Commit 2bad5a97 authored by Samantha Ming's avatar Samantha Ming Committed by Suzanne Selhorn

Update docs to include mr reviewers

parent 15699fe7
......@@ -111,6 +111,48 @@ It is also possible to manage multiple assignees:
- When creating a merge request.
- Using [quick actions](../quick_actions.md#quick-actions-for-issues-merge-requests-and-epics).
## Reviewer
> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/216054) in GitLab 13.5.
> - It's [deployed behind a feature flag](../../../user/feature_flags.md), enabled by default.
> - It's disabled on GitLab.com.
> - It's not recommended for production use.
> - To use it in GitLab self-managed instances, ask a GitLab administrator to [enable it](#enable-or-disable-merge-request-reviewers). **(CORE ONLY)**
CAUTION: **Warning:**
This feature might not be available to you. Check the **version history** note above for details.
Requesting a code review is an important part of contributing code. However, deciding who should review
your code and asking for a review are no easy tasks. Using the "assignee" field for both authors and
reviewers makes it hard for others to determine who's doing what on a merge request.
GitLab's Merge Request Reviewers easily allow authors to request a review as well as see the status of the
review. By selecting one or more users from the **Reviewers** field in the merge request's right-hand
sidebar, the assigned reviewers will receive a notification of the request to review the merge request.
This makes it easy to determine the relevant roles for the users involved in the merge request, as well as formally requesting a review from a peer.
To request it, open the **Reviewers** drop-down box to search for the user you wish to get a review from.
### Enable or disable Merge Request Reviewers **(CORE ONLY)**
Merge Request Reviewers is under development and not ready for production use. It is
deployed behind a feature flag that is **disabled by default**.
[GitLab administrators with access to the GitLab Rails console](../../../administration/feature_flags.md)
can enable it.
To enable it:
```ruby
Feature.enable(:merge_request_reviewers)
```
To disable it:
```ruby
Feature.disable(:merge_request_reviewers)
```
### Merge requests to close issues
If the merge request is being created to resolve an issue, you can
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