yumengwang03 opened a new issue, #5263: URL: https://github.com/apache/incubator-devlake/issues/5263
### Search before asking - [X] I had searched in the [issues](https://github.com/apache/incubator-devlake/issues?q=is%3Aissue) and found no similar feature requirement. ### Use case As a user, if I remove some data entities while editing the Data Config, I would expect that the historical data associated with the removed data entities will not be calculated into the metrics. For instance, I have selected Source Code Management, Code Review and Issue Tracking for my-org/my-repo and its data have been collected for several times. Now I want to remove the Code Review entity. This is probably not a frequent use case, but is important for ensuring the accuracy of metrics. <img width="850" alt="Screen Shot 2023-05-23 at 4 06 21 PM" src="https://github.com/apache/incubator-devlake/assets/9535430/baa5a03b-3383-4b50-bd6e-38718fa655c6";> ### Description Based on the discussion with @Startrekzky and @klesh, we want to separate the data of the removed Data Entities from the further calculation of the metrics, but not deleting them. The action of deleting historical data will still remain in one place at the Data Scope level. However, the relationship between Data Entities and the ### Related issues _No response_ ### Are you willing to submit a PR? - [ ] Yes I am willing to submit a PR! ### Code of Conduct - [X] I agree to follow this project's [Code of Conduct](https://www.apache.org/foundation/policies/conduct) -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected]
