youngmon/atlassian-qna huggingface dataset:
// Date - Once Passed Then Row Disappears
Asked by Jack Ashcroft:

Hi All,

Is there a way for a row to disappear once a date has passed? For example the below should disappear once it has gone past this date:

![Testing.JPG](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/34825iFA1C48BC3A877445/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Testing.JPG")

Thank you in advance!

Jack


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hi Jack,

No, this is not possible in Confluence Cloud. That macro is a date macro, and the only way that it would disappear is if you manually remove the row.

Let me know if you have any questions about that.

Regards,

Shannon


Tags: confluence-cloud

date
is it possible to Onchange event using enum field?
Asked by Ramesh Lakshmanasamy:

I have two field Country and State using enum parameter.whenever i changed country.The related state need to be in state field.


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hi Ramesh,

Can you help clarify a bit exactly what you are trying to do? Is this for an add-on you're developing?

If you're working to develop an add-on for Confluence, we actually have a separate community where you can find answers to development questions.

* [Atlassian Developer Community](https://community.developer.atlassian.com)

You may have better success reaching out there. Let me know if you have any trouble!

Regards,

Shannon


Tags: atl-dev

confluence-server

developer

server
Including a content from another page that is not visible by the reader
Asked by Oc?ane Rabillon:

Hello

We would like to include in page B (where my user has access rights), a content from page A (where my user doesn't have access rights), for him to see this content

Currently, the macro "include" doesn't allow this. Since the user doesn't have access rights to page A, he cannot see this content

Do you have a way to make this work,

Thanks a lot


Answers:
author: Manon Soubies-Camy
body: Hello [@Oc?ane Rabillon](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2120023),

I've never used it but [Perimeter from ServiceRocket](https://github.com/ServiceRocket/perimeter) may help you:
> So, when is this useful? The main case is when there is a page inside a secured space which is of interest to a wider audience. It may be argued that the page should be moved elsewhere, but in some cases this isn't practical, or even possible.

It used to be a [Marketplace app](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/archive/177) but it's been archived since it's now open source.

Let me know if it works!

- Manon

comments: author: Oc?ane Rabillon
body: Thanks for your help Manon


author: Robert Reiner _smartics_
body: This does not work by design. For an explanation please have a look at:

[How to show pages from Space A in Space B with only having permissions for Space B](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/How-to-show-pages-from-Space-A-in-Space-B-with-only-having/qaq-p/912819)

comments: author: Oc?ane Rabillon
body: Thanks Robert !


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server
Is there a plugin that allows you to follow user activity on Confluence?
Asked by Tomasz Pabich:

To be more specific we need to see which links users are using (clicking) to get from one page to another within Confluence.

Also we'd like to know what information the user is looking for via search.

Server installation compatibility is required. Using Google Analytics is not possible since the data is under strickt protection and it's not allowed to use any software outside of company network.

I've checked out several plugins, these two among them looked most promising:

[https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/28637/viewtracker-analytics-for-confluence?hosting=server\&tab=overview](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/28637/viewtracker-analytics-for-confluence?hosting=server&tab=overview)

[https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1215795/analytics-for-confluence?hosting=server\&tab=overview](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1215795/analytics-for-confluence?hosting=server&tab=overview)

But from the description I don't think they have what we are looking for.

Anyone?


Answers:
author: JP _AC Bielefeld Leader_
body: Hi Tomacz,

what about setting up an internal tracking based on Piwik/Matomo? <https://matomo.org/> It's like an internal Google Analytics.

Pretty easy to set up, you can track searches, search terms etc.

For Confluence internal statistics we use PageView:

<https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1215565/page-view?hosting=server>

Best

JP


author: Victor Mutambuki
body: Tomasz,

There's a free macro, [Activity Stream Macro.](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/activity-stream-gadget-218275789.html)

victor


Tags: confluence-server

server
Custom Renderer for file type
Asked by Simon Reye:

Is there a way to implement a renderer for a specific custom file type? Is there a class I can inherit from and register it as the class to use when rendering a page?


Answers:
author: Tobias Anstett _K15t_
body: Hi Simon,

As far as I understood you want to register a handler for e.g. ".foo" files right? I am just asking as there is also the concept of a custom content type which can be added to a page similar than an attachment.

As far as I know there is no way to register your own handler which integrates into the preview of Confluence.

Best, Tobias


Tags: confluence-server

server
Identify pages in confluence with links to external images
Asked by Christian Proch:

Hi,  
we are in the process of transfering pages from a wiki to confluence.

Since some of us did copy\&paste of content we recognized that sometimes images are physically embedded in confluence and sometimes we get a link to the image in the wiki pages.

Is there a process to identify the pages in confluence where the images are not physically embedded - but embedded as a reference link to the wiki?

When the wiki is shut down we would get broken links and those image would be missing.


Answers:
author: Grigory Salnikov
body: Hi, [@Christian Proch](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2119166) and welcome to the Community!

Seems there's a similar question which has already been answered. Please, take a look at it:

[how do I find all external links in a confluence space](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/how-do-I-find-all-external-links-in-a-confluence-space/qaq-p/446798)

There're a couple of solutions.
Is it possible to create a new template from a blueprint template?
Asked by Chris Klekar:

I want to create new templates using an existing blueprint template as the base rather than having to start from a blank template. Is this possible?


Answers:
author: EPS Software Engineering AG
body: Hi Chris,

Maybe our Page Tree Creator is the best fit for your needs. Build multi page templates without programing skills. You can find the Page Tree Creator on the Marketplace.

Regards,  
Stephan (CEO of EPS Software Engineering AG, the vendor of the Page Tree Creator)


author: Yogesh Mude
body: Hi [@Chris Klekar](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2118600)

Welcome to the Community!

Please have a look at the below Atlassian KB, for more details.

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/confcloud/blueprints-and-user-created-templates-724764985.html>

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/create-a-template-296093779.html>


Tags: confluence-server

server

template
Add Active Directory group as participants
Asked by IB PaaS:

Hi,

I would like to add Active Directory groups to a page as participants instead of adding each user separately.

I can't find a way of doing this. When I'm tryng to add participants I can only find Active Directory users and unfortunately no Active Directory groups.

Is this because of a missing entry or wrong configuration within our Confluence setup? Or is this a known issue?

Is there anyway to do this?

Please let me know.

Regards, Mark.


Answers:
author: IB PaaS
body: Hi Nic,

Thank you for your quick reply.

Is there another way to achieve this? It's a bit annoying to add the same mulitple users each time for pages.

Regards, Mark.


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: Participants are deliberately designed to be individuals. Groups lose definition and can't participate anyway, as they're not able to edit.


Tags: active-directory

confluence-server

server
Search result link leads to "Page not found" (Confluence Server) ? How to solve this?
Asked by Klara Sommermann:

The given page is in an archived space, but pops up in search even when not searching archived spaces. Then upon clicking on the link given in the search results list, we get a "Page not found" with a suggestion to use the archived page instead.

Why is this? And how do we remove a page like this (which only exists in an archived space) from the non-archive search results?

Thank you for any tips!


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hi Klara,

Are all archived pages showing up in search results or only certain ones?  

If you were to reindex Confluence, does the page still show up?

Shannon

comments: author: Klara Sommermann
body: Not all archived pages. We just found this one with strange behavior. And I'm not sure yet if it's related to it's archived status or if the problem is rather that a page which does not exist (among the current non-archived pages) is displayed in the search results.

What do you mean by reindexing Confluence? Could you post a link?


author: Tobias Anstett _K15t_
body: Hi Klara,

I would also try re-indexing first. An article can be found here: <https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/content-index-administration-148844.html>

However please note that during re-index the search index is not available. If this is a production system you might want to do it in non-production hours.

Best, Tobias


Tags: confluence-server

server
The space index has disappeared on our Confluence, how do we get it back?
Asked by angelamcgrath:

Users can still access spaces if they have the link but we need the index back up for general access - any hints on how to do this?


Answers:
author: Sireesha Dugginapeddi [Appfire]
body: Hi [@angelamcgrath](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2117172),

One of the reasons this can happen is a recent Confluence upgrade. Or it can be a problem with indexing. Or can be some unknown factor.

In any case, please try rebuilding the index by navigating to ***Confluence Admin \> Content Indexing \> Rebuild***.

There is also a KB article from Atlassian that might help you - <https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/spaces-are-missing-from-the-space-directory-296093273.html>, talks about how to solve such issues.

Hope one of the methods works for you!

Thanks

Sireesha


Tags: questions-for-confluence
After adding the 10th user we can no longer edit confluence pages.
Asked by Erwin Hogeweg:

We have a 10-user license... so that should still work right?

The error message I get is:"

#### This Confluence installation is not licensed for additional users {#toc-hId-1452976890}

You have exceeded the maximum number of users for your license. You will still be able to view content, but in order to create or edit content, you must reduce the number of active users in the installation.

There are two ways to reduce the number of active users:

* Disable users
* Delete users

To disable or delete a user, visit the [Users](https://wiki.seecago.com/admin/users/browseusers.action) page then search for their name. After following the appropriate link you can choose the 'Remove' or 'Disable' option.

"

Please advice.

Kind Regards.


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: No, it stops working because you've gone over your licence limit. You have a licence for up to 10 users, but you've added more.

Reduce the number to the 10 or fewer that you are entitled to, and everything will start working again.

comments: author: Erwin Hogeweg
body: Hi Nic,  
Thanks for the quick reply...  
Do I mis something here? Below is a screenshot of the list of all the users. We have more than 10, but only 10 are enabled.  

Regards,  
Erwin![Screen Shot 2018-10-11 at 16.59.48.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/34766i2C96E0D7B8B94F7C/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Screen Shot 2018-10-11 at 16.59.48.png")


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: Hmm. That should work, but can you check the administrator's groups?

I mean, go to global permissions and check out what groups have "confluence administrator" or "system administrator". Then go look at all the groups named there (there's a good chance there's only one or two) and remove any users from them who are in your list as "disabled".


author: Erwin Hogeweg
body: That worked!

Awesome, thanks for you help.

Erwin


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: No problem.

Although it's annoying that it worked!

What should happen is that Confluence completely ignores any user who has been disabled. But there's a rule that says "admins can always log in". That's not a bad thing itself, but it overrides the "user is disabled". So admins who have been disabled, but not removed from the admin group still count as "can log in, so take up a licence" (even though the disabling blocks their login!).
editor goes blank for few pages in confluence 6.6.7
Asked by Saarvaani Vadlamani:

We have several confluence pages which are blank when we try to edit them. Each of these pages have pivot table inserted in the page. All other pages are rendered properly in the editor. Catalina.out does not show any error. atlassian-confluence.log has the following error:

\[confluence.impl.vcache.SynchronousExternalCache\] lambda$get$11 Failed to read entry from cache 'com.atlassian.bandana.BandanaPersister': Failed due to UNCLASSIFIED_FAILURE

Confluence : v 6.6.7

Thanks,

Vaani


Answers:
author: AhmadDanial
body: Hi there, Vaani.

While the error that you are seeing is similar to the issue reported in [Can not edit Conflunce Page](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Can-not-edit-Conflunce-Page/qaq-p/136717), I would like to understand better the details of the log entry in **atlassian-confluence.log**. Can you provide more details on that please?

Additionally, can you please go through the details of your system information to confirm if it caters to the standard requirements listed in the [Server Hardware Requirements Guide](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/server-hardware-requirements-guide-30736403.html) as well?

Keep me posted on this.
How can I access an auto-saved draft of a document in Cloud Confluence
Asked by Scott Coleman:

I just finished a long requirements document (using the Cloud version of Confluence) . I noted that it was being auto-saved so I wasn't too worried about it. I accidentally closed the tab with the document. When I go back to it now it says it's empty.

Where can i find the auto-saved drafts ?


Answers:
author: Gregory Van Den Ham
body: Hi Scott, In cloud, its under your work, recently worked on tab. This section is right off the main dashboard. To get to the dashboard, click the confluence icon in the upper left corner.

![draft1.jpg](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/34764iA34CE0D7BC535EE6/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "draft1.jpg")

comments: author: Scott Coleman
body: Thanks so much


Tags: confluence-cloud

draft
Jira - Confluence Integration with local auth?
Asked by Jim Tuttle:

We're using Shibboleth and are interested in Jira-Confluence integration so we can use things like the Jira Issues macro in Confluence. Is this possible without moving to Atlassian authentication?


Answers:
author: Daniel Eads
body: Hi Jim,

Jira and Confluence both maintain an internal directory of users even when using external authentication. This doesn't mean that the passwords are stored in the application - just that details like the user's name, email address, and group memberships are stored in Jira/Confluence themselves when the user is created.

Assuming the usernames match across both systems (which they should if they're both using the same Shibboleth provider), you should be able to set up an Application Link just fine. Preferably you'd use **OAuth with impersonation** when setting up the link. This sets up communication between your Jira and Confluence servers without needing to set up Atlassian accounts or some other identity provider.

Here's some documentation for getting this rolling!

* [Linking Atlassian applications](https://confluence.atlassian.com/applinks/link-atlassian-applications-to-work-together-785449117.html)
* [OAuth security for application links](https://confluence.atlassian.com/applinks/oauth-security-for-application-links-774045732.html) (this is reference material)

Cheers,  
Daniel


Tags: application-link

jira
Did the default text color change, and is there a way to change it back?
Asked by Jerry Lupo:

It appears that the default text color of Confluence, for the default template, has changed. There is an ever slight blue tinge to it. Looking at the source code, a class has been applied around the body of the text which is altering the color.

.gPlslk {  
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);  
color: rgb(9, 30, 66);  
}

Especially to us designers / color sensitive people, this is super annoying. Not only does it not match with the surrounding text on the page (headers default to #333, for instance), but it also doesn't match with the editor page (which is also #333). So what you see in the WYSIWYG isn't what you get.

Any way to alter that, or request a reversion?


Answers:
author: Bill Bailey
body: You can update the global stylesheet in the admin console (under Look and Feel). Docs are here: [styling-confluence-with-css](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/styling-confluence-with-css-166528400.html)

comments: author: Jerry Lupo
body: Thanks [@Bill Bailey](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/502089), however, the options that they mention there are not available for me. I'm a site administrator, yet there is no option such as this.

Choose \> General Configuration \> Stylesheet

We're using the hosted option, in case that matters.


author: Bill Bailey
body: Yeah, the tag said Confluence. I just added cloud (probably want to delete the Confluence tag).

And you are SOL without some real cleverness. I am not a fan of the hosted version given all the limitations (the main one being lack of user macros), plus being forced to new versions.

Maybe there is a way through the color settings to make the change.[customizing-color-schemes](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confcloud/customizing-color-schemes-724765499.html)


author: Jerry Lupo
body: Thanks for the advice on the different tags. So yeah, Atlassian itself made a change to the default color of text on cloud and its annoying. I guess I'll just write them w/ the suggestion.


author: Giuliano C.
body: Hey Jeremy,

Just passing to drop this newly created bug about this subject in our Jira channel: <https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-65230>

Feel free to add any feedback there! We have internally linked this post to let the developers know about it. :)

Cheers,

Giu


Tags: confluence-cloud

font
Confluence: Is there a way to use an anchor and having poing to a sectio of a page our side the spac
Asked by Victor Prasad:

Hello,

Using the Anchor macro, I would like to reference a section of a page from another space, but how do I put that into the url?

Can this be done?

Help?


Answers:
author: Jerry Lupo
body: Sure, see the official answer under "Link to an anchor" on their anchor documentation describing how to link to an anchor on another page. <https://confluence.atlassian.com/confcloud/insert-links-and-anchors-724764900.html>

Another method is to simply create a link to the page *within* that same page first. Save the page, and then copy the address that that link points you to. You can then use that link on any other page.


Tags: anchor

confluence-server

server
How can excel file content be imported to confluence so that it displays the content in grid
Asked by Sirisha Devalaraju:

I am using Office excel macro to upload my spreadsheet content, In there , I do not get an option to show grid.

I am on cloud version of Confluence.

Can anyone help?


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hi Sirisha,

There's no functionality within the Excel macro in Cloud at this moment to display the content in a grid.

It appears there was previously but it has been removed.

As you also may be aware, we are phasing out the View File macros in an upcoming release. This is because we are replacing it with a new macro.

If you want to provide any feedback for how you want it to work, please comment on this issue:

* [CONFCLOUD-54876](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-54876) *Feedback on the new Office Connector file viewer*

For the time being, you might be able to find a 3rd party add-on that provides that functionality. You can start by looking here, at our Marketplace add-ons, keyword Excel:

* [Marketplace Apps](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/search?hosting=cloud&product=confluence&query=excel)

Regards,

Shannon

comments: author: Sirisha Devalaraju
body: Thank you Shannon

When will the new office macro be available? I do recall that I used the grid functionality in the past and it made it very easy to share excel when people had to view large spreadsheets.


author: Bill Rudy
body: I would also appreciate even a ballpark planned release date; the current Office macros are for us at least rather lacking.


author: Shannon S
body: Hi there,

Just to clarify, that gridlines are not yet a feature on the new editor, but I wanted to point out the macro in question that you are using will be going away soon.

I've created a feature request below to consider it for future releases, so please feel free to comment there with your use case and vote on it to help show how useful this feature would be to our users.

* [CONFCLOUD-64430](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-64430)

Let me try to get more information on the release date of the new editor but it's currently something we're slowly rolling out to our users. I'll follow-up with you as soon as I have more info.

Shannon


author: Sirisha Devalaraju
body: Will the feature release be more seamless for existing users or does this need to be a planned upgrade for the user?


author: Shannon S
body: Sirisha,

We maintain Cloud instances during our [maintenance windows](https://confluence.atlassian.com/cloud/maintenance-windows-744721660.html). Please have a read through that article and do let me know if you have any questions.

Regards,  
Shannon


author: Shannon S
body: Hi Bill and Sirisha,

I checked with the team, and we don't have a concrete release date yet, but all updates will be communicated on this page:

* [Confluence Editing Improvements](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confcloud/confluence-editing-improvements-945107733.html)

Thank you for your understanding and let me know if you have any questions.

Shannon


Tags: confluence-cloud