Commit ab18b781 authored by Fiona Neill's avatar Fiona Neill

Merge branch 'docs-dkua-update-to-group-approval-settings' into 'master'

Update group approval rules to settings

See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab!84453
parents 892c2fc2 2c3da36e
......@@ -38,4 +38,4 @@ Merge request approval settings that can be set at an instance level are:
See also the following, which are affected by instance-level rules:
- [Project merge request approval rules](../project/merge_requests/approvals/index.md).
- [Group merge request approval rules](../group/index.md#group-approval-rules) available in GitLab 13.9 and later.
- [Group merge request approval settings](../group/index.md#group-approval-settings) available in GitLab 13.9 and later.
......@@ -796,23 +796,25 @@ The group's new subgroups have push rules set for them based on either:
- The closest parent group with push rules defined.
- Push rules set at the instance level, if no parent groups have push rules defined.
## Group approval rules **(PREMIUM)**
## Group approval settings **(PREMIUM)**
> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/285458) in GitLab 13.9. [Deployed behind the `group_merge_request_approval_settings_feature_flag` flag](../../administration/feature_flags.md), disabled by default.
> - [Enabled by default](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/285410) in GitLab 14.5.
> - [Feature flag `group_merge_request_approval_settings_feature_flag`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/343872) removed in GitLab 14.9.
Group approval rules manage [project merge request approval rules](../project/merge_requests/approvals/index.md)
at the top-level group level. These rules [cascade to all projects](../project/merge_requests/approvals/settings.md#settings-cascading)
Group approval settings manage [project merge request approval settings](../project/merge_requests/approvals/settings.md)
at the top-level group level. These settings [cascade to all projects](../project/merge_requests/approvals/settings.md#settings-cascading)
that belong to the group.
To view the merge request approval rules for a group:
To view the merge request approval settings for a group:
1. Go to the top-level group's **Settings > General** page.
1. Expand the **Merge request approvals** section.
1. Select the settings you want.
1. Select **Save changes**.
Support for group-level settings for merge request approval rules is tracked in this [epic](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/4367).
## Related topics
- [Group wikis](../project/wiki/index.md)
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......@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ You can also enforce merge request approval settings:
- At the [instance level](../../../admin_area/merge_requests_approvals.md), which apply to all groups
on an instance and, therefore, all projects.
- On a [top-level group](../../../group/index.md#group-approval-rules), which apply to all subgroups
- On a [top-level group](../../../group/index.md#group-approval-settings), which apply to all subgroups
and projects.
If the settings are inherited by a group or project, they cannot be changed in the group or project
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