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Remove pipeline_name feature flag

Reuben Pereira requested to merge rp/remove-pipeline-name-ff into master

What does this MR do and why?

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The pipeline_name feature flag was globally enabled on gitlab.com and default enabled for self-managed in December 2022. This MR removes the pipeline_name feature flag.

The spec changes in this MR will be easier to review if you disable the Show whitespace changes option.

#376095 (closed)

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Pipeline list page with pipeline names: Screenshot_from_2022-12-09_18-37-25

Pipeline details page with pipeline name: Screenshot_from_2022-12-08_12-55-33

How to set up and validate locally

Numbered steps to set up and validate the change are strongly suggested.

  1. Choose a project in your local GDK where you can run a CI pipeline.
  2. Modify the .gitlab-ci.yml file to add a workflow:name. https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/yaml/index.html#workflowname
    For example: 
    workflow:
  name: 'Pipeline name'
  3. Start a pipeline.
  4. Open the pipeline list page and make sure that the name is displayed in place of the commit title.
  5. Open the pipeline details page and make sure that the name is displayed at the top, in place of the commit title.

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Edited by Reuben Pereira

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