Add Auto-resolve filter attribute to Merge Request Approval Policies
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We'll consider customer demand for this capability, but do not currently see this as a high value opportunity compared to other features.
If you are interested, please comment and share your use case!
### Problem to solve
As ~"group::threat insights" works to implement https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/5708+, they would contribute to our codebase and introduce a policy type that will allow users to auto-resolve vulnerabilities that are no longer detected.
This will introduce a new attribute for auto-resolved vulnerabilities that can be included in merge request policy filters.
This is an extension of the work completed in https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/6826+, however there appears to still be a missing requirement. Vulnerabilities should be updated when auto-resolved with an `activity` value: "Has been auto-resolved" or "Has not been auto-resolved". This indicator helps users in the report to filter and understand when an automation has been applied to a vulnerability. This state in the API is what may be leveraged in a policy filter.
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### Proposal
Add "auto-resolved" as an attribute type alongside "Fix available" and "False positive".
For vulnerabilities that have been auto-resolved, [they will have this additional status applied](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/233846/designs/design_1660094880459.png#note_2119838621).
### Designs
**For the complete theme design, please see the** [**design issue**](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/368074/)
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