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author | GitLab Bot <gitlab-bot@gitlab.com> | 2022-03-24 15:07:26 +0300 |
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diff --git a/doc/user/project/labels.md b/doc/user/project/labels.md index 18197cd860f..34bfed22ae4 100644 --- a/doc/user/project/labels.md +++ b/doc/user/project/labels.md @@ -253,6 +253,35 @@ with the old labels are assigned to the new group label. The new group label has the same ID as the previous project label. +## Promote a subgroup label to the parent group + +It's not possible to directly promote a group label to the parent group. +To achieve this, use the following workaround. + +Prerequisites: + +- There must be a group that contains subgroups ("parent group"). +- There must be a subgroup in the parent group, that has a label you want to promote. +- You must have at least the Reporter role for both groups. + +To "promote" the label to the parent group: + +1. In the parent group, [create a label](#create-a-group-label) with the same name as the original + one. We recommend making it a different color so you don't mistake the two while you're doing this. +1. In the subgroup, [view its labels](#view-group-labels). You should see the two labels and where + they come from: + + ![parent group and subgroup labels in the subgroup's label list](img/promote_to_parent_group_workaround_v14_10.png) + +1. Next to the subgroup label (the old one), select **Issues**, **Merge requests**, or **Epics**. +1. Add the new label to issues, merge requests, and epics that have the old label. + To do it faster, use [bulk editing](issues/managing_issues.md#bulk-edit-issues-from-a-group). +1. In the subgroup or the parent group, [delete the label](#delete-a-group-label) that belongs to + the lower-level group. + +You should now have a label in the parent group that is named the same as the old one, and added +to the same issues, MRs, and epics. + ## Generate default project labels If a project or its parent group has no labels, you can generate a default set of project |