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## Specifying the Environment label
In order to isolate and only display relevant metrics for a given environment, GitLab needs a method to detect which labels are associated. To do this, GitLab searches for metrics with appropriate labels. In this case, the `ingress` label must `<CI_ENVIRONMENT_SLUG>`.
To isolate and display only relevant metrics for a given environment, GitLab needs a method to
detect which labels are associated. To do this, GitLab searches for metrics with appropriate labels.
In this case, the `ingress` label must include the value `<CI_ENVIRONMENT_SLUG>`.
If you have used [Auto Deploy](../../../../topics/autodevops/stages.md#auto-deploy) to deploy your app, this format is used automatically and metrics are detected with no action on your part.