youngmon/atlassian-qna huggingface dataset:
labels and tags as mandatory?
Asked by Colm Maguire:

Hello,

Is it possible to configure Confluence on a server so that labels and or tags, would be mandatory in the creation of a page ?

Follow on question, is it possible to make any other field mandatory, for the creation of a page?

Many thanks


Answers:
author: Pramodh M
body: Hi [@Colm Maguire](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4686875)

Have not found the best solution yet in community,

Surely Automation may one day solve this problem or Scriptrunner add-on

For now you could use the template to add labels automatically when user creates the page

Based on the template you can add respective labels

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/page-templates-296093785.html>

Here's a ref from devlopment community for more info on making lables mandatory

<https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/plugin-to-make-labels-mandatory-on-every-page/39472>

Thanks,

Pramodh


author: Ismael Jimoh
body: Hi [@Colm Maguire](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4686875)

Not to my knowledge. Confluence doesn't have such constraints or features.

You could consider trying something like Comala Document Manager where as part of the workflow, a label or tag is required.

comments: author: Colm Maguire
body: For every question it seems the solution is to buy an add on. :(


author: Ismael Jimoh
body: Hi [@Colm Maguire](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4686875) ,

We are not suggesting you buy an add-on. As I mentioned this is not a feature present in Confluence and this is also highlighted by [@Pramodh M](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3691224) in his reply below.

My suggestion to you is from experience of what the add-on is capable of as a workaround.

You can also raise a feature request ticket at jira.atlassian.com (if none exists yet) for a similar feature or consider writing something custom yourself as suggested below.


Tags: confluence-server

label

page

server
Execute CQL query in user macro
Asked by confluence-administration@datev.de:

I would like to write a user macro to display a set of pages fetched on base of a cql query. How can I user the search service to execute such a cql query in a user macro?


Answers:
author: Pramodh M
body: Hi [confluence-administration@datev.de](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4104016)

It seems like a complex requirment

Would you please specify on what basis you need to display the pages in your confluence instance

Based on that we will decide if you need cl or basic search

Thanks,

Pramodh

comments: author: confluence-administration@datev.de
body: [@Pramodh M](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3691224) Thank you very much for your quick response. I would like to build a user macro to show little thumbnails from selected pages. This is already working for direct child pages of a page. I would like to enhance this macro to do following:

- showing all childs and grandchilds of a page

- showing a set of pages based on a cql passed in by the editor of the page


Tags: confluence-server

server
Writing Blueprints for Confluence Data Center
Asked by Sabrina F.:

Hi everyone!

I did see that there is the possibility to write/code own customized blueprints for Confluence Server/Cloud. Is there a possibility for Confluence Data Center too?

TIA!

Best regards

Sabrina


Answers:
author: Vishwas
body: For server and DC it's the same link, development doc is here <https://developer.atlassian.com/server/confluence/confluence-blueprints/>


author: Laura Holton _ACE Rotterdam_
body: Hi [@Sabrina F.](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4451468) ?

Taking a look at this Confluence Support article - <https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/blueprints-323982376.html> - it looks like the answer is yes as its in reference to both Server and Data Center.

I hope this helps but if you have any other questions just ask away ?

All the best,

Laura


author: Sabrina F.
body: Thank you for your answers!


Tags: blueprint

confluence-server

server
Companion App / Office Connector (Edit in office) - NOT WORKING
Asked by Jay Pfeifer:

Hi Community!

I am trying out confluence (free version) for my company to evaluate if we should switch our wiki to confluence.

**The Companion App**

Before downloading the preview of attached files within a page (not over 'attached files') worked well. But after installing the companion app and still after removing it, the preview on the page is not working anymore.

**Office Connector**

Then I tried to revert / enable the Office Connector, which is installed but not activated. I followed the instruction on this site ( [Configuring the Office Connector \| Confluence Data Center and Server 7.15 \| Atlassian Documentation](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/configuring-the-office-connector-170492758.html#ConfiguringtheOfficeConnector-config) ) but I do not get the options to enable it. For me it looks like this (with admin rights) ...

![1.PNG](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/177020i6FB5704A11CE9342/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "1.PNG")Also as a dark feature ( [Enable Edit in Office as a dark feature in Confluence \| Confluence \| Atlassian Documentation](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/enable-edit-in-office-as-a-dark-feature-in-confluence-978217013.html)) it is not working. Here sometimes I get a 404 error or it says I would not have admin rights (which i have).

Could someone please help solving this problem? My company needs to preview office files as well as open them directly to edit them (without the workaround of downloading, editing and uploading again).

Or is enabling Office Connector just possible with a paid version (with admin key)? If yes, I need to be sure it works then before my company buys a paid version of confluence.

Thanks for any ideas!


Answers:
author: Jay Pfeifer
body: Sorry for asking again..

is it possible to insert a local link of an office file? So of course there will be no preview on the confluence page, but by clicking, the file will directly open with the installed microsoft office software on the computer.


author: Alex K
body: [@Jay Pfeifer](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4701012) For Confluence Cloud, that is correct.


author: Jay Pfeifer
body: Thanks for the response. So there is currently no possibility to preview and edit office files directly? Except buying a plugin separately?


author: Alex K
body: Hi [@Jay Pfeifer](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4701012) ,

The Companion App integration will be removed from Confluence Cloud on March 31st. See this post for details: <https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-articles/Removing-the-Companion-app-from-Confluence-Cloud/ba-p/1884657>

I believe it is disabled for new instances.

Furthermore, Edit in Office is only available as another file editing option on Confluence Server/DC. Edit in Office was removed from Confluence Cloud several years ago.

Regards,  
Alex K


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud

edit-in-office

office-connector
Diagnosing a cause of high number of open files (8192+)
Asked by L. Pavljuk:

Hello,

a client for whom we're hosting and managing a few Atlassian web applications asked us again to increase the max number of open files for his Confluence application as the server reports being close to the current limit (8192).

The first time, we increased the limit according to the instructions [here](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/health-check-confluence-open-files-limit-844236751.html) , from 1024 to 8192. The increased value was reached again, however (Currently getting a warning with 7804 / 8192).

Are there any further way of diagnosing the *cause* for such high number of open FD's?

Running lsof on the Confluence process, I can see that majority of the open files are from a directory "\*confluence_home\*/attachments/ver003/102/..." (6471 / 8196)

Platform: Linux (Debian 8 Jessie)

Java: OpenJDK 1.8.0_102

Confluence v7.14.1

DB: MySQL v5.7.30


Answers:
author: Pramodh M
body: Hi [@L. Pavljuk](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4700805)

It basically means the users in your instance are using the confluence application more!!

Here's a reference link

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/health-check-confluence-open-files-limit-844236751.html>

Thanks,  
Pramodh


author: Fabio Racobaldo _Herzum_
body: Hi [@L. Pavljuk](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4700805) ,

please check the disk type. NFS is not supported and could cause your issue.

Take a look to this article <https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/too-many-open-files-error-659784628.html>

Hope this helps,

Fabio

comments: author: L. Pavljuk
body: Hello Fabio,

thank you for the suggestion, however, the home directory is on top of a generic Ext4 filesystem, so that's unlikely to be the cause of the problem.


Tags: confluence-server

server
Incorrect update date displayed
Asked by arkadi kaplon:

Hello.  

I understand this is a recurring question but I have not found a satisfactory answer.

The format of the last update date of a document is often incorrect. I would be happy to know how to fix this without the use of special indirect solutions.  

![Capture.JPG](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/176970iFF9C551D17CCDEF0/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Capture.JPG")


Answers:
author: Fabio Racobaldo _Herzum_
body: Hi [@arkadi kaplon](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4609745) ,

did u try to setup date format at your convenience useing General Configuration?

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/configuring-time-and-date-formats-150144.html>

Hope this helps

Fabio

comments: author: arkadi kaplon
body: Hello [@Fabio Racobaldo _Herzum_](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/781528)   

This is the only menu I have and it looks a little different from what is described in the guide you sent.

![Capture.JPG](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/176999i4DFFAD2256AA38FA/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Capture.JPG")


author: Fabio Racobaldo _Herzum_
body: Hi [@arkadi kaplon](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4609745) ,

this because you are a space administrator. You need to request this change at one of your Confluence Administrator.

Fabio


author: arkadi kaplon
body: I understnad,  
Thank You.


author: Fabio Racobaldo _Herzum_
body: [@arkadi kaplon](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4609745) you're welcome
Table of content
Asked by Shanthi M:

Hi i want to create separate table of content for each card but the table of content macro pulls the content from all card. Should i write html code?


Answers:
author: Pramodh M
body: Hi [@Shanthi M](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4700451)

Welcome to the Atlassian Community!!

You can restrict the pages with these options

![H1.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/176965iA3CF8CB3626F1AC7/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "H1.png")

See the available filter options here

<https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/insert-the-table-of-contents-macro/>

Thanks,  
Pramodh

comments: author: Shanthi M

author: Shanthi M
body: Hi Pramod . This worked thank you so much for the support. However, i have many card where the headings available are only till 6. To the extent it helped thank you.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
During the installation process?failed to configure the database
Asked by laishuliang:

* confluence version: v7.13.3
* database type: oralce 11g?follow [Database Setup for Oracle](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/database-setup-for-oracle-173821.html)
* details:  
  StatementCallback; bad SQL grammar \[ALTER TABLE DENORMALISED_SPACE_CHANGE_LOG MODIFY (ID DEFAULT DENORMALISED_SPACE_CHANGE_LOG_SEQ.NEXTVAL)\]; nested exception is java.sql.SQLSyntaxErrorException: ORA-00972: ?????


Answers:
author: Pramodh M
body: Hi [@laishuliang](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/705543)

Did you follow the Documentation here to connect to the Database?

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/database-setup-for-oracle-173821.html>

Thanks,  
Pramodh


Tags: confluence-server

server
Can I give access to only for child page without restricting other child pages under parent page
Asked by surender k:

Can I give access to only for child page without restricting other child pages under parent page.

Currently I have 40 child pages under a parent page. If I want to restrict a child page I am restricting other 39 pages. Is there any alternate way to provide access only for a child page?


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: No, view restrictions cascade down from the parent pages.


Tags: confluence-server

server
Not Relevant Anymore - How can I share a document and not use Slack
Asked by Yael Gur:

Edited - It is working now

HI , I probably connected Slack to Confluence and now the only share option is to Slack.

I want to share a documents with my co workers and not through Slack.

How can I remove Slack from my "share" button ? currently this is the only options I see.


Answers:
author: Pramodh M
body: Sharing documents option is available on each pages view.

If you navigate to the page you are viewing, you should be able to see the option like this even if you have integrated it with slack which I have tested

![SH1.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/176959i657AF63E699E28C3/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "SH1.png")

Thanks,  
Pramodh

comments: author: Yael Gur
body: Thanks for your answer.  
I'm using only MacBook pro.  
When pressing the "Share" button I can only see Slack as an option.  
attaching a screenshot. ![Screen Shot 2022-01-10 at 9.31.09.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/176977iAC7067275308D47C/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Screen Shot 2022-01-10 at 9.31.09.png")


author: Andy Gladstone
body: [@Yael Gur](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4700091) Welcome to Confluence!

Are you referring to sharing via the Confluence Mobile App or on a PC/MAC?

On the PC/MAC you should be able to share using the share button that is on the top right of the page. This share button sends an email message to the contact you are sharing with as well as creating a direct alert notification in the user's notification panel.

Using the Mobile app it, if you click the ... and select share, it will present you with whatever options you have installed on the app.

What experience are you having? Post screenshots if you feel it will help us resolve for you.

Best of luck!

comments: author: Yael Gur
body: Thanks for your answer.  
I'm using only MacBook pro.![Screen Shot 2022-01-10 at 9.31.09.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/176978i10440E7E679ED63C/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Screen Shot 2022-01-10 at 9.31.09.png")  
When pressing the "Share" button I can only see Slack as an option.  
attaching a screenshot.


author: Andy Gladstone
body: [@Yael Gur](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4700091) I see you updated this to Not Relevant Anymore and accepted [@Pramodh M](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3691224) answer. Can you share how you resolved this issue?

???? ???.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud

share

slack
I'm not able to access my confluence page
Asked by Evelyn Kim:

I'm trying to access my confluence page but getting 'page unavailable' error. Could you please advise? the url is royalbotanica.atlassian.net and it hasn't been deactivated or deleted.


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

There are a couple of things that might cause this error. The obvious one is the one you have ruled out - the subscription has not been renewed. The others are that your account does not have space access, or the page has been restricted away from you.

In all of these cases though, you will need to talk to your administrators, to confirm the subscription is valid, or what your account can access.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
How can I download or export a document that is posted?
Asked by Linda Bendixen:

I would like to export or download a PDF that is posted on our Confluence page but I can't figure out how to do it. I also tried to print the document and only got part of the page to print. Ultimately I would like to be able to copy and paste bits of the posted document.


Answers:
author: Kishan Sharma
body: Hi [@Linda Bendixen](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4699316) Welcome to the Atlassian Community!!!

Any user with permission to view a page can also download any files attached to that page.

To download an individual file:

* Click the **Download** button in the file preview, or
* Go to ![](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/files/704577869/704577870/2/1517274795952/ellipsis.png) \> **Attachments**
* and then right click on the file name and save the link.


author: Pramodh M
body: Hi [@Linda Bendixen](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4699316)

Welcome to the Community!!

Do you see an option like this on your page?

![Z1.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/176900i120C244BA3752F14/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Z1.png")

Click on either of those to export the page

Thanks,  
Pramodh
Uploading wiki markup mangles URLs with parameters - converting & to &amp;
Asked by Joel Morris:

I'm using REST to upload wiki content to my Confluence server (v7.5.2).

```
'body': { 'storage': { 'representation': 'wiki', 'value': body } }
```

Where my data has some wiki markup, including something like this:  

\[ Click here \| [https://server/Create!init.jspa?pid=123\&param1=abc\&param2=14](https://server/Create!init.jspa?pid=123&param1=abc&param2=14) \]

which Confluence then turns into:

\[ Click here \| [https://server/Create!init.jspa?pid=12](https://server/Create!init.jspa?pid=123)[3](https://server/Create!init.jspa?pid=123)[\&amp;param1=abc\&amp;param2=14](https://server/Create!init.jspa?pid=123) \]

Is there a way to escape the \& in my source so that Confluence will keep the URL intact?


Answers:
author: Pramodh M
body: Hi [@Joel Morris](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3374803)

Welcome to the Community!!

Wherever the Special Characters are there, you can include HTML URL Encoding Ref

<https://www.w3schools.com/tags/ref_urlencode.ASP>

So if you include %26 API should not return error and your URL will also work fine

Please let me know if it works for you!!

Thanks,  
Pramodh


author: Joel Morris
body: [@Pramodh M](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3691224) am I misinterpreting your solution?


author: Joel Morris
body: Jira CreateIssueDetails!init.jspa appears to actually need the \& character between the key=value pairs.


author: Joel Morris
body: No, if my source data is

\[ Click \| [https://jiraserver/secure/CreateIssueDetails!Init.jspa?pid=1234\&amp;reporter=morris](https://jiraserver/secure/CreateIssueDetails!Init.jspa?pid=1234&amp;reporter=morris) \]

It uploads to Confluence as

\[ Click \| [https://jiraserver/secure/CreateIssueDetails!Init.jspa?pid=1234\&amp;amp;reporter=morris](https://jiraserver/secure/CreateIssueDetails!Init.jspa?pid=1234&amp;amp;reporter=morris) \]


author: Pramodh M
body: Hi [@Joel Morris](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3374803)

Use

\&amp; in place of \&

It should work!!

Thanks,  
Pramodh


author: Joel Morris
body: Thanks [@Pramodh M](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3691224) !

It certainly looks right in Confluence now! But the link still doesn't do what I expect in JIRA.

<https://jiraserver/secure/CreateIssueDetails!init.jspa?pid=1234%26reporter=morris>

Jira gives the error "You have not selected a valid project to create an issue in."

But if I change that %26 to an \& in my browser's address bar, then Jira behaves correctly.


Tags: confluence-server

server
I can?t watch videos via facebook
Asked by Kerrie_Johnson:

1. Our company posts trading videos but when I click one, the message I always get is
2. "Thus content isn't avail right now"
3. ive spoken to my up line but she says no one in the group has had this problem!
4. Help
5. thanks


Answers:
author: Blair at Atlassian
body: Hey Kerrie,

Could you share a bit more information about this? Are you trying to view attachments that are uploaded to Trello cards? Any additional details and screenshots will help us better understand the issue!

Thanks so much!
Trello cards from Jira
Asked by Matias Blanco:

Is it possible to add a card to Trello for every issue that you have assigned in Jira?


Answers:
author: manuelgeek
body: [@Matias Blanco](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1426676) Yes.  

You can use this JIra Trello power up . Link: <https://magak.atlassian.net/plugins/servlet/ac/com.atlassian.jira.emcee/discover#!/discover/app/jira-trello-integration>

<br />

OR

You can use Trelo Sync by Unitos, an App in Jira App Market.

Link: <https://magak.atlassian.net/plugins/servlet/ac/com.atlassian.jira.emcee/discover#!/discover/app/autosync-jira-trello>
Listas
Asked by Igor Felix:

H? a possibilidade de alterar a cor das listas, ou adicion?-las fotos de background?


Answers:
author: Soumyadeep Mandal
body: Hi [@Igor Felix](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3934400) ,

Welcome to the community!

Please visit the link below and install the chromium extension to your browser. I hope it will solve your problem:

<https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/list-highlighter-for-trel/haljojofdmnhcjenglgbejijfppbhmnn?hl=en>

<https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/card-colors-for-trello/nodlpencjjlohojddhflnahnfpfanbjm?hl=en>

<https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/trello-cards-optimizer/ipbjjbpopodbnjbjnneakhcppdocpelg>

comments: author: Igor Felix
body: Thanks!


author: Microelectr?nica Concepci?n
body: Gracias!!
Is there a way to automate a board's background color?
Asked by Cheyne Sexsmith:

I want to be able to have a filter that changes the background of a board depending on the name that is given to the board. My boards all start with a job number and my job numbers indicate what type of job the board refers to ( i.e. interior, exterior, wood refinishing).

Is there a way to "look" at the first character in the board name and change the background color based on that character?  

TIA


Answers:
author: Vini
body: Hi Cheyene,

Right now, that feature isn't available within Trello. I'll pass your interest in this on to our team for consideration---let me know if there's any additional info you'd like for me to send their way.

As a workaround, you could create template boards with the background you want, and copy them when you create a new board.  

If you're curious about how our team decides on what requests we work on, this article gives some insight into that process: <http://help.trello.com/article/724-submitting-feature-requests-for-trello>. We've also published a blog post with more detailed and visual information here: <https://blog.trello.com/feature-requests-unite-support-and-product>  

If you'd like to see our latest features and releases you can take a look at our dev board at <http://www.trello.com/dev>. Our mobile boards are available at <https://trello.com/b/5tj4qAvo/trello-ios-app> and <https://trello.com/b/ud59t1fL/trello-android-app>.