Want to exclude some pesky prs?

Many teams want to exclude a few key pull requests so they don't skew their data. In this article, we'll show you how to do that.

There are a few ways to exclude pull requests. We'll walk through a an examples on how to exclude based on Pull Request Label (e.g. labels contain 'WIP')

​Step 1: Go to Settings

Click on the 'Settings' tab in the left sidebar to open up Haystack settings.

Step 2: Go to Settings > Exclusion Rules

Click on 'Exclusion Rules' in the left sidebar to view your current filters.

Step 3: Select the Repositories exclusions should apply to

Select which repositories you would like to apply the exclusion rules by typing into the input box.

Step 4: Select Exclusion Type

Select what rule you would like to use to exclude pull requests from the "Filter pull request by" dropdown.

Step 5: Depending on the selected filter, add a value for your rule

For example, in this example, we have chosen "Pull Request Label" as the filter rule.

If you do not see a particular label, simply type the label by name and hit enter. Haystack will exclude pull requests with that label string (case senstivie).

Step 6 Click "SAVE"

Click "SAVE" on the top-right corner to save your changes.

Step 7: You're Done!

Now that you've updated your global filters, Haystack will remove any pull request matching your filter settings.

You can now go back to your dashboard and see the changes!