Code review analytics

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Code review analytics displays a table of open merge requests that have at least one non-author comment. The review time is the amount of time since the first comment by a non-author in a merge request.

You can use code review analytics to view review metrics per merge request and improve your code review process.

• A high number of comments or commits may indicate:
  • Code that is too complex.
  • Authors who require more training.
• A long review time may indicate:
  • Types of work that move slower than other types.
  • Opportunities to accelerate your development cycle.
• Few comments and approvers may indicate a lack of available team members.

<i class="fa-youtube-play" aria-hidden="true"></i> For a video explanation, see Code review analytics: Faster code review.

View code review analytics

Prerequisites:

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

To view code review analytics:

1. In the top bar, select Search or go to and find your project.
2. Select Analyze > Code review analytics.
3. Optional. Filter results:
   1. Select the filter bar.
   2. Select a parameter. You can filter merge requests by milestone and label.
   3. Select a value for the selected parameter.

The table shows up to 20 merge requests in review per page, and includes the following information about each merge request:

• Merge request title
• Review time
• Author
• Approvers
• Comments
• Commits
• Line changes