Backport cross-project triggered_by EE changes

What does this MR do?

Backports the CE portion of https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/merge_requests/9805

What are the relevant issue numbers?

Related https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/issues/9045

Does this MR meet the acceptance criteria?

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• N/A Tests added for this feature/bug
• N/A Tested in all supported browsers
• N/A Conforms to the code review guidelines
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• N/A Conforms to the style guides
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• N/A Link to e2e tests MR added if this MR has Requires e2e tests label. See the Test Planning Process.
• N/A Security reports checked/validated by reviewer