Allow Creating Merge Request/Branch From A Confidential Issue In A Private Repository

Release notes

Users have the ability to Create a new branch from an issue. However if the project is private and the issue is set to confidential, the Create merge request dropdown is hidden. This prevents users from creating a merge request and/or branch from a confidential issue in a private project.

Currently, this appears to be the intended functionality rather than a bug and users can only create a confidential merge request from a public repository. Details are available in the following issue:

• Create Confidential Merge Request button missing when issue is confidential

Per the above issue, some users do not understand this functionality and would like the ability to create a merge request/branch from a confidential issue within a private repository.

• Zendesk (Internal)

Problem to solve

We should add the ability to create a merge request/branch from a confidential issue in private repository.

Proposal

When a customer creates a confidential issue in a private repository, the create merge request dropdown button should not be hidden.