Commit 255a6356 authored by Achilleas Pipinellis's avatar Achilleas Pipinellis

Merge branch 'docs_project_services' into 'master'

Project services and JIRA documentation clean up

Closes https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/issues/176

This was first aiming to fix the JIRA references to EE, but as I was going through it, I decided to revamp more.

@Haydn once merged here and then Valery merges CE into EE it should be fixed in doc.gitlab.com as well.

@dblessing the docs state that we support JIRA 6.x. I see that 7.x is out, should the docs be amended? Also we seem to have a place to document services (http://doc.gitlab.com/ce/project_services/project_services.html), but the JIRA doc is under integration :/ I'd like it to have it moved under `project_services/`, but I guess most customers know the current URL better.

See merge request !2345
parents ec4a4f06 65c47499
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end
def help
line1 = 'Setting `project_url`, `issues_url` and `new_issue_url` will '\
'Setting `project_url`, `issues_url` and `new_issue_url` will '\
'allow a user to easily navigate to the Jira issue tracker. See the '\
'[integration doc](http://doc.gitlab.com/ce/integration/external-issue-tracker.html) '\
'for details.'
line2 = 'Support for referencing commits and automatic closing of Jira issues directly '\
'from GitLab is [available in GitLab EE.](http://doc.gitlab.com/ee/integration/jira.html)'
[line1, line2].join("\n\n")
end
def title
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# GitLab Integration
GitLab integrates with multiple third-party services to allow external issue trackers and external authentication.
GitLab integrates with multiple third-party services to allow external issue
trackers and external authentication.
See the documentation below for details on how to configure these services.
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- [Gmail actions buttons](gmail_action_buttons_for_gitlab.md) Adds GitLab actions to messages
- [reCAPTCHA](recaptcha.md) Configure GitLab to use Google reCAPTCHA for new users
GitLab Enterprise Edition contains [advanced JIRA support](http://doc.gitlab.com/ee/integration/jira.html) and [advanced Jenkins support](http://doc.gitlab.com/ee/integration/jenkins.html).
GitLab Enterprise Edition contains [advanced Jenkins support][jenkins].
## Project services
Integration with services such as Campfire, Flowdock, Gemnasium, HipChat, Pivotal Tracker, and Slack are available in the form of a Project Service.
You can find these within GitLab in the Services page under Project Settings if you are at least a master on the project.
Project Services are a bit like plugins in that they allow a lot of freedom in adding functionality to GitLab, for example there is also a service that can send an email every time someone pushes new commits.
Because GitLab is open source we can ship with the code and tests for all plugins.
This allows the community to keep the plugins up to date so that they always work in newer GitLab versions.
For an overview of what projects services are available without logging in please see the [project_services directory](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/tree/master/app/models/project_services).
Integration with services such as Campfire, Flowdock, Gemnasium, HipChat,
Pivotal Tracker, and Slack are available in the form of a [Project Service][].
You can find these within GitLab in the Services page under Project Settings if
you are at least a master on the project.
Project Services are a bit like plugins in that they allow a lot of freedom in
adding functionality to GitLab. For example there is also a service that can
send an email every time someone pushes new commits.
Because GitLab is open source we can ship with the code and tests for all
plugins. This allows the community to keep the plugins up to date so that they
always work in newer GitLab versions.
For an overview of what projects services are available without logging in,
please see the [project_services directory][projects-code].
[jenkins]: http://doc.gitlab.com/ee/integration/jenkins.html
[Project Service]: ../project_services/project_services.md
[projects-code]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/tree/master/app/models/project_services
# External issue tracker
GitLab has a great issue tracker but you can also use an external issue tracker such as Jira, Bugzilla or Redmine. You can configure issue trackers per GitLab project. For instance, if you configure Jira it allows you to do the following:
GitLab has a great issue tracker but you can also use an external one such as
Jira or Redmine. Issue trackers are configurable per GitLab project and allow
you to do the following:
- the 'Issues' link on the GitLab project pages takes you to the appropriate Jira issue index;
- clicking 'New issue' on the project dashboard creates a new Jira issue;
- To reference Jira issue PROJECT-1234 in comments, use syntax PROJECT-1234. Commit messages get turned into HTML links to the corresponding Jira issue.
![Jira screenshot](jira-integration-points.png)
GitLab Enterprise Edition contains [advanced JIRA support](http://doc.gitlab.com/ee/integration/jira.html).
- the **Issues** link on the GitLab project pages takes you to the appropriate
issue index of the external tracker
- clicking **New issue** on the project dashboard creates a new issue on the
external tracker
## Configuration
### Project Service
The configuration is done via a project's **Services**.
You can enable an external issue tracker per project. As an example, we will configure `Redmine` for project named gitlab-ci.
Fill in the required details on the page:
### Project Service
![redmine configuration](redmine_configuration.png)
To enable an external issue tracker you must configure the appropriate **Service**.
Visit the links below for details:
* `description` A name for the issue tracker (to differentiate between instances, for example).
* `project_url` The URL to the project in Redmine which is being linked to this GitLab project.
* `issues_url` The URL to the issue in Redmine project that is linked to this GitLab project. Note that the `issues_url` requires `:id` in the url. This id is used by GitLab as a placeholder to replace the issue number.
* `new_issue_url` This is the URL to create a new issue in Redmine for the project linked to this GitLab project.
- [Redmine](../project_services/redmine.md)
- [Jira](jira.md)
### Service Template
It is necessary to configure the external issue tracker per project, because project specific details are needed for the integration with GitLab.
The admin can add a service template that sets a default for each project. This makes it much easier to configure individual projects.
In GitLab Admin section, navigate to `Service Templates` and choose the service template you want to create:
![redmine service template](redmine_service_template.png)
After the template is created, the template details will be pre-filled on the project service page.
NOTE: For each project, you will still need to configure the issue tracking URLs by replacing `:issues_tracker_id` in the above screenshot
with the ID used by your external issue tracker. Prior to GitLab v7.8, this ID was configured in the project settings, and GitLab would automatically
update the URL configured in `gitlab.yml`. This behavior is now depecated, and all issue tracker URLs must be configured directly
within the project's Services settings.
To save you the hassle from configuring each project's service individually,
GitLab provides the ability to set Service Templates which can then be
overridden in each project's settings.
Support to add your commits to the Jira ticket automatically is [available in GitLab EE](http://doc.gitlab.com/ee/integration/jira.html).
Read more on [Services Templates](../project_services/services_templates.md).
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| JetBrains TeamCity CI | A continuous integration and build server |
| PivotalTracker | Project Management Software (Source Commits Endpoint) |
| Pushover | Pushover makes it easy to get real-time notifications on your Android device, iPhone, iPad, and Desktop |
| Redmine | Redmine issue tracker |
| [Redmine](redmine.md) | Redmine issue tracker |
| Slack | A team communication tool for the 21st century |
## Services Templates
Services templates is a way to set some predefined values in the Service of
your liking which will then be pre-filled on each project's Service.
Read more about [Services Templates in this document](services_templates.md).
# Redmine Service
Go to your project's **Settings > Services > Redmine** and fill in the required
details as described in the table below.
| Field | Description |
| ----- | ----------- |
| `description` | A name for the issue tracker (to differentiate between instances, for example) |
| `project_url` | The URL to the project in Redmine which is being linked to this GitLab project |
| `issues_url` | The URL to the issue in Redmine project that is linked to this GitLab project. Note that the `issues_url` requires `:id` in the URL. This ID is used by GitLab as a placeholder to replace the issue number. |
| `new_issue_url` | This is the URL to create a new issue in Redmine for the project linked to this GitLab project |
Once you have configured and enabled Redmine:
- the **Issues** link on the GitLab project pages takes you to the appropriate
Redmine issue index
- clicking **New issue** on the project dashboard creates a new Redmine issue
As an example, below is a configuration for a project named gitlab-ci.
![Redmine configuration](img/redmine_configuration.png)
# Services Templates
A GitLab administrator can add a service template that sets a default for each
project. This makes it much easier to configure individual projects.
After the template is created, the template details will be pre-filled on a
project's Service page.
## Enable a Service template
In GitLab's Admin area, navigate to **Service Templates** and choose the
service template you wish to create.
For example, in the image below you can see Redmine.
![Redmine service template](img/services_templates_redmine_example.png)
---
**NOTE:** For each project, you will still need to configure the issue tracking
URLs by replacing `:issues_tracker_id` in the above screenshot with the ID used
by your external issue tracker. Prior to GitLab v7.8, this ID was configured in
the project settings, and GitLab would automatically update the URL configured
in `gitlab.yml`. This behavior is now deprecated and all issue tracker URLs
must be configured directly within the project's **Services** settings.
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