Analytics dashboards

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• Tier: Premium, Ultimate
• Offering: GitLab.com, GitLab Self-Managed, GitLab Dedicated

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• Introduced in GitLab 15.9 as an experiment feature with a flag named combined_analytics_dashboards. Disabled by default.
• combined_analytics_dashboards enabled by default in GitLab 16.11.
• combined_analytics_dashboards removed in GitLab 17.1.
• filters configuration introduced in GitLab 17.9. Disabled by default.
• Inline visualizations configuration introduced in GitLab 17.9.
• Moved from GitLab Ultimate to GitLab Premium in 18.2.

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Analytics dashboards help you visualize collected data on built-in dashboards.

An enhanced dashboard experience is proposed in epic 13801 and epic 19430.

Data sources

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• Product analytics and custom visualization data sources removed in GitLab 17.7.

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A data source is a connection to a database or collection of data which can be used by your dashboard filters and visualizations to query and retrieve results.

Built-in dashboards

To help you get started with analytics, GitLab provides built-in dashboards with predefined visualizations. These dashboards are labeled By GitLab.

The following built-in dashboards are available:

• Value Streams Dashboard displays metrics related to DevOps performance, security exposure, and workstream optimization.
• GitLab Duo and SDLC trends displays the impact of AI tools on software development lifecycle (SDLC) metrics for a project or group.
• DORA Metrics Dashboard displays the evolution of each DORA metric over time.
• Merge request analytics displays metrics for merge request throughput and mean time to merge.

View project dashboards

Prerequisites:

• You must have the Reporter, Developer, Maintainer, or Owner role for the project.

To view a list of dashboards for a project:

1. In the top bar, select Search or go to and find your project.
2. Select Analyze > Analytics dashboards.
3. From the list of available dashboards, select the dashboard you want to view.

View group dashboards

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• Introduced in GitLab 16.2 with a flag named group_analytics_dashboards. Disabled by default.
• Generally available in GitLab 16.8.
• Feature flag group_analytics_dashboards removed in GitLab 16.11.

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Prerequisites:

• You must have the Reporter, Developer, Maintainer, or Owner role for the group.

To view a list of dashboards for a group:

1. In the top bar, select Search or go to and find your group.
2. Select Analyze > Analytics dashboards.
3. From the list of available dashboards, select the dashboard you want to view.