Add filter by source branch to merge requests

Problem to solve

Some branches have multiple merge requests and with a filter

Intended users

Developers/Maintainers/Owners

Further details

A target branch filter was already introduced, therefore this feature development could be based on this one (MR link below)

Proposal

Allow to filter merge requests by source branch

Permissions and Security

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Documentation

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Availability & Testing

Add feature specs for to search MRs filtering by source branch

What does success look like, and how can we measure that?

A filter able to search merge requests according to it's source branch

What is the type of buyer?

Everyone

Is this a cross-stage feature?

Every project will be able to use this new feature

Links / references

gitlab-foss!24380 (comment 315644560)

Edited by Jay McCure