• Places you can add comments
• Mentions
• Add a comment to a merge request diff
• Add a comment to a commit
• Edit a comment
  • Editing a comment to add a mention
• Prevent comments by locking an issue
• Change activity sort order
• Assign an issue to the commenting user
• Create a thread by replying to a standard comment
• Create a thread without replying to a comment
• Resolve a thread
  • Move all unresolved threads in a merge request to an issue
  • Move one unresolved thread in a merge request to an issue
  • Prevent merge unless all threads are resolved
  • Automatically resolve threads in a merge request when they become outdated
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Comments and threads

WVS encourages communication through comments, threads, and code suggestions.

Two types of comments are available:

• A standard comment.
• A comment in a thread, which can be resolved.

In a comment, you can enter Markdown and use quick actions.

You can suggest code changes in your commit diff comment, which the user can accept through the user interface.

Places you can add comments

You can create comments in places like:

• Commit diffs
• Commits
• Designs
• Epics
• Issues
• Merge requests
• Snippets

Each object can have as many as 5,000 comments.

Mentions

You can mention a user or a group (including subgroups) with @username or @groupname. All mentioned users are notified with to-do items and emails. Users can change this setting for themselves in the notification settings.

You can quickly see which comments involve you, because mentions for yourself (the user currently signed in) are highlighted in a different color.

Notifications and mentions can be disabled in a group’s settings.

Add a comment to a merge request diff

You can add comments to a merge request diff. These comments persist, even when you:

• Force-push after a rebase.
• Amend a commit.

To add a commit diff comment:

1. To select a specific commit, on the merge request, select the Commits tab, select the commit message. To view the latest commit, select the Changes tab.
2. By the line you want to comment on, hover over the line number and select Comment (). You can select multiple lines by dragging the Comment () icon.
3. Enter your comment and select Start a review or Add comment now.

The comment is displayed on the merge request’s Discussions tab.

The comment is not displayed on your project’s Repository > Commits page.

Add a comment to a commit

You can add comments and threads to a particular commit.

1. On the top bar, select Menu > Projects and find your project.
2. On the left sidebar, select Repository > Commits.
3. Below the commits, in the Comment field, enter a comment.
4. Select Comment or select the down arrow () to select Start thread.

Edit a comment

You can edit your own comment at any time. Anyone with at least the Maintainer role can also edit a comment made by someone else.

To edit a comment:

1. On the comment, select Edit comment ().
2. Make your edits.
3. Select Save changes.

Editing a comment to add a mention

By default, when you mention a user, A to-do item gets created for them, and sends them a notification email.

If you edit an existing comment to add a user mention that wasn’t there before, the following event occurs:

• Creates a to-do item for the mentioned user.
• Does not send a notification email.

Prevent comments by locking an issue

You can prevent public comments in an issue or merge request. When you do, only project members can add and edit comments.

Prerequisite:

• In merge requests, you must have at least the Developer role.
• In issues, you must have at least the Reporter role.

1. On the right sidebar, next to Lock issue or Lock merge request, select Edit.
2. On the confirmation dialog, select Lock.

Notes are added to the page details.

If an issue or merge request is locked and closed, you cannot reopen it.

Change activity sort order

You can reverse the default order and interact with the activity feed sorted by most recent items at the top. Your preference is saved in local storage and automatically applies to every issue, merge request, or epic you view.

To change the activity sort order:

1. Select the Oldest first (or Newest first) dropdown list.
2. Select either oldest or newest items to be shown first.

Assign an issue to the commenting user

You can assign an issue to a user who made a comment.

1. In the comment, select the More Actions () menu.
2. Select Assign to commenting user:
3. To unassign the commenter, select the button again.

Create a thread by replying to a standard comment

When you reply to a standard comment, you create a thread.

Prerequisites:

• You must have at least the Guest role.
• You must be in an issue, merge request, or epic. Threads in commits and snippets are not supported.

To create a thread by replying to a comment:

1. On the top right of the comment, select Reply to comment ().

   The reply section is displayed.

2. Enter your reply.
3. Select Comment or Add comment now (depending on where in the UI you are replying).

The top comment is converted to a thread.

Create a thread without replying to a comment

You can create a thread without replying to a standard comment.

Prerequisites:

• You must have at least the Guest role.
• You must be in an issue, merge request, commit, or snippet.

To create a thread:

1. Enter a comment.
2. Below the comment, to the right of the Comment button, select the down arrow ().
3. From the list, select Start thread.
4. Select Start thread again.

A threaded comment is created.

Resolve a thread

In a merge request, you can resolve a thread when you want to finish a conversation.

Prerequisites:

• You must have at least the Developer role or be the author of the change being reviewed.
• Resolvable threads can be added only to merge requests. It doesn’t work for comments in issues, commits, or snippets.

To resolve a thread:

1. Go to the thread.
2. Do one of the following:
   • In the top right of the original comment, select the Resolve thread () icon.
   • Below the last reply, in the Reply field, select Resolve thread.
   • Below the last reply, in the Reply field, enter text, select the Resolve thread checkbox, and select Add comment now.

At the top of the page, the number of unresolved threads is updated:

Move all unresolved threads in a merge request to an issue

If you have multiple unresolved threads in a merge request, you can create an issue to resolve them separately. In the merge request, at the top of the page, select Create issue to resolve all threads ():

All threads are marked as resolved, and a link is added from the merge request to the newly created issue.

Move one unresolved thread in a merge request to an issue

If you have one specific unresolved thread in a merge request, you can create an issue to resolve it separately. In the merge request, under the last reply to the thread, next to Resolve thread, select Create issue to resolve thread ():

The thread is marked as resolved, and a link is added from the merge request to the newly created issue.

Prevent merge unless all threads are resolved

You can prevent merge requests from being merged until all threads are resolved.

1. On the top bar, select Menu > Projects and find your project.
2. On the left sidebar, select Settings > General.
3. Expand Merge requests.
4. Under Merge checks, select the All discussions must be resolved checkbox.
5. Select Save changes.

Automatically resolve threads in a merge request when they become outdated

You can set merge requests to automatically resolve threads when lines are modified with a new push.

1. On the top bar, select Menu > Projects and find your project.
2. On the left sidebar, select Settings > General.
3. Expand Merge requests.
4. Under Merge options, select the Automatically resolve merge request diff discussions when they become outdated checkbox.
5. Select Save changes.

Threads are now resolved if a push makes a diff section outdated. Threads on lines that don’t change and top-level resolvable threads are not resolved.

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