Background

Not all SeRPs have GITLAB Provisioned internally, if you would like GITLAB - please contact the helpdesk and GITLAB will be provisioned.

SeRP Permissions/Capabilities

If you wish all users within a project to be given "read" access to the Group for this Project - then setting will enable it for all.

If you wish to provide dedicated users with RW access to the Group or enable them to create their own "Projects" then you will need to add them to a role which has the permissions for GIT enabled and set to "RW"

How to find GITLAB within SeRP

If installed in your SeRP, GITLAB can be found at the following URL when logged on to the Windows desktop gitlab.[SeRPName].ukserp.ac.uk (e.g. SAIL would be gitlab.sail.ukserp.ac.uk and DPUK would be gitlab.dpuk.ukserp.ac.uk)

Terms used:

Groups = Organisation of Projects within a Research Project

Projects = Collection of code within a Group. Also known as a Repo in other applications.

How does it work?

SeRP automatically creates a GROUP for each Research Project in S3. To be able to access that "Group" you need to be in a role with GIT Access for that Research Project. By default, all GIT Access is RW.

When logged into SeRP you will need to navigate to the relevant GITLAB instance. The screenshot below demonstrates logging into the GITLab UI and selecting "Groups". ALL "Groups" that your user account has access to will be listed.

As a user you have the option to create your own "Project" within that "Group" if you wish to branch your own code or work collaboratively on a project. The screenshot below demonstrates the "Main Project" that has been created for this "Group" and my own "Project"

If you wish to create your own "Project" you can click on "New Project" and then select the type of project AND who has access to this "project" within the "Group"

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