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diff --git a/doc/user/feature_flags.md b/doc/user/feature_flags.md index cc4bfdb01de..f665395b103 100644 --- a/doc/user/feature_flags.md +++ b/doc/user/feature_flags.md @@ -2,35 +2,14 @@ stage: none group: Development info: "See the Technical Writers assigned to Development Guidelines: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/#assignments-to-development-guidelines" -description: "Understand what 'GitLab features deployed behind flags' means." +description: "View a list of all the flags available in the GitLab application." layout: 'feature_flags' --- -# GitLab functionality may be limited by feature flags +# All feature flags in GitLab > Feature flag documentation warnings were [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/227806) in GitLab 13.4. -GitLab releases some features in a disabled state using [feature flags](../development/feature_flags/index.md), -allowing them to be tested by specific groups of users and strategically -rolled out until they become enabled for everyone. +The following feature flags exist in GitLab. These flags determine the availability of each feature. -As a GitLab user, this means that some features included in a GitLab release -may be unavailable to you. - -In this case, you'll see a warning like this in the feature documentation: - -This in-development feature might not be available for your use. There can be -[risks when enabling features still in development](../administration/feature_flags.md#risks-when-enabling-features-still-in-development). -Refer to this feature's version history for more details. - -In the version history note, you'll find information on the state of the -feature flag, including whether the feature is on ("enabled by default") or -off ("disabled by default") for self-managed GitLab instances and for users of -GitLab.com. - -If you're a user of a GitLab self-managed instance and you want to try to use a -disabled feature, you can ask a [GitLab administrator to enable it](../administration/feature_flags.md), -although changing a feature's default state isn't recommended. - -If you're a GitLab.com user and the feature is disabled, be aware that GitLab may -be working on the feature for potential release in the future. +For self-managed instances, [GitLab administrators can change the state of the flag](../administration/feature_flags.md). |