This epic represents a collection of issues that are deemed deliverables for the initial MVC for the CI Components/Catalog project. <!-- triage-serverless v3 PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE THIS SECTION --> *This page may contain information related to upcoming products, features, and functionality. It is important to note that the information presented is for informational purposes only, so please do not rely on the information for purchasing or planning purposes. Just like with all projects, the items mentioned on the page are subject to change or delay, and the development, release, and timing of any products, features, or functionality remain at the sole discretion of GitLab Inc.* <!-- triage-serverless v3 PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE THIS SECTION --> ### Problem to solve CI Templates live in separate distributed projects which are scattered across GitLab. Developers don't have an easy way to access, understand and use the CI templates to create pipelines. For in-depth context about the problem, see the [epic description.](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/7462) - In https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/352347/ we've explored a visionary direction for the CI/CD Catalog. - [These solution validation insights](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ux-research/-/issues/1942#insights-relevant-for-the-mvc-iteration) inform the MVC proposal. <!-- What problem do we solve? Try to define the who/what/why of the opportunity as a user story. For example, "As a (who), I want (what), so I can (why/value)." --> ### Intended users * [Sasha (Software Developer)](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/product-marketing/roles-personas/#sasha-software-developer) * [Priyanka (Platform Engineer)](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/product-marketing/roles-personas/#priyanka-platform-engineer) <!-- Who will use this feature? If known, include any of the following: types of users (e.g. Developer), personas, or specific company roles (e.g. Release Manager). It's okay to write "Unknown" and fill this field in later. Personas are described at https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/product-marketing/roles-personas/ * [Cameron (Compliance Manager)](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/product-marketing/roles-personas/#cameron-compliance-manager) * [Parker (Product Manager)](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/product-marketing/roles-personas/#parker-product-manager) * [Delaney (Development Team Lead)](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/product-marketing/roles-personas/#delaney-development-team-lead) * [Presley (Product Designer)](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/product-marketing/roles-personas/#presley-product-designer) * [Sasha (Software Developer)](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/product-marketing/roles-personas/#sasha-software-developer) * [Priyanka (Platform Engineer)](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/product-marketing/roles-personas/#priyanka-platform-engineer) * [Sidney (Systems Administrator)](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/product-marketing/roles-personas/#sidney-systems-administrator) * [Sam (Security Analyst)](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/product-marketing/roles-personas/#sam-security-analyst) * [Rachel (Release Manager)](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/product-marketing/roles-personas/#rachel-release-manager) * [Alex (Security Operations Engineer)](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/product-marketing/roles-personas/#alex-security-operations-engineer) * [Simone (Software Engineer in Test)](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/product-marketing/roles-personas/#simone-software-engineer-in-test) * [Allison (Application Ops)](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/product-marketing/roles-personas/#allison-application-ops) * [Ingrid (Infrastructure Operator)](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/personas/#ingrid-infrastructure-operator) * [Dakota (Application Development Director)](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/personas/#dakota-application-development-director) * [Dana (Data Analyst)](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/product-marketing/roles-personas/#dana-data-analyst) * [Eddie (Content Editor)](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/product-marketing/roles-personas/#eddie-content-editor) --> ### JTBD Once I have a stable development and operations organization, I want to author a CI pipeline so others in my team can leverage CI to increase the efficiency of their tasks. ### User experience goal - When creating a pipeline I want to easily find a trusted pipeline template that matches my use case and get the guidance I need to use the template in my pipeline. - When scaling CI/CD processes in my organization I want to make the recommended workflows available to the projects in my organization so they can easily create a reliable, efficient and compliant pipeline. ## Proposal - Design issue: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/359047 Make it easy to share private pipeline components across the organization by adding them to the shared CI/CD Catalog page where components and their documentation are easy to find. * [:link: Figma](https://www.figma.com/file/ikevVJtnUF0kRaHJPfrKjh/CI%2FCD-Catalog?node-id=24%3A8988&t=LxL8x3wiXCMTfz6U-1) ## MVC Metrics Summaries In addition to the overall list of MRs summarized in https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/7462, below contains a summary of the metrics related to the MVC efforts for CI Catalog. ### Mean Time To Merge - MTTM - ([2023-02-01 to 2023-06-30](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/analytics/merge_request_analytics?start_date=2023-02-01&end_date=2023-06-30&label_name[]=group%3A%3Apipeline%20authoring&label_name[]=Category%3AComponent%20Catalog))  - Average was 7 MTTM days over the period. #### Timeline | Feature | Issues | Target Due Date | Actual Due Date | | ------ | ------- | ------ | ------ | | `spec:inputs` | https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/383375 and https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/391331 | %"15.10" / %"15.11" | %"15.11" | | Components | Several issues including https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/390646 | %"15.11" / %"16.0" | %"16.0" | | CI Catalog ~frontend | Several issues included in https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/9957 | %"16.1" / %"16.2" | %"16.2" |