youngmon/atlassian-qna huggingface dataset:
Is it possible, to copy whole table columns into another table column? Or even better: is it possible, to move table columns to the left or right?
Asked by Patrizia Juerss:

Look at the Question :smile:


Answers:
author: Steffen Heller
body: @Jobin Kuruvilla

can you explain how you exactly do it, select a single column only?

When I try, it selects the whole table (like Wes explained). And it does not only appear so. It cuts out and copies the whole table when I use strg+x or strg+c and strg+v.

comments: author: Jobin Kuruvilla [Adaptavist]
body: I select just the column, highlight starting from the first row to the last row. It appears to select all cells along the way (including cells in the next columns) but works just fine when I cut and paste.


author: Jobin Kuruvilla [Adaptavist]
body: In most cases, cut, copy, paste works fine. It is so obvious that many people don't try it!

Moving columns might involve adding empty columns, copying/moving the contents from original location to there and removing the original column. Really easy though.

comments: author: Wes Tracy
body: Jobin, my problem is I don't seem to be able to select a column. It always tries to select the whole table from where I start selecting. How do we select a column in Confluence? Thanks.


author: Jobin Kuruvilla [Adaptavist]
body: it appears to do that but only the column is selected. You might want to give it a try.


author: Steffen Heller
body: Good question. I don't know how to do it. I sometimes edit tables in Word and copy them back.
cacerts - Self-signed certificate - JIRA/Confluence on the same server
Asked by Jens Knobloch:

Sorry, for not questioning. I had a problem with my credentials.

My situation:

On a stage server I have two instances: JIRA and Confluence.

However, they have different domains.

So, I tried to install the application link like J \<-\> C, but it doesn't work properly.

I used to add the certificate the SSL plugin (J and C). But I need to add the certs for both to the same cacerts.

Can I do this?

What is the right way to do this?


Answers:
author: Mallmann
body: Hey Jens,

Since you did not describe your question, from the title I would imagine you're facing a error related to the SSL certificate that is not trusted by your application when linking two applications. For example, your JIRA uses SSL and you are not able to create an link between your Confluence and JIRA.

If that is the case you might want to have a look at this KB: <https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/CONFKB/Unable+to+Connect+to+SSL+Services+due+to+PKIX+Path+Building+Failed>

Otherwise please describe what you want to know so we can help you. :smile:

Eduardo


author: Jens Knobloch
body: Thank you.


author: Peter Van de Voorde
body: Hi Jens,

Could you please repost your question?

Best regards,

Peter


Tags: application-link

jira

self-signed

ssl
confluence cloud: space categories on confluence dashboard
Asked by Bma Admin:

Hi!

As the number of spaces in confluence increases, the need for a better overview of the available spaces increases. The confluence dashboard includes a list of favourite spaces and a full list of all site spaces.

We would prefer to display a list of categories of spaces, e.g. projects, teams, etc, which users can use to display only one category of spaces at a time.

Possibilities to increase the overview of spaces such as add-ons to confluence, or editing macros to adapt the dashboard, seem not to be available in Confluence Cloud.

Do you have any other suggestions for us?

Kind regards,

Florence


Answers:
author: Giuliano C.
body: Hi Florence,

As you are looking to separated and also change the categories to be listed for the spaces, have you considered using the [Spaces List](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confcloud/spaces-list-macro-724765290.html) macro and select the option related to **category?** Since this macro will display a list of the spaces by the category option, you need to make sure to insert the category name through the **Space Tools** option. A good example can be found in [this article](https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/ConfCloud/Use+Labels+to+Categorise+Spaces).

While the page using different Spaces List for different categories, you can use it as the dashboard by [changing it to be the Home page](https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/ConfCloud/Configuring+the+Site+Home+Page).

Hope it helps you!

Cheers,

Giu


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
How to set a confluence page viewable but can not be copied?
Asked by xinan liu:

As the title says, how to set a page which can only be viewed online by users but can not be copied? Because we do not want some one to copy the page and leak the message.

Can confluence do this? Thanks very much!


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: Nothing can do this - it's always possible to scrape a web site for content. Your browser has the information needed to render the content, so you've got a copy already.

comments: author: xinan liu
body: Well, can Confluence do that set a pdf can be read online but can not be downloaded? Or how to set uers can not export the page to pdf?We just want to make the risk of leaking to a low level. Wahtever way can do a liitle more advantage will help me.Thanks!


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: No.You're not quite grasping how computers work. For your browser to display something, it \*has to download it\* so it can read and display it. If a user can see something, they already have a copy of it. The only way you can stop them having a copy is not to allow them to see it at all. You can make it mildly inconvenient by blocking easy copies, but you can't stop them copying it.


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: You can turn off pdf exports by disabling the modules that provide them, but that won't stop them using "print to pdf" locally, or "save page as" or "export to other format".


author: xinan liu
body: How to disable the modules that provide pdf export? Can you tell me the way to do it, thanks!Some website has the way to forbidden users to copy or export their web pages, just like \<noscript\> \<iframe src="\*.htm"\>\</iframe\> \</noscript\> \<script language="Javascript"\> document.oncontextmenu=new Function("event.returnValue=false"); document.onselectstart=new Function("event.returnValue=false"); \</script\> but I edit the page by using plugin Source Editor, I can not add this code into the page, when I add it and save, the code will disappear. Is that confluence page does not support javascript?


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: There are no websites that have forbidden copy or export - it cannot be done.If you want to disable exports, go into manage addons and find the addons which provide the various views, you should find there are modules that provide the links and functions. Disable the module and the option will disappear.


author: Midori
body: This is impossible.

If the information is show in a display, anyone take a phone and take a photo of it and share that.


Tags: confluence-administration
Confluence WebDAV user permissions
Asked by Helen OBoyle:

Greetings,

I'm using the WebDAV facility for the first time, to import some DocBook files I've converted to Confluence Storage Format into a Confluence space.

I used Windows networking to authenticate myself to the WebDAV plug-in on the server, using my normal Confluence user ID. I've noticed while WebDAV'ing around the Confluence "file system" in Windows Explorer, I seem to be able to read pages other than those I'd normally have permission to read when navigating the Confluence page hierarchy through the Confluence UI.  

Is this what you'd expect? If so, why does it work that way? I expected that the server-side of the plug-in would enforce page permissions according to the user with which I logged in. Is the only page-upload alternative (for those who wish to import files in the Confluence Storage Format, to preserve formatting), the use of a plug-in?


Answers:
author: Helen OBoyle
body: Confluence 5.7 running on Windows Server 2008.


author: Davin Studer
body: That should not be the case. In our instance it respects the Confluence security model. What version are you on?


Tags: confluence-administration
How to get view/download count for attachment on confluence?
Asked by Cheng, Ju-Yun:

We upload some attachments on our space. And users will click "view" button or download to access attachment information. When user click "view" button, it will display file content by "preview.action". How could we get counts for "view" and "download" of these attachments?


Answers:
author: TomC
body: This is not possible in Confluence natively (at least as far as I know). I encourage you to review this feature request <https://jira.atlassian.com/plugins/servlet/mobile#issue/CONF-11481> and consider voting, watching and commenting on it.

comments: author: Cheng, Ju-Yun
body: Thanks for your reply. Could we use Piwik in confluence to achieve that?


author: Alex Medved _ConfiForms_
body: I think it could be easily hacked and glued together using <https://developer.atlassian.com/docs/getting-started/plugin-modules/servlet-filter-plugin-module> and <https://github.com/piwik/piwik-java-tracking>
Extend online trial
Asked by Tor Brondbo:

I was going to set up a few things in Confluence to be able to demonstrate the system to the management. But now I got an email from you telling that everything will be deleted after one week, so then I won't be able to demonstrate the system. Do you have any better evaluation alternatives?


Answers:
author: Tor Brondbo
body: Could you please give instructions about how to extend the trial at my.atlassian?

comments: author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: Log into the account, look for the product you're using, click "extend trial" underneath it.


author: Tor Brondbo
body: There's no extend trial option. Available options are:- Cancel subscription- Edit credit card- Provide payment details- Configure product


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: Sorry, I didn't realise it was cloud, I really need better coffee today. You can't extend those. You'll need to pay.See <https://www.atlassian.com/licensing/cloud/evaluation#duringyourevaluation-5>


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: Go to your my.atlassian account and extend the trial. If you've run out of extensions, then you're at a point where you should be buying really.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Confluence user group right
Asked by Hauke Gulich:

Dear everyone,

We just wanted to start with Confluence and I didn't pay attation for the user rights because I thought that is quite easy. But I am not able to setup confluence for my needs. Actualy I think my request is kind of easy and I am sure it is possible, but I read some articles about the user right managment but I found no solution.

Lets say we have one company space and one space for Team T1 and one space for Team T2. Now we have the User A, B and C. Everyone is inside the group "confuence-users". Then I created a group called "Team T1" with User A and B, and one group "Team T2" with user C.

Team A: User A + B

Team B: User C

I want that everyone can read everything on conflunece (User C can read Pages from Team A) but they should not add or edit anything to their space.

This is already working:

Space Team A:

(group rights): confluence-users: All View : true, all other set to false

(group rights): team t1 : Everything true, beside delete and admin

(user rights): User A: Everything (including delete and admin - he is the key users for this space)

Now I wanted to setup the company space. Basically nobody has the right to add or edit anything, beside of one key user (A).

(group rights): confluence-users: All view: true, all other set to false

(user rights): User A: Everyhing

This is working as well. But now I want that user C can edit one particular page inside the company space. User A opened that page, choose Restrict and put a restriction to User B for editing. But as soon as User B opens that page, not "edit" link is available.

I think the problem is, that User B is also in the confluence-user group and they do not have the right for editing the pages. But what can I do to solve this? We do have some pages within the company space which needs to be modified by some key users.

My last question is, how can I restrict a group not to create new pages but editing one page instead? In the user rights I have the option for "add", "restrict" and "delete", but no "edit". I guess "add" means adding and editing?

Thanks for your help.

Hauke

PS: I use the German version of confluence and I am not quite sure if I am using the right wordings.


Answers:
author: Lukas Knoch -Rumpelcoders-
body: Hi,

the problem here is that confluence permissions work top down: if a user is not allowed to edit in a space, he can not edit ANY page in the space, even if he has the "restriction" to edit it.

Possible solution:

Add edit permissions to space for user b, restrict pages that user B is not allowed to edit (keep in mid that view restrictions are inherited, edit restrictions are not.)

All in all, that's a bit more complicated than one would think :smile:

Wish you luck,

Lukas


Tags: confluence-administration
Possible to set up admin rights just for a new page?
Asked by Drzyzga Jennifer:

Is it possible to set up automatically admin rights for the person who creates a page?

For example: Paul creates a page named "Test". He should be automatically be able to write something in, delete everything and also upload/delete files. Everyone else should only be able to write some content. So Paul should be the "owner" of the page and should decide everything what happens with it.


Answers:
author: Alex Yasurek
body: The only thing you can do is set up restrictions for the page but this has to be done manually after someone creates the page. Even so, the only two restrictions available are editing and viewing so someone with edit rights can still delete content and such.


Tags: confluence-administration
Can't sign up for Confluence
Asked by Brian Howard:

I thought I was jumping the gun by posting for help earlier, but I still cannot sign up for Confluence (Free cloud-based plan):

image2015-5-16 13:2:14.png

What gives?  
[](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Can-t-sign-up-for-Confluence/qaq-p/431256?attachment-id=6939){#link_11923300374784}  
[](/tnckb94959/attachments/tnckb94959/confluence-questions/73077/1/image2015-5-16%2013%3A2%3A14.png){#display_11923300374784_0}


Answers:
author: Leo B
body: Hi @Brian Howard,

Thanks for bringing that to our attention, there was an issue with the Atlassian ID integration which has since been fixed.

Cheers,  
Leo


author: Deividi Luvison
body: Hye Brian,

I spoken with one of my colleagues from Cloud support team. She mentioned that you should use your user name instead of the email during the sign up process.

If you were using your email instead of your user (karbonplex, if is the same from the anwser forumns) can you please try using that user instead of your email?

Now if you are using your user account and still facing this then raise a case at <https://support.atlassian.com> so one of the Cloud engineers will be able to better assist you :smile:.

Hope it helps.  
Thanks and Regards,  
David\| The Engineer that like Windows for realsies.


author: Brian Howard
body: It works! Thanks for fixing it.


author: Rechee Jozil
body: I'm also having the same trouble.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
How do I enable the deck of cards macro in Confluence cloud / on demand?
Asked by Chris Walk:

How do I enable the deck of cards macro in Confluence cloud / on demand?

I am a regular user of the "Deck of Cards" macro with the Confluence instance at my office. However, this macro isn't available in my personal Confluence cloud / on demand instance.

How do I enable / find this macro?

Is it a 3rd party add-on (I didn't think that it was)?

Thanks,

-Chris


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: You don't - it's not a supported addon for Cloud, so you can't install it. (I think you're talking about the Composition addon?)

comments: author: Crow Tomkus
body: So now that Composition IS a supported addon for Cloud, how do we get this to work? Because it doesn't look like ServiceRocket has documentation for the Cloud iteration quite yet.


author: Azwandi _ServiceRocket_
body: Hi Crow, glad that you're checking it out!

In Cloud, Composition has *Tabs* and *Tab Group* macros (as in *Cards* and *Deck of Cards* for Confluence Server). You may find them from the macro browser.


author: Crow Tomkus
body: [@Azwandi _ServiceRocket_](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/744424) Thanks so much! My first experience was on Confluence server, but trying to recreate it on my own, I was running into issues. Works excellent. \^_\^


author: Azwandi _ServiceRocket_
body: [@Crow Tomkus](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1371363) Great, we're also running a Beta program at the moment. Feel free to sign up at <https://servicerocket.typeform.com/to/tZ9ifh> and connect with us.


author: jenifferhomes
body: is not yet officially compatible with Confluence 5.5?

comments: author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: If that's what it says in the marketplace, then yes.


author: Nieves Garcia
body: Hi there,  
is still not available for confluence cloud?


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: No.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
I want to migrate Confluence 4.3.7 to 5.3.7 and change Databases
Asked by Luke Vidler:

Hello,

Currently running Confluence 4.3.7 with MS SQL in production with a medium sized Knowledge base connected to AD with around 20 users. Can anybody recommend the best way to migrate over to Postgres? I have been running 5.3.7 with Postgres in the backend in Development for some time and am finding it much better. Is there a recommended path? Database first? Import/Export? Abandon all hope?

Thanks in Advance.


Answers:
author: salehparsa
body: Hi Luke,

As your instance is Confluence 4.3.7 with MS SQL Server and you are looking to migrate to another database and then upgrade to Confluence 5.3.7, you need to generate XML backup from your Confluence 4.3.7 and import it into another Confluence 4.3.7 with Postgres. Once you can confirm that your Confluence 4.3.7 is up and running, then you need to create backup from your `<confluence-home>` and database and then proceed to upgrade to Confluence 5.3.7 :smile: In the other word, you need to migrate your database first.

Following documentations are about migrating to another database and upgrade:

* [Migrate to another database](https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Migrating+to+Another+Database).
* [Upgrading Confluence](https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Upgrading+Confluence).

Hope it helps.

Cheers,

Saleh


author: Luke Vidler
body: Hi Tim,

Understood thanks.

I will follow Saleh's recommendation but maybe leave a gap of about a week after changing DB's before attempting an upgrade.


author: Tim Eddelb?ttel
body: My recommendation should be that never switch the DB and update Confluence at the same time.  
If you have any error you don't know if it due to the new Confluence version or due to the DB change.

I would first change the DB and let the instance run for some days and look at the loga for any errors. Because you on the same version you know if the log entry is *normal* or not.

When you think all is fine, than update Confluence.


author: Luke Vidler
body: Hi Saleh,  
Great this is exactly what I wanted to know. Appreciate your help will give it a go.  
Many Thanks.

comments: author: salehparsa
body: You are most welcome Luke :-) Don't hesitate to contact Atlassian Support if you have any questions or concern.


Tags: confluence-administration
Only show pages that have a specific column value?
Asked by Ray DR:

I have a blueprint that has a table with an Approver row.  
I would like to display all of the pages that have an Approver value of "Not Approved"  
I would also like to display all of the pages that have a value of anything but "Not Approved"  

I tried placing the table inside of a Page Properties Macro but the Page Properties Report Macro shows them all with no way to strip out only the Approved or Not Approved pages.   

Is there a way I can split pages based on this table entry without purchasing a plugin?


Answers:
author: Davin Studer
body: You can put and label on the unapproved ones and show them with the page properties report macro by label.

comments: author: Ray DR
body: That's what I was afraid of.   
Is there a way to setup a link so the label is set by the user while they are editing the page? Something they can just click on to set the label I have in the page properties report?


Tags: approver

confluence-administration

label
No "Linked Jira Issues" Button in Confluence?!?
Asked by Seb Kouba:

In Confluence next to the page title there used to be a button showing the count of linked JIRA issues you could click on to see them. It seems that this button has appeared and disappeared on my system.

My application links are working fine otherwise. Any ideas what would prevent Confluence from showing the linked issues?

Without this button, there is now way to see linked JIRA issues unless the macro is still part of the page. Any ideas?

Maybe somewhat related: I've been unable to determine whether I should be using oauth or trusted application for linking.


Answers:
author: Seb Kouba
body: I was using the Documentation Theme which does not support the button. Problem solved. Silly me.


author: jing_hwa_cheok
body: Hi Seb,

<br />

Just sharing the finding from our support ticket. The documentation theme does not support the JIRA links feature as mentioned in the <https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Using+the+Documentation+Theme> and here <https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/CONFKB/JIRA+Links+Button+Missing>.

Therefore we will need to avoid the documentation theme if we want to use the JIRA links feature.

<br />

Hopefully this information helps!  

Regards,  
Jing Hwa


author: rrudnicki
body: Hi Seb,

Can you confirm if you are facing this bug?

<https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONF-32523>

This was fixed on Confluence version 5.5.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Renato Rudnicki


author: Seb Kouba
body: Hi Renato,

thanks for replying. I had looked at that bug report before and it seems to be exactly what's happening to me. But I'm on Confluence 5.7.4 and JIRA 6.4.2 so I thought it's me doing something wrong on my end. Now I'm not so sure.

I've reset the application links using OAuth and the linking works except for this one feature.

I've made a screenshot to show that the links themselves work but the button doesn't show:

Screen Shot 2015-05-16 at 09.52.33.png

That's the top right corner of a Confluence page. You can see the links are set up and working but the button still doesn't show.

Any ideas?

edit: we have the same problem in our C 5.5.4 J 6.3.9 environment.  
[](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/No-quot-Linked-Jira-Issues-quot-Button-in-Confluence/qaq-p/124401?attachment-id=4850){#link_1188773db447f1}  
[](/tnckb94959/attachments/tnckb94959/confluence-questions/20694/1/Screen%20Shot%202015-05-16%20at%2009.52.33.png){#display_1188773db447f1_0}

comments: author: Seb Kouba
body: There is no entry in the confluence log except when I open the link to Jira via the Macro that displays an issue:2015-05-18 14:36:19,389 INFO \[http-bio-8090-exec-3\] \[confluence.rpc.auth.TokenAuthenticationInvocationHandler\] invokeAuthenticatedMethod Executing remote API method \[ getPage \] as user \[ myuser \]


Tags: application-link

jira

server
How do I change a page name?
Asked by Ralph Pryor:

Created a page with a name that I want to change. Other than "Copy" and delete of the original page, is there an easier way to do this?


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: When you edit a page, you can click on the page title, it's an editable field like the body is.


author: Andre Borzzatto
body: As Nic mentioned above, it should be possible to change the Page Title simply by editing the page.

If you are having problems with it, please just let us know providing us a little more information.

Thanks!