GitLab Orbit dashboard

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

In the GitLab Orbit dashboard, you check the state of your graph and run queries in the GitLab UI.

To open the dashboard, in the top bar, select Search or go to > Your work > GitLab Orbit.

Administrators also see Settings in the page header. It opens the instance settings for GitLab Orbit, such as automatic indexing. For more information, see administer GitLab Orbit.

Check indexing progress

Check which projects GitLab Orbit is still indexing.

To check indexing progress:

  1. In the top bar, select Search or go to > Your work > GitLab Orbit.
  2. Select the Overview tab.

The tab shows the entity counts On your map and the projects that are still indexing.

Explore the schema

Find out which entities your graph holds and how they connect.

To explore the schema:

  1. In the top bar, select Search or go to > Your work > GitLab Orbit.
  2. Select the Schema tab.
  3. Under How your data connects, select an entity.

Entity details shows the properties of the entity, its connected entities, and its count in your graph.

Run a query

Run a query on your graph and export the results.

To run a query:

  1. In the top bar, select Search or go to > Your work > GitLab Orbit.
  2. Select the Query editor tab.
  3. Write a query, or select Write it with GitLab Duo. To start from an example, select Examples.
  4. Select Run query.
  5. Optional. To export the results to a CSV file, select Export CSV.

The tab shows the results of the query. If the query fails, select Ask GitLab Duo to fix this query.

Turn GitLab Orbit on or off for a group

Turn GitLab Orbit on or off for one of your top-level groups.

Prerequisites:

  • The Owner role for the top-level group.

If GitLab Orbit is not turned on for any of your groups, the dashboard has no tabs and lists the top-level groups that you own. To turn on GitLab Orbit, select the groups, select Turn on GitLab Orbit, then in the confirmation dialog, select Turn on GitLab Orbit. On GitLab.com, you can also try GitLab Orbit with a free trial.

Otherwise, to turn GitLab Orbit on or off:

  1. In the top bar, select Search or go to > Your work > GitLab Orbit.
  2. Select the Status tab.
  3. Select the checkbox next to your top-level group.
  4. Select Actions > Turn on GitLab Orbit or Actions > Turn off GitLab Orbit.
  5. In the confirmation dialog, select Turn on GitLab Orbit or Turn off GitLab Orbit.

The tab shows the new GitLab Orbit status of the group. When you turn off GitLab Orbit, GitLab keeps the indexed data for a limited time. For more information, see data retention and deletion.