Commit 83acc9c9 authored by Marcel Amirault's avatar Marcel Amirault

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Merge branch '229741-improve-docs-about-checking-pipeline-status-and-red-merge-button' into 'master'

Improve docs about "Checking pipeline status" and red Merge button

Closes #229741

See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab!37738
parents 9a239ba6 0a0584d3
...@@ -15,16 +15,15 @@ There are several messages that can be displayed depending on the status of the ...@@ -15,16 +15,15 @@ There are several messages that can be displayed depending on the status of the
### "Checking pipeline status" ### "Checking pipeline status"
This message is shown when the merge request has no pipeline associated with the latest commit yet and [Pipelines must succeed](../user/project/merge_requests/merge_when_pipeline_succeeds.md#only-allow-merge-requests-to-be-merged-if-the-pipeline-succeeds) is turned on. This might be because: This message is shown when the merge request has no pipeline associated with the latest commit yet. This might be because:
- GitLab hasn't finished creating the pipeline yet. - GitLab hasn't finished creating the pipeline yet.
- You are using an external CI service and GitLab hasn't heard back from the service yet. - You are using an external CI service and GitLab hasn't heard back from the service yet.
- You are not using CI/CD pipelines in your project. - You are not using CI/CD pipelines in your project.
- The latest pipeline was deleted (this is a [known issue](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/214323)).
After the pipeline is created, the message will update with the pipeline status. After the pipeline is created, the message will update with the pipeline status.
Note: Currently if you delete the latest pipeline of a Merge Request, this message will be shown instead of a meaningful error message. This is a known issue and should be resolved soon.
## Merge request ability to merge widget ## Merge request ability to merge widget
The merge request status widget shows the **Merge** button and whether or not a merge request is ready to merge. If the merge request can't be merged, the reason for this is displayed. The merge request status widget shows the **Merge** button and whether or not a merge request is ready to merge. If the merge request can't be merged, the reason for this is displayed.
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