends gives you an overview of how much data your instance contains, and how quickly this volume is changing over time. + +To see Usage Trends, go to **Admin Area > Analytics > Usage Trends**. + +## Total counts + +At the top of the page, Usage Trends shows total counts for: + +- Users +- Projects +- Groups +- Issues +- Merge Requests +- Pipelines + +These figures can be useful for understanding how much data your instance contains in total. + +## Past year trend charts + +Usage Trends also displays line charts that show total counts per month, over the past 12 months, +in the categories shown in [Total counts](#total-counts). + +These charts help you visualize how rapidly these records are being created on your instance. + +![Instance Activity Pipelines chart](img/instance_activity_pipelines_chart_v13_6.png) + +### Enable or disable Usage Trends + +In GitLab version 13.5 only, Usage Trends was under development and not ready for production use. +It was deployed behind a feature flag that was **disabled by default**. +[GitLab administrators with access to the GitLab Rails console](../../../administration/feature_flags.md) +can opt to enable it. + +To enable it: + +```ruby +Feature.enable(:instance_statistics) +``` + +To disable it: + +```ruby +Feature.disable(:instance_statistics) +``` |