Make search more clever in determining user intent
Problem to solve
Making this more convenient to find with search.
Target audience
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Parker, Product Manager, https://design.gitlab.com/research/personas#persona-parker
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Delaney, Development Team Lead, https://design.gitlab.com/research/personas#persona-delaney
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Sasha, Software Developer, https://design.gitlab.com/research/personas#persona-sasha
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Devon, DevOps Engineer, https://design.gitlab.com/research/personas#persona-devon
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Sidney, Systems Administrator, https://design.gitlab.com/research/personas#persona-sidney
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Sam, Security Analyst, https://design.gitlab.com/research/personas#persona-sam
Further details
Currently the search results page from the "search of jump to..." box in the top-right corner of the interface makes no attempt to determine which scope the user is attempting to search in. Even if the user enters something fairly unambiguous like !123 or #123 the results page starts with the "Code" tab selected.
Proposal
If the user enters a query which looks like an issue, merge request, or milestone ID (e.g. a #, !, or % followed by a single number) then the results page should begin with the appropriate tab selected.
What does success look like, and how can we measure that?
Fetching a list of merge requests, issues, or milestones possessing a particular ID requires only one click.