Allow users to bulk (re)assign assignees of epics within the epic list

Problem to solve

Users need a way to quickly refine epics within their epic list to include an assignee. We should allow them to change the assignee value of many epics at once to speed up their workflow.

As a user planning work prior to any issues or MRs existing,

I need to be able to find and manage epics I am responsible for,

So I can easily move an epic through my workflow

Intended users

• Parker (Product Manager)
• Delaney (Development Team Lead)

Proposal

MVC will be very similar to the current assignee experience in current MR (and ideally all issue in the future) lists. As we improve this experience, we will improve consistently across all of these areas.

For MVC:

• Add the Assignee option above Labels

• Users can bulk assign Assignee to epics within their epic list

• Assignee options are users or unassigned

• This should be consistent with existing bulk update assignee experiences in other lists

• Future scope: allow multiple assignees

Epic bulk update	Current experience in MRs

Further details

As we move to launch Epic/Program Boards &2864 we will be enabling users to work epics through a workflow just like issues. Assignment is a key part of common workflows involving epics, especially prior to individual issues being created and assigned.

Product, Eng Managers, and Program Managers will need to assignee themselves to epics they are responsible for, and easily access them.

Permissions and Security

Same as epics in GitLab Premium and GitLab Ultimate

Documentation

• Need to update epic documentation

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

• We can track number of users who have an epic assigned to them to follow adoption

What is the type of buyer?

Per our buyer model :

• Premium is for multiple team usage, with the purchasing decision led by one or more Directors

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