Commit 4e612b80 authored by Evan Read's avatar Evan Read

Merge branch 'docs-ek-clarify-busy-status-feature-flag' into 'master'

docs: Adds information to clarify busy status feature

See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab!48415
parents 4ed028e8 b6e4b38f
...@@ -188,15 +188,12 @@ To set your current status: ...@@ -188,15 +188,12 @@ To set your current status:
1. Set the desired emoji and/or status message. 1. Set the desired emoji and/or status message.
1. Click **Set status**. Alternatively, you can click **Remove status** to remove your user status entirely. 1. Click **Set status**. Alternatively, you can click **Remove status** to remove your user status entirely.
![Busy status indicator](img/busy_status_indicator_v13_6.png)
or or
1. Click your avatar. 1. Click your avatar.
1. Select **Profile**. 1. Select **Profile**.
1. Click **Edit profile** (pencil icon). 1. Click **Edit profile** (pencil icon).
1. Enter your status message in the **Your status** text field. 1. Enter your status message in the **Your status** text field.
1. Alternatively, select the **Busy** checkbox ([Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/259649) in GitLab 13.6}.
1. Click **Add status emoji** (smiley face), and select the desired emoji. 1. Click **Add status emoji** (smiley face), and select the desired emoji.
1. Click **Update profile settings**. 1. Click **Update profile settings**.
...@@ -204,6 +201,44 @@ You can also set your current status [using the API](../../api/users.md#user-sta ...@@ -204,6 +201,44 @@ You can also set your current status [using the API](../../api/users.md#user-sta
If you previously selected the "Busy" checkbox, remember to deselect it when you become available again. If you previously selected the "Busy" checkbox, remember to deselect it when you become available again.
## Busy status indicator
> - Introduced in GitLab 13.6.
> - It's [deployed behind a feature flag](../feature_flags.md), disabled 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-busy-status-feature).
To indicate to others that you are busy, you can set an indicator
![Busy status indicator](img/busy_status_indicator_v13_6.png)
To set the busy status indicator, either:
- Set it directly:
1. Click your avatar.
1. Click **Set status**, or **Edit status** if you have already set a status.
1. Select the **Busy** checkbox
- Set it on your profile:
1. Click your avatar.
1. Select **Profile**.
1. Click **Edit profile** (**{pencil}**).
1. Select the **Busy** checkbox
### Enable busy status feature
The busy status feature is deployed behind a feature flag and is **disabled by default**.
[GitLab administrators with access to the GitLab Rails console](../../administration/feature_flags.md) can enable it for your instance from the [rails console](../../administration/feature_flags.md#start-the-gitlab-rails-console).
To enable it:
```ruby
Feature.enable(:set_user_availability_status)
```
## Commit email ## Commit email
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/merge_requests/21598) in GitLab 11.4. > [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/merge_requests/21598) in GitLab 11.4.
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