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diff --git a/doc/user/admin_area/index.md b/doc/user/admin_area/index.md index a5c3a2a7aeb..27d2bd8f764 100644 --- a/doc/user/admin_area/index.md +++ b/doc/user/admin_area/index.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ type: reference # GitLab Admin Area **(FREE SELF)** The Admin Area provides a web UI to manage and configure some features of GitLab -self-managed instances. If you are an Admin user, you can access the Admin Area +self-managed instances. If you are an administrator, you can access the Admin Area by visiting `/admin` on your self-managed instance. You can also access it through the UI: @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ the UI: - GitLab versions 13.12 and earlier: on the top bar, select the Admin Area icon (**{admin}**). NOTE: -Only admin users can access the Admin Area. +Only administrators can access the Admin Area. ## Admin Area sections @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ The Admin Area is made up of the following sections: | Section | Description | |:-----------------------------------------------|:------------| -| **{overview}** [Overview](#overview-section) | View your GitLab [Dashboard](#admin-dashboard), and administer [projects](#administering-projects), [users](#administering-users), [groups](#administering-groups), [jobs](#administering-jobs), [runners](#administering-runners), and [Gitaly servers](#administering-gitaly-servers). | +| **{overview}** [Overview](#overview-section) | View your GitLab [Dashboard](#admin-area-dashboard), and administer [projects](#administering-projects), [users](#administering-users), [groups](#administering-groups), [topics](#administering-topics), [jobs](#administering-jobs), [runners](#administering-runners), and [Gitaly servers](#administering-gitaly-servers). | | **{monitor}** Monitoring | View GitLab [system information](#system-information), and information on [background jobs](#background-jobs), [logs](#logs), [health checks](monitoring/health_check.md), [requests profiles](#requests-profiles), and [audit events](#audit-events). | | **{messages}** Messages | Send and manage [broadcast messages](broadcast_messages.md) for your users. | | **{hook}** System Hooks | Configure [system hooks](../../system_hooks/system_hooks.md) for many events. | @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ The Admin Area is made up of the following sections: | **{appearance}** Appearance | Customize [GitLab appearance](appearance.md). | | **{settings}** Settings | Modify the [settings](settings/index.md) for your GitLab instance. | -## Admin Dashboard +## Admin Area dashboard The Dashboard provides statistics and system information about the GitLab instance. @@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ you must provide the complete email address. #### User impersonation -An administrator can "impersonate" any other user, including other administrator users. +An administrator can "impersonate" any other user, including other administrators. This allows the administrator to "see what the user sees," and take actions on behalf of the user. You can impersonate a user in the following ways: @@ -237,6 +237,26 @@ insensitive, and applies partial matching. To [Create a new group](../group/index.md#create-a-group) click **New group**. +### Administering Topics + +> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/340920) in GitLab 14.4. + +You can administer all topics in the GitLab instance from the Admin Area's Topics page. + +To access the Topics page: + +1. On the top bar, select **Menu > Admin**. +1. On the left sidebar, select **Overview > Topics**. + +For each topic, the page displays their name and number of projects labeled with the topic. + +To create a new topic, select **New topic**. + +To edit a topic, select **Edit** in that topic's row. + +To search for topics by name, enter your criteria in the search box. The topic search is case +insensitive, and applies partial matching. + ### Administering Jobs You can administer all jobs in the GitLab instance from the Admin Area's Jobs page. @@ -369,7 +389,7 @@ The Sidekiq dashboard consists of the following elements: ### Logs -Since GitLab 13.0, **Log** view has been removed from the admin dashboard since the logging does not work in multi-node setups and could cause confusion for administrators by displaying partial information. +Since GitLab 13.0, **Log** view has been removed from the Admin Area dashboard since the logging does not work in multi-node setups and could cause confusion for administrators by displaying partial information. For multi-node systems we recommend ingesting the logs into services like Elasticsearch and Splunk. |