First merge request
Initialization merge request
Create your first merge request with branch cicd as source, and your lower major branch as target (usually integration)
Make sure that before merging your first merge request, file manifest/destructiveChange.xml is empty
You will see errors, but it is normal: Follow Maintainer Guide to complete your configuration !
Once all controlling jobs are in success, your CI/CD setup is completed !
Common issues
Translations
If you removed Dashboards and reports from the repo, their translations can remain in files like translations/en_US.xml
Remove all related XML blocks as they contain unused translations.