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app/views/projects/merge_requests/_widget.html.haml:
  15      window.gl.mrWidgetData.security_configuration_path = '#{project_security_configuration_path(@project)}';
  16:     window.gl.mrWidgetData.license_compliance_docs_path = '#{help_page_path('user/compliance/license_compliance/index.md')}';
  17      window.gl.mrWidgetData.eligible_approvers_docs_path = '#{help_page_path('user/project/merge_requests/approvals/rules.md', anchor: 'eligible-approvers')}';

doc/ci/testing/index.md:
  20  | [Unit test reports](unit_test_reports.md)                               | Configure your CI jobs to use Unit test reports, and let GitLab display a report on the merge request so that it's easier and faster to identify the failure without having to check the entire job log. |
  21: | [License Compliance](../../user/compliance/license_compliance/index.md) | Manage the licenses of your dependencies. |
  22  | [Metrics Reports](metrics_reports.md)                                   | Display the Metrics Report on the merge request so that it's fast and easier to identify changes to important metrics. |

doc/ci/yaml/artifacts_reports.md:
  251  
  252: The License Compliance report collects [Licenses](../../user/compliance/license_compliance/index.md). The License
  253  Compliance report uploads to GitLab as an artifact.

  256  
  257: - The merge request [license compliance widget](../../user/compliance/license_compliance/index.md).
  258  - The [license list](../../user/compliance/license_list.md).

doc/development/fips_compliance.md:
  62  - [Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)](../user/application_security/dast/index.md) supports a reduced set of analyzers. Browser-based and proxy-based analyzers are not available in FIPS mode today, however DAST API and DAST API Fuzzing images are available.
  63: - [License compliance](../user/compliance/license_compliance/index.md).
  64  - [Solutions for vulnerabilities](../user/application_security/vulnerabilities/index.md#resolve-a-vulnerability)

doc/development/go_guide/index.md:
  148  dependency should be argued in the merge request, as per our [Approval Guidelines](../code_review.md#approval-guidelines).
  149: Both [License Scanning](../../user/compliance/license_compliance/index.md)
  150  and [Dependency Scanning](../../user/application_security/dependency_scanning/index.md)

doc/development/sec/analyzer_development_guide.md:
  344    - [Supported languages in DS](../../user/application_security/dependency_scanning/index.md#supported-languages-and-package-managers)
  345:   - [Supported languages in LM](../../user/compliance/license_compliance/index.md#supported-languages-and-package-managers)
  346  

doc/install/openshift_and_gitlab/index.md:
  33  
  34: - [License Compliance via the `License-Scanning.gitlab-ci.yml` CI/CD template](../../user/compliance/license_compliance/index.md). [License scanning of CycloneDX files](../../user/compliance/license_scanning_of_cyclonedx_files/index.md) is supported on OpenShift.
  35  - [Code Quality scanning](../../ci/testing/code_quality.md)

doc/raketasks/index.md:
  41  | [SMTP maintenance](../administration/raketasks/smtp.md) | SMTP-related tasks. |
  42: | [SPDX license list import](spdx.md)                   | Import a local copy of the [SPDX license list](https://spdx.org/licenses/) for matching [License Compliance policies](../user/compliance/license_compliance/index.md). |
  43  | [Repository storage](../administration/raketasks/storage.md) | List and migrate existing projects and attachments from legacy storage to hashed storage. |

doc/raketasks/spdx.md:
   9  GitLab provides a Rake task for uploading a fresh copy of the [SPDX license list](https://spdx.org/licenses/)
  10: to a GitLab instance. This list is needed for matching the names of [License Compliance policies](../user/compliance/license_compliance/index.md).
  11  

doc/topics/autodevops/stages.md:
  255  For more information, see
  256: [License Compliance](../../user/compliance/license_compliance/index.md).
  257  

doc/user/permissions.md:
  118  | [Issues](project/issues/index.md):<br>Delete                                                                                                                                         |          |          |           |            | ✓        |
  119: | [License Compliance](compliance/license_compliance/index.md):<br>View allowed and denied licenses                                                                                    | ✓ (1)  | ✓        | ✓         | ✓          | ✓        |
  120: | [License Compliance](compliance/license_compliance/index.md):<br>View License Compliance reports                                                                                     | ✓ (1)  | ✓        | ✓         | ✓          | ✓        |
  121: | [License Compliance](compliance/license_compliance/index.md):<br>View License list                                                                                                   |          | ✓        | ✓         | ✓          | ✓        |
  122: | [License Compliance](compliance/license_compliance/index.md):<br>Manage license policy                                                                                               |          |          |           | ✓          | ✓        |
  123  | [Merge requests](project/merge_requests/index.md):<br>Assign reviewer                                                                                                                |          | ✓        | ✓         | ✓          | ✓        |

doc/user/application_security/index.md:
  406  - [Overriding DAST jobs](dast/proxy-based.md#customize-dast-settings).
  407: - [Overriding License Compliance jobs](../compliance/license_compliance/index.md#overriding-the-template).
  408  

doc/user/application_security/configuration/index.md:
  79  
  80: - [License Compliance](../../../user/compliance/license_compliance/index.md)
  81:   - Can be configured with `.gitlab-ci.yml`. For more details, read [License Compliance](../../../user/compliance/license_compliance/index.md#enable-license-compliance).
  82  

doc/user/application_security/dependency_list/index.md:
  77  
  78: If the [License Compliance](../../compliance/license_compliance/index.md) CI job is configured,
  79: [discovered licenses](../../compliance/license_compliance/index.md#supported-languages-and-package-managers) are displayed on this page.
  80  

doc/user/application_security/offline_deployments/index.md:
  92  - [API Fuzzing offline directions](../api_fuzzing/index.md#running-api-fuzzing-in-an-offline-environment)
  93: - [License Compliance offline directions](../../compliance/license_compliance/index.md#running-license-compliance-in-an-offline-environment)
  94  - [Dependency Scanning offline directions](../dependency_scanning/index.md#running-dependency-scanning-in-an-offline-environment)

doc/user/project/merge_requests/index.md:
  297  1. You verify your changes with [Unit test reports](../../../ci/testing/unit_test_reports.md) in GitLab CI/CD.
  298: 1. You avoid using dependencies whose license is not compatible with your project with [License Compliance reports](../../compliance/license_compliance/index.md).
  299  1. You request the [approval](approvals/index.md) from your manager.

ee/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/license_compliance/license_management.vue:
  7  import glFeatureFlagsMixin from '~/vue_shared/mixins/gl_feature_flags_mixin';
  8: import LicenseApprovals from 'ee/approvals/components/license_compliance/index.vue';
  9  import AddLicenseForm from './components/add_license_form.vue';

ee/app/controllers/projects/licenses_controller.rb:
  72          write_license_policies_endpoint: write_license_policies_endpoint,
  73:         documentation_path: help_page_path('user/compliance/license_compliance/index'),
  74          empty_state_svg_path: helpers.image_path('illustrations/Dependency-list-empty-state.svg'),

  79          settings_path: expose_path(api_v4_projects_approval_settings_path(id: @project.id)),
  80:         approvals_documentation_path: help_page_path('user/compliance/license_compliance/index', anchor: 'enabling-license-approvals-within-a-project'),
  81          locked_approvals_rule_name: ApprovalRuleLike::DEFAULT_NAME_FOR_LICENSE_REPORT

ee/spec/controllers/projects/licenses_controller_spec.rb:
   53                expect(licenses_app_data[:write_license_policies_endpoint]).to eql('')
   54:               expect(licenses_app_data[:documentation_path]).to eql(help_page_path('user/compliance/license_compliance/index'))
   55                expect(licenses_app_data[:empty_state_svg_path]).to eql(controller.helpers.image_path('illustrations/Dependency-list-empty-state.svg'))

   60                expect(licenses_app_data[:settings_path]).to eql(controller.helpers.api_v4_projects_approval_settings_path(id: project.id))
   61:               expect(licenses_app_data[:approvals_documentation_path]).to eql(help_page_path('user/compliance/license_compliance/index', anchor: 'enabling-license-approvals-within-a-project'))
   62                expect(licenses_app_data[:locked_approvals_rule_name]).to eql(ApprovalRuleLike::DEFAULT_NAME_FOR_LICENSE_REPORT)

  633              expect(licenses_app_data[:write_license_policies_endpoint]).to eql(controller.helpers.api_v4_projects_managed_licenses_path(id: project.id))
  634:             expect(licenses_app_data[:documentation_path]).to eql(help_page_path('user/compliance/license_compliance/index'))
  635              expect(licenses_app_data[:empty_state_svg_path]).to eql(controller.helpers.image_path('illustrations/Dependency-list-empty-state.svg'))

ee/spec/frontend/approvals/components/license_compliance/index_spec.js:
  4  import Vuex from 'vuex';
  5: import LicenseComplianceApprovals from 'ee/approvals/components/license_compliance/index.vue';
  6  import approvalsLicenceComplianceModule, {

ee/spec/frontend/vue_shared/license_compliance/license_management_spec.js:
  4  import Vuex from 'vuex';
  5: import LicenseComplianceApprovals from 'ee/approvals/components/license_compliance/index.vue';
  6  import AddLicenseForm from 'ee/vue_shared/license_compliance/components/add_license_form.vue';

lib/gitlab/ci/templates/Jobs/License-Scanning.gitlab-ci.yml:
  5  
  6: # Read more about this feature here: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/compliance/license_compliance/index.html
  7  #

lib/gitlab/ci/templates/Jobs/License-Scanning.latest.gitlab-ci.yml:
  5  
  6: # Read more about this feature here: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/compliance/license_compliance/index.html
  7  #

qa/qa/specs/features/ee/browser_ui/13_secure/license_compliance_spec.rb:
  29              expect(license_compliance).to have_link('More Information',
  30:               href: %r{/help/user/compliance/license_compliance/index})
  31            end

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Non-functional requirements

  • Documentation:
  • Feature flag:
  • Performance:
  • Testing:

Implementation plan

  • continue with master...397067-prepare-removal-of-license-check-feature
  • remove all references to page and replace with either [License scanning of CycloneDX files](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/compliance/license_scanning_of_cyclonedx_files/index.html) or [License approval policies](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/compliance/license_approval_policies.html)

Verification steps

Edited by Alexander Turinske