QA failures on gprd-cny
## Overview
* Environment: gprd-cny
* Coordinated pipeline: https://ops.gitlab.net/gitlab-org/release/tools/-/pipelines/5539539
* Auto-deploy package: 18.10.202603031106-64be2526a31.b24261e57c6
### Pipeline:
* **https://ops.gitlab.net/gitlab-org/quality/production/-/jobs/22828333**
```
2026-03-03T14:18:58.702917Z 01O
2026-03-03T14:18:58.702918Z 01O 1) Verify Pipeline with raw variables in YAML expands variables according to expand: true/false
2026-03-03T14:18:58.702919Z 01O [31mFailure/Error:[0m
2026-03-03T14:18:58.702920Z 01O [31m create(:commit, project: project, commit_message: 'Add .gitlab-ci.yml', actions: [[0m
2026-03-03T14:18:58.702922Z 01O [31m {[0m
2026-03-03T14:18:58.702922Z 01O [31m action: 'create',[0m
2026-03-03T14:18:58.702923Z 01O [31m file_path: '.gitlab-ci.yml',[0m
2026-03-03T14:18:58.702925Z 01O [31m content: <<~YAML[0m
2026-03-03T14:18:58.702926Z 01O [31m variables:[0m
2026-03-03T14:18:58.702927Z 01O [31m VAR7:[0m
2026-03-03T14:18:58.702927Z 01O [31m value: "value 7 $CI_PIPELINE_ID"[0m
2026-03-03T14:18:58.702929Z 01O [31m expand: false[0m
2026-03-03T14:18:58.702929Z 01O [31m VAR8:[0m
2026-03-03T14:18:58.702930Z 01O [31m[0m
2026-03-03T14:18:58.702931Z 01O [31mQA::Resource::Errors::ResourceFabricationFailedError:[0m
2026-03-03T14:18:58.702932Z 01O [31m Fabrication of QA::Resource::Repository::Commit using the API failed (404) with `{"message":"404 Project Not Found"}`.[0m
2026-03-03T14:18:58.702934Z 01O [31m Correlation Id: 9d6945c58269191d-ATL[0m
2026-03-03T14:18:58.702935Z 01O [31m Sentry Url: https://new-sentry.gitlab.net/organizations/gitlab/issues/?environment=gprd&project=3&query=correlation_id%3A%229d6945c58269191d-ATL%22[0m
2026-03-03T14:18:58.702936Z 01O [31m Kibana - Discover Url: https://log.gprd.gitlab.net/app/discover#/?_a=%28index:%277092c4e2-4eb5-46f2-8305-a7da2edad090%27%2Cquery%3A%28language%3Akuery%2Cquery%3A%27json.correlation_id%20%3A%209d6945c58269191d-ATL%27%29%29&_g=%28time%3A%28from%3A%272026-03-02T14:18:48.660Z%27%2Cto%3A%272026-03-03T14:18:48.660Z%27%29%29[0m
2026-03-03T14:18:58.702939Z 01O [31m Kibana - Dashboard Url: https://log.gprd.gitlab.net/app/dashboards#/view/5e6d3440-7597-11ed-9f43-e3784d7fe3ca?_g=%28time%3A%28from:%272026-03-02T14:18:48.660Z%27%2Cto%3A%272026-03-03T14:18:48.660Z%27%29%29&_a=%28filters%3A%21%28%28query%3A%28match_phrase%3A%28json.correlation_id%3A%279d6945c58269191d-ATL%27%29%29%29%29%29[0m
2026-03-03T14:18:58.702953Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:134:in `api_post_to'[0m
2026-03-03T14:18:58.702954Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:108:in `api_post'[0m
2026-03-03T14:18:58.702955Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:27:in `fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-03-03T14:18:58.702956Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/repository/commit.rb:28:in `fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-03-03T14:18:58.702958Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:74:in `block (2 levels) in fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-03-03T14:18:58.702959Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:117:in `log_and_record_fabrication'[0m
2026-03-03T14:18:58.702960Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:74:in `block in fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-03-03T14:18:58.702961Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:107:in `do_fabricate!'[0m
2026-03-03T14:18:58.702962Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:73:in `fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-03-03T14:18:58.702963Z 01O [36m# ./qa/factories/_shared.rb:6:in `block (2 levels) in <module:QA>'[0m
2026-03-03T14:18:58.702965Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/features/browser_ui/4_verify/ci_variable/raw_variables_defined_in_yaml_spec.rb:12:in `block (3 levels) in <module:QA>'[0m
2026-03-03T14:18:58.702966Z 01O [36m# /home/gitlab/spec/support/fast_quarantine.rb:22:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'[0m
2026-03-03T14:18:58.702968Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/runner.rb:124:in `run_rspec'[0m
2026-03-03T14:18:58.702969Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/runner.rb:32:in `perform'[0m
2026-03-03T14:18:58.702970Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:10:in `block in perform'[0m
2026-03-03T14:18:58.702971Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:8:in `perform'[0m
2026-03-03T14:18:58.702972Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:63:in `perform'[0m
2026-03-03T14:18:58.702973Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:10:in `block in perform'[0m
2026-03-03T14:18:58.702974Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:8:in `perform'[0m
2026-03-03T14:18:58.702975Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/bootable.rb:52:in `launch!'[0m
2026-03-03T14:18:58.702976Z 01O
2026-03-03T14:18:58.702976Z 01O Finished in 1 minute 32.04 seconds (files took 1.61 seconds to load)
2026-03-03T14:18:58.702977Z 01O [31m1 example, 1 failure[0m
2026-03-03T14:18:58.702978Z 01O
2026-03-03T14:18:58.702978Z 01O Failed examples:
2026-03-03T14:18:58.702979Z 01O
2026-03-03T14:18:58.702979Z 01O [31mrspec ./qa/specs/features/browser_ui/4_verify/ci_variable/raw_variables_defined_in_yaml_spec.rb:75[0m [36m# Verify Pipeline with raw variables in YAML expands variables according to expand: true/false[0m
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```
### Pipeline:
* **https://ops.gitlab.net/gitlab-org/quality/canary/-/jobs/22828365**
```
2026-03-03T14:19:19.709467Z 01O
2026-03-03T14:19:19.709467Z 01O 1) Plan Epics milestone dates API updates epic dates when adding another issue
2026-03-03T14:19:19.709469Z 01O [31mFailure/Error: expect(epic.child_items[0][:name]).to eq('My Test Issue')[0m
2026-03-03T14:19:19.709470Z 01O [31m[0m
2026-03-03T14:19:19.709471Z 01O [31mNoMethodError:[0m
2026-03-03T14:19:19.709472Z 01O [31m undefined method `[]' for nil[0m
2026-03-03T14:19:19.709473Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/features/ee/api/2_plan/epics_milestone_dates_spec.rb:119:in `add_issue_to_epic'[0m
2026-03-03T14:19:19.709475Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/features/ee/api/2_plan/epics_milestone_dates_spec.rb:87:in `create_epic_issue_milestone'[0m
2026-03-03T14:19:19.709476Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/features/ee/api/2_plan/epics_milestone_dates_spec.rb:36:in `block (3 levels) in <module:QA>'[0m
2026-03-03T14:19:19.709477Z 01O [36m# /home/gitlab/spec/support/fast_quarantine.rb:22:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'[0m
2026-03-03T14:19:19.709479Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/runner.rb:124:in `run_rspec'[0m
2026-03-03T14:19:19.709480Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/runner.rb:32:in `perform'[0m
2026-03-03T14:19:19.709481Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:10:in `block in perform'[0m
2026-03-03T14:19:19.709482Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:8:in `perform'[0m
2026-03-03T14:19:19.709484Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:63:in `perform'[0m
2026-03-03T14:19:19.709485Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:10:in `block in perform'[0m
2026-03-03T14:19:19.709486Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:8:in `perform'[0m
2026-03-03T14:19:19.709487Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/bootable.rb:52:in `launch!'[0m
2026-03-03T14:19:19.709488Z 01O
2026-03-03T14:19:19.709489Z 01O Finished in 1 minute 14.31 seconds (files took 1.16 seconds to load)
2026-03-03T14:19:19.709490Z 01O [31m1 example, 1 failure[0m
2026-03-03T14:19:19.709491Z 01O
2026-03-03T14:19:19.709492Z 01O Failed examples:
2026-03-03T14:19:19.709493Z 01O
2026-03-03T14:19:19.709493Z 01O [31mrspec ./qa/specs/features/ee/api/2_plan/epics_milestone_dates_spec.rb:34[0m [36m# Plan Epics milestone dates API updates epic dates when adding another issue[0m
2026-03-03T14:19:19.709495Z 01O
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```
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