Can't find installed apps in menu
Asked by ebastiaa:

Installed two apps, but it is impossible to get them in the menu.

1: how to do this

2: why does it need to be so difficult. ?

I lose my confidence in using the products. !!!


Answers:
author: Craig Nodwell
body: Hi [@ebastiaa](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5258039) welcome to the community. As mentioned not all apps have menu items created on install. You may have to go into manage apps and then find what you are looking for in the left pane. What are the apps you are referring too?

comments: author: ebastiaa
body: I installed Gliffy diagrams and X-draw. They are visible in the manage apps section. But I don't see anywhere how I can start the apps and start working in it.

How to do this for myseld (admin) and for other team members?


author: Samie Kaufman - Your Gal at Gliffy
body: Hi [@ebastiaa](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5258039) ! Craig's suggestion to look in the left pane of Confluence is a great one. I'm really happy to share that we've just launched a new "Lobby" view for Gliffy that allows you to easily find all your diagrams by clicking the button in the left pane.

You can learn more about what's available in that view for Gliffy here: <https://www.gliffy.com/products/gliffy-atlassian-apps/whats-new#tab-panel-5497>


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: Welcome to the Atlassian Community!

Some apps do not have menu entries, could that be the problem?


author: Samie Kaufman - Your Gal at Gliffy
body: Hi [@ebastiaa](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5258039) ! I'm part of the Gliffy team and I'll have a new feature to update you on very soon... but in the meantime, you and your team can start creating Gliffy diagrams by typing "/gliffy" while editing any Confluence page.

Here's a video tutorial for you: <https://youtu.be/XxX8iyWzydg>

comments: author: ebastiaa
body: Ok I understand how the concept works

Still I do not understand what the apps menu is for, and why it reports that apps will appear there after they have been installed.

It also would make it easier for the people in the team

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author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: There are other apps that need to be triggered by buttons in the app menu.


author: Samie Kaufman - Your Gal at Gliffy
body: I agree that it's confusing, so I do really appreciate this feedback --- thank you!! I'll be sure to share it with our broader team as it relates to Gliffy.

Like [@Nic Brough -Adaptavist-](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/781454) mentioned in a comment above, I do think it's up to each app vendor how and where they include their app in the Confluence interface.


author: David Benson
body: Samie is too polite to say it, but I'm not :). Atlassian decide which apps appear in that list and Atlassian have made equity investments in slack, lucid and miro...


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: Not quite true - I've managed to write a couple of apps that appear, and more that do not.


author: David Benson
body: But they don't appear in "popular apps"?


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: This has nothing to do with popular apps. Why do you mention that?


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