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Count same values in tables like countif or sum function
Asked by Edward Griffith:

I really dont know why some basic functionalities cannot be provided in confluence but i have following question:

For instance, i have a table with one column (A) and 3 rows

Now i would like to have an overview above this table that counts how often Product Y is listed in column A, and how often product X is listed in column A.

A

1 Product Y  
2 Product Y  
3 Product X

In a perfect world, the result would be:

Product Y: **2 \<- im looking for this macro/functionality that shows me this number**

Product X:**1**

How does it work **without**having to buy add-ons (restrictions).

Im looking forward for your responses.

Best regard

ED


Answers:
author: Andrey Khaneev _StiltSoft_
body: Hello Ed,

It is possible to do with [Pivot Table](http://docs.stiltsoft.com/display/TableFilter/How+to+use+Pivot+table+macro) macro, but [Table Filter and Chart](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.stiltsoft.confluence.plugin.tablefilter.tablefilter/cloud/overview)s is a paid add-on.

comments: author: Edward Griffith
body: Thanks for your answer Andrey


author: Edward Griffith
body: unfortunately paid add-ons are not possible due to restrictions. It'd be too expensive.

Are there any other workarounds for implementing such a number?


Tags: count

sum
How can I remove/delete variables?
Asked by Steve Solun:

Please advise how can I remove the variables I have created while created the template?

Why do I need variables and where will I use them?


Answers:
author: Gregor Kasmann_Actonic
body: > Why do I need variables and where will I use them?

If the template includs variables, Confluence will display a form prompting you to supply values for the variables when you add the page.

comments: author: Steve Solun
body: But how can I delete them if I don't need them anymore?


Tags: template

variable
Confluence cloud Homepage
Asked by Alexander Nicola?:

I have setup a homepage for my confluence cloud site. Buth when i click on the logo's to go back to the homepage, it redirects me often(not always) to "your work" page or "Activity" page. How can i make sure that me and other users always go to the homepage. The homepage is setup in the "further configuration" settings so normally it should work.


Answers:
author: thais
body: Hi, Alexander,

Is the problem still happening?

The expected behaviour when you [configure the site homepage](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confcloud/configuring-the-site-homepage-724765517.html) is Confluence going to the overview page of the Space you chose when users log in or click the site logo.


Tags: confluence-cloud
Extract Confluence Spaces information
Asked by Rodrigo da Silva Francisco:

Hi guys!

I need to extract information about confluence's Spaces. Is there a native functionality for this or is there any plugin that make this an easy task?  
Our need is to have an excel file that lists all the created Spaces with the respective uploaded files, like below:

SPACE NAME \| SPACE ADRESS \| UPLOADED FILES

SPACE1 \| confluence.adress.com \| file1.docx


Answers:
author: Aron Gombas _Midori_
body: If you are familiar with SQL, this should be fairly easy to create a query that returns this result. (Should be less work than developing a user macro.)


author: Thomas Schlegel
body: Hi Rodrigo,

not exactly what you asked, but do you know the macro "space attachments"? This macro lists all documents attached to a space.

Unfortunately, it is paginating the whole list, but maybe it is somehow useful for your purpose.

comments: author: Rodrigo da Silva Francisco
body: Hi, Thomas! Appreciate your suggestion.  
Actually, I need this kind of list, but not just for one Spaces, but for all! Like a spreadsheet that have 3 columns: SPACE ID, SPACE ADRESS and ATTACHED FILES.


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: You could write a user macro to list all the spaces with their attachments.

Although it could be very long, and your "space address" column is not of much use because they all live in Confluence. Space Key might be more useful.

comments: author: Rodrigo da Silva Francisco
body: Hy, Nic! First of all, thank you!  
I liked your suggestion. I'm a new guy in confluence, sorry. When you say "write a user macro", would be write inside Confluence? How can I do that? ICan you share an example?


Tags: export

space
Create an answer and possible options?
Asked by Steve Solun:

Hi,

If I have a question "Did it past the test?" in a template I create for documentation purpose, how can I create answers like this:

Yes

No

And if user selected no, to open a text field with description why no.

Please advise.


Answers:
author: Vero Rivas
body: Hi [@Steve Solun](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1158725)

Look at this post, maybe can help you

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/questions/questions-and-answers-407724478.html>

Cheers


Tags: template
How can a space/pages be made public facing that can be searched by anyone on internet?
Asked by Tejas Dandekar:

We want to use Confluence to host product documentation/release notes for product releases. We already use Confluence internally for information sharing and collaboration. The internal instance is accessible only by Windows active directory users.

Can a specific space/page within be used for public facing information? Similar to a Website. Such that it is searchable by users on google.com.

Any pointers/help on how to do that?

What special privileges/permissions are required?


Answers:
author: Thomas Schlegel
body: Hi Tejas,

within Confluence you have to permit anonymous access to your Confluence space. Change that in the space's permission scheme. That's it. But be careful to not release more data to public than you wanted to.

Then, of course you have to make your Confluence server reachable from the internet.
Why doesn't my Trello Board render in Confluence?
Asked by Lauren Hanyok:

When I try to use the Trello Board Macro, all I get is a blank blue space instead of my Trello board. I am using a public test board and I'm using the confluence power up to link to my Atlassian site: <https://trello.com/b/Uy09EF1I/welcome-board>

The images below show my macro setup and result. I feel like I'm not missing anything so I'm not sure why it's not working :/

![trello1.PNG](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/8213i7EB7EA2528D6D6DA/image-dimensions/446x278?v=v2 "trello1.PNG")

![trello2.PNG](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/8214i08F5999A727FE9F5/image-dimensions/445x200?v=v2 "trello2.PNG")


Answers:
author: Marek Zimny
body: Worked for me:

I have turned off all ad blocking/tracking extensions in my browser.


author: Kombi, the best car ever
body: Hello, folks!

We currently have a bug report open where when you have a Trello board on the same page as a Jira Issues Macro, or a Roadmap Macro, it won't render as you can see below:  
- [CONFCLOUD-62520 - Trello board not rendering properly if the page includes Roadmap or Jira issue Calendar macros](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-62520)

Please double check your pages and ensure that this is not the case. If not, please [Raise a Support Request with us](https://support.atlassian.com/contact/?_ga=2.131234959.1231042372.1538397043-1406633775.1534427477#/)

comments: author: mike
body: I'm still having this problem. How has a fix not been implemented in over a year?!?


author: Immanuel Zerbini
body: same here


author: Amy Brantley
body: I also am having the same problem


author: Nick Rabinovitch
body: was a solution found? - I seemed to have the exact same experience


author: philoye
body: I'm sorry you're running into trouble with embedding Trello boards. It doesn't look like you're missing anything, as I can embed the same board.

Can you please [contact Support](https://support.atlassian.com/contact/#/) so we can diagnose the issue?


Tags: board

macro

trello
Event handler stopped working
Asked by Mordechai Cikk:

We have an event handler that listens for a specific Label created and does some processing.

It was working yesterday but today is not working any more. No changes were made to it.

But Confluence was restarted.

The following error shows in the log:

2017-10-24 11:48:15,486 ERROR \[http-nio-8090-exec-9\] \[onresolve.scriptrunner.confluence.InnerListener\] call Event handler failed: event: com.atlassian.confluence.event.events.label.LabelCreateEvent file: .... java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot get property 'title' on null object

Looking for some direction.

Could this be a system problem?

Thanks

Mordechai


Answers:
author: Brant Schroeder
body: [@Mordechai Cikk](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/732696) Was scriptrunner updated? Have you tried rewriting the script and testing it?
When will the new confluence / JIRA UI be available in the self-hosted version?
Asked by Amy Hunt:

A new Confluence experience is being rolled out to cloud users: <https://confluence.atlassian.com/confcloud/new-navigation-and-a-new-look-for-confluence-881536766.html>

Will this be available for the self-hosted version any time soon?

Thanks


Answers:
author: Alan Parkinson
body: Currently there are no plans to move the new look for Confluence or Jira moving to the server versions of the product.

The "new look" has a large impact on app (add-ons) and would be a large change so it would likely not happen for a while

comments: author: Amy Hunt
body: Feared as much. Thank you very much for your reply all the same


Tags: jira
confluence user list question -2
Asked by Anderson Hsu:

Dear partners,

Would it be possible to find how many unknown user by space as shown as below ? Probably can we use sql to find them ? Thanks a lot.

![permission setup.jpg](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/8204iD049ED1FBC3DC642/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "permission setup.jpg")


Answers:
author: Brant Schroeder
body: [@Anderson Hsu](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/626040) I am assuming you have access to the SQL DB for your data center. You should be able to use this to find them <https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/how-to-display-the-user-profile-information-in-confluence-via-sql-query-792635895.html>
Is Confluence 6.4.3 compatible with JIRA 7.0.10
Asked by Arber Shehu:

Hey,

We?re planning to upgrade our version of Confluence from 5.10.7 to the latest 6.4.3.

Currently we?re using JIRA 7.0.10.   

Ist the latest version compatible with JIRA 7.0.10?

I cant find any information in Supported Platforms or other pages.


Answers:
author: Mizan
body: This compatibility is mention in this documentation

- <https://confluence.atlassian.com/applinks/application-links-version-matrix-779174762.html>

However, it seems this documentation is not maintained well.

Confluence 6.4.3 and JIRA 7.0.10 should work fine. Even if there is any incompatibility it will not affect the complete integration and only some integration features wont work.

You can try it on a test instance.


Tags: jira

upgrade
Is it possible to buy 3 licenses pack of 10 users and paid 10$ each ?
Asked by Jerome Martin:

Hello Everybody,

In my organization we need 3 instances of confluence for 3 little teams.

Each team has its own needs and works about particular scope without interaction. Is it possible to buy 3 packs of 10, i guess yes ... right ?

Thanks by advance

J?r?me


Answers:
author: Jobin Kuruvilla [Adaptavist]
body: Honestly, it is not a solution that will scale. As more teams move in, you will be left with multiple instances and you will probably end up consolidating them in future.

Also, you might even find that the expenses of managing 3 servers is probably more than securing a 50 user license.

At the end of the day, 3 starter license will work on 3 different installations but you might want to weigh the options.

comments: author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: I agree with this - unless you are absolutely certain you need separate Jira instances, take a good look at getting one single one.

"Please merge my Jira systems" currently gets Solution Partners quite a lot of work...


author: Jerome Martin
body: Thanks a lot for your answers. I agree with you but in this case, purpose are very different. Thus, it make sense ... and it's a way for "faire entrer le loup dans la bergerie..." ;-)


author: Thomas Schlegel
body: Hi Jerome,

if you install three different productive instances of confluences, each of them needs their own license.

And yes, of course, you can buy three licences of the same type for the three installations.

You can find Starter Licensing FAQs here:

<https://www.atlassian.com/licensing/starter>

comments: author: Jerome Martin
body: Thanks for information and confirmation.
Create template with buttons that link to other documentation templates?
Asked by Steve Solun:

Hello Experts,

I would like to create a general template page "Docs" and attach 2 buttons there - "Research" and "Documentation".

Once user clicks the button it opens a template page with predefined fields for "Research" or "Documentation.

Please advice how can I do this?


Answers:
author: Anton Chemlev - Toolstrek -
body: Hi,

It is very easy.

1) Create templates you need - Research, Documentation. I think you need to create global templates (blueprints to be correct)

2) Create template Docs. Put macros "Create from template" on this page for each of earlier created templates, and name them appropriately.

3) Once you create page from Docs template you'll get buttons to templates you need. Voila!

comments: author: Steve Solun
body: Hi Anton, thanks a lot for such fast and informative answer!

I am a bit new here and learning by doing and asking :)

In my case I have a space for documentation, so for now it should be within the space scope.

Will try it!

Please provide me with a link that shows it so I can compare to what I do.


author: Anton Chemlev - Toolstrek -
body: Ok.

Here's the link to blueprints docs - <https://confluence.atlassian.com/conf56/working-with-blueprints-658736938.html>

And here's the link to macro doc you need - <https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/create-from-template-macro-317196995.html>

That's it)
Issue with displaing macros names
Asked by CTrader Services:

When we trying to add any macros (Status, Info, Table of Content etc ) we have issues with displaying name.

![Ashampoo_Snap_2017.10.24_10h25m38s_003_.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/8188i3C8C890DF8A0661C/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Ashampoo_Snap_2017.10.24_10h25m38s_003_.png")


Answers:
author: AnnWorley
body: Hi!

You may be missing some fonts as your screen shot looks a lot like those on this page:

[Confluence UI shows garbled or corrupt text on CAPTCHA, macros and/or diagrams due to missing fonts](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/confluence-ui-shows-garbled-or-corrupt-text-on-captcha-macros-and-or-diagrams-due-to-missing-fonts-938027858.html)

I look forward to hearing whether this turns out to be the cause. :)
Citrix Netscaler setup for Confluence Collaborative Editing
Asked by Normann P. Nielsen - TDC/Netic:

Anyone running Confluence 6.X behind a Citrix Netscaler ?

Any adwise regarding WebSocket and setup would be appriciated.


Answers:
author: Paul Fechner
body: Did you get this resolved? We are having the same issue.

Paul


Tags: synchrony
Confluence 6.4.2 - French translations errors
Asked by Doc:

As a french native, there are some mistakes in Confluence french version.

How to contribute by sending some correct sentences like :

* "Modifications ++restraintes++" \> "Modifications restreintes"
* "Afficher et modifier restraints" \> "Consultations et modifications restreintes"

...

I've got some other labels without any translation like :

"Shortcut tip: In page view, pressing **l** also opens this dialog box"

And in Quebec, it is very difficult to promote your products to the public administration, which has the obligation to offer its users a perfectly translated interface.


Answers:
author: AnnWorley
body: Hi Olivier,

Thanks for the feedback. I opened a ticket on our issue tracker that you may add to if you like:

[French corrections from the Community](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/TRANS-2493)

I included the suggestions from this post but am sure they would welcome more input.

Cheers,

Ann

comments: author: Doc
body: Thanks Ann


author: Thomas Schlegel
body: Hi Olivier,

thank you for reporting the mistake, we highly appreciate your feedback.

[@AnnWorley](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/502040), could you please create an internal issue for this?

Thank you.


author: peter
body: Hi All,

We've resolved these issues via TAC

* [https://translations.atlassian.com/dashboard/translate?lang=fr_FR#/48/0/All Groups/ALL/restraint](https://translations.atlassian.com/dashboard/translate?lang=fr_FR#/48/0/All%20Groups/ALL/restraint "https://translations.atlassian.com/dashboard/translate?lang=fr_FR#/48/0/All%20Groups/ALL/restraint")

* [https://translations.atlassian.com/dashboard/translate?lang=fr_FR#/48/0/All Groups/ALL/Tous le monde](https://translations.atlassian.com/dashboard/translate?lang=fr_FR#/48/0/All%20Groups/ALL/Tous%20le%20monde "https://translations.atlassian.com/dashboard/translate?lang=fr_FR#/48/0/All%20Groups/ALL/Tous%20le%20monde")


author: Raphael KLEIN
body: hi, [@AnnWorley](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/502040)

Also found another issue :

when asking question in space, the space name dons not displayed in french version :

![image.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/11936i18131D882D01FAFE/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "image.png")

Using Confluence 6.4.3

Question for confluence 2.5.4

comments: author: AnnWorley
body: I added that issue to the ticket: [French corrections from the Community](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/TRANS-2493?_ga=2.265993103.1651091036.1514903849-1311234798.1513370501&_gac=1.241362486.1514403475.EAIaIQobChMI9Na2xfiq2AIVFsZkCh3q_QFHEAAYASADEgLL8fD_BwE) Please comment and vote on it to emphasize the case and be added to notifications for it.


Tags: language-fr

translate
Confluence Content Formatting Macros add-in for Confluence Server?
Asked by colinb:

We have an on demand instance for our internal wiki, and use a server instance for our external product documentation. I noticed the on demand instance comes with a set of HTML macros (e.g. div, span, ...). They seem to be part of a package called "Confluence Content Formatting Macros". How do we get the same plug-in for the server instance?

I'm aware of the paid Adaptvist add-on, but this seems to be capability that is in the box (or should be).


Answers:
author: Steven F Behnke
body: The add-on did, or used to, have a free portion that could be used without paying.

It's inconsequential to add these to a Confluence Server or Confluence Data Center installation, for free. Just use the User Macros module.

comments: author: colinb
body: That sounds like a good workaround, thanks! It's easy to forget all of the server-only features after trying to move as much as possible to on-demand. :)

It would be nice to understand why Confluence Content Formatting Macros is available in the on-demand edition but not in the server edition. You would think there would be a goal to keep the two products reasonably consistent.


author: Steven F Behnke
body: Well, have you tried? I'm inclined to believe the free versions is still available. Again, you just need to install the plugin without paying for it, the free macros I believe are still free.

It's not packaged, I believe, because Atlassian hasn't shipped officially third party modules to my understanding.

These add-ons I don't believe are enabled by default in New Cloud systems, so I believe they are feature similar.


author: colinb
body: According to the [Adaptvist Content Formatting FAQ](https://www.adaptavist.com/doco/display/CFP/Content+Formatting#ContentFormatting-FAQFrequentlyAskedQuestions) the add-on is now a fully paid add-on:
> Starting from version 5.0.0, Content Formatting for Confluence is a fully paid add-on. This means we can invest in the future development of the add-on and, of course, it becomes fully-supported by Adaptavist's support SLA.

When we searched for the Adaptvist Content Formatting add-on from the Server administration page it came up as Free Trial or Buy Now.

When we searched for the Confluence Content Formatting Macros add-on from the Server administration page no results were returned. On our on-demand instance it is listed as a "System add-on".


Tags: app
Is there a way to restore an older version of a confluence page as a different view without overridi
Asked by Sherice L:

I just realized that my team has been providing monthly status by overriding a confluence page, instead of creating a new page for every month for the past 2 years. There are 20+ older versions that i wanted to restore as monthly snapshots page. How do I restore older versions of a confluence page as a new page, without overriding the latest view, which contains the latest monthly snapshot?


Answers:
author: Peter DeWitt
body: [@Sherice L](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1158649), There isn't an easy way to do this but it can be done. My advice pertains to the current version of Confluence so you may need to adjust depending on your version.

1. Open the current page they have been saving over.

2. Select Page History from the \[...\]

3. Click the name of the page you want to revert to, Confluence should show you preview of the page. With a warning that you are viewing an old version of the page.

4. Click the \[...\] button again and this time select copy.

The copy you make will be of the previous version you selected. All you will need to do is give it a new name. Rinse a repeat for all other past versions.

.pd
When I update description of an issue in confluence, I don't see it being reflected in Jira
Asked by Kapil M Sharma:

I update description of a requirement in confluence and I don't see that being changed in Jira.

Please assist.

THanks,

Kapil


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: How are you doing the edit of the description? Is it inside a filter or a table you're extracting from Jira etc?

comments: author: Kapil M Sharma
body: Please see attached screen shot. This is from confluence, when I add more to the description of let's say row 2, I don't see that information being reflected in Jira issue IINT- 56. Thanks, Kapil![Confluence_Jira_Issue.jpg](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/8180i00171102F9FF9932/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Confluence_Jira_Issue.jpg")


author: AJ V
body: Kapil,

Editing the requirement on the Confluence table does not update the requirement in JIRA. I have tested this.

Thanks,

AJ


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: The contents of that table are Confluence data, not Jira fields. So they're not going to update the issue - they're nothing to do with it.


author: Kapil M Sharma
body: Thanks for your input, but it is not true. In the past I have seen confluence information easily flowing into to jira.

Thanks,

Kapil