Closing pattern always creates issue/merge_request links. Setting only affects closing
When using the closing pattern on a merge request, and association will be created with the issue, only if the project setting to auto close is enabled for the issue's project.
We want to change this so the association is always created in the DB, even if the setting is disabled for an issue's project. Then, we would only close the associated issue when the MR is merged if the setting is enabled at the time of merging.
This will alow the new development widget on work items to list these associations even with the setting disabled and with an indicator that the related MR will not close the current work item when merged if the setting is disabled
Edited by Mario Celi