Merge request analytics
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Use merge request analytics to view:
- The number of merge requests your organization merged per month.
- The average time between merge request creation and merge event.
- Information about each merged merge request (such as milestone, commits, line changes, and assignees).
You can use merge request analytics to identify:
- Low or high productivity months.
- The efficiency and productivity of your merge request and code review processes.
View merge request analytics
Prerequisites:
- You must have at least the Reporter role.
To view merge request analytics:
- On the left sidebar, select Search or go to and find your project.
- Select Analyze > Merge request analytics.
View the number of merge requests in a date range
To view the number of merge requests merged during a specific date range:
- On the left sidebar, select Search or go to and find your project.
- Select Analyze > Merge request analytics.
- Optional. Filter results:
- Select the filter bar.
- Select a parameter.
- Select a value or enter text to refine the results.
- To adjust the date range:
- In the From field, select a start date.
- In the To field, select an end date.
The Throughput chart shows issues closed or merge requests merged (not closed) over a period of time.
The table shows up to 20 merge requests per page, and includes the following information about each merge request:
- Merge request name
- Date merged
- Time to merge
- Milestone
- Commits
- Pipelines
- Line changes
- Assignees
View average time between merge request creation and merge
The number in Mean time to merge shows the average time between when a merge request is created and when it's merged. Closed and not yet merged merge requests are not included.
To view Mean time to merge:
- On the left sidebar, select Search or go to and find your project.
- Select Analyze > Merge request analytics. The Mean time to merge number is displayed on the dashboard.