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Create new feature flag using actors for Product Analytics Browser tracking on .com

Problem

Based on the percentage set on the current feature flag to roll out Product Analytics on .com we expected a lot more traffic. The type of feature flag we're using there is actually getting deprecated because it is not reliable, see gitlab-com/chatops!400 (merged)

Desired Outcome

We switch to a Request-Actor based feature flag for the rollout of Product Analytics

Proposed solution

  • Keep the old feature flag
  • Add a new feature flag with request actor but set it to 100% at the beginning.
  • Once both are running, set the old feature flag to 100% and the new one to e.g. 20%
  • Remove the old feature flag