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diff --git a/doc/administration/user_cohorts.md b/doc/administration/user_cohorts.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..6f2798f437c --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/administration/user_cohorts.md @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +--- +stage: none +group: unassigned +info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/#assignments +--- + +# Cohorts **(FREE SELF)** + +You can analyze your users' GitLab activities over time. + +How do you interpret the user cohorts table? Let's review an example with the +following user cohorts: + +![User cohort example](img/cohorts_v13_9_a.png) + +For the cohort of March 2020, three users were added to this server and have +been active since this month. One month later (April 2020), two users are still +active. Five months later (August 2020), one user from this cohort is still +active, or 33% of the original cohort of three that joined in March. + +The **Inactive users** column shows the number of users who were added during +the month, but who never had any activity in the instance. + +How do we measure the activity of users? GitLab considers a user active if: + +- The user signs in. +- The user has Git activity (whether push or pull). +- The user visits pages related to dashboards, projects, issues, or merge + requests ([introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/issues/54947) in GitLab 11.8). +- The user uses the API. +- The user uses the GraphQL API. + +## View user cohorts + +To view user cohorts: + +1. On the left sidebar, expand the top-most chevron (**{chevron-down}**). +1. Select **Admin Area**. +1. Select **Overview > Users**. +1. Select the **Cohorts** tab. |