Commit 8575766b authored by Amy Qualls's avatar Amy Qualls

Merge branch 'docs-aqualls-reviewer-assignee' into 'master'

Clarify MR assignees and reviewers

See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab!54373
parents d3462578 1cf1e63a
...@@ -122,13 +122,15 @@ Requesting a code review is an important part of contributing code. However, dec ...@@ -122,13 +122,15 @@ Requesting a code review is an important part of contributing code. However, dec
your code and asking for a review are no easy tasks. Using the "assignee" field for both authors and 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. reviewers makes it hard for others to determine who's doing what on a merge request.
GitLab Merge Request Reviewers easily allow authors to request a review as well as see the status of the GitLab Merge Request Reviewers enable you to request a review of your work, and
review. By selecting one or more users from the **Reviewers** field in the merge request's right-hand see the status of the review. Reviewers help distinguish the roles of the users
sidebar, the assigned reviewers will receive a notification of the request to review the merge request. involved in the merge request. In comparison to an **Assignee**, who is directly
responsible for creating or merging a merge request, a **Reviewer** is a team member
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. who may only be involved in one aspect of the merge request, such as a peer review.
To request it, open the **Reviewers** drop-down box to search for the user you wish to get a review from. To request a review of a merge request, expand the **Reviewers** select box in
the right-hand sidebar. Search for the users you want to request a review from.
When selected, GitLab creates a [to-do list item](../../todos.md) for each reviewer.
#### Approval Rule information for Reviewers **(PREMIUM)** #### Approval Rule information for Reviewers **(PREMIUM)**
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