Edit the number of required approvals for deployments on Settings

Release notes

Follow up from #344675 (closed)

Problem to solve

As a user, I want to update the number of approvals required for executing and approving deployments in a protected environment, so that I can keep my project and team aligned with the organisation changes.

Intended users

• Sasha (Software Developer)
• Rachel (Release Manager)

User experience goal

The user should be able to edit the number of approvals required for a protected environment in the application's UI.

Proposal

• In the Settings > CI/CD area of a project, the user can configure Protected environments.
• If an environment has been previously protected, the user should see a dropdown button with the option to update the number of required approvals.
• Clicking the dropdown should open a list of options.
  • The current selection should be highlighted/marked by default (basic dropdown behaviour)
  • Clicking outside the dropdown should close it.
• If the user selects a different value in the dropdown, the new value should be automatically applied (auto save). The information should be sent to the system.
  • The page does not need to reload.

Prototypes

🧡💜 SEE PROTOTYPES ON FIGMA

Further details

Permissions and Security

• Add expected impact to members with no access (0)
• Add expected impact to Guest (10) members
• Add expected impact to Reporter (20) members
• Add expected impact to Developer (30) members
• Add expected impact to Maintainer (40) members
• Add expected impact to Owner (50) members

Documentation

Yes, this will require a change to the docs on https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/environments/protected_environments.html#protected-environments

Availability & Testing

Available Tier

GitLab Premium

Feature Usage Metrics

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

What is the type of buyer?

• Alex - the Application Development Manager
• Casey - the Release and Change Management Director
• Skyler - the Chief Information Security Officer

Is this a cross-stage feature?

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