youngmon/atlassian-qna huggingface dataset:
REST API V2: How to make a page child of a database (or folder, or...)?
Asked by Heinrich Ulbricht _WikiTraccs_:

The Confluence Cloud v2 REST API [endpoint to create a page](https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/rest/v2/api-group-page/#api-pages-post) takes a **parentId** parameter to specify a parent content ID. The docs don't narrow down the parent content type, but setting a **database** as parent seems to fail.

**How to specify a non-page content type as parent of a page, like a parent database, or a parent whiteboard, or a parent folder?**

Users can manually make pages children of those non-page content types.

The API returns a 500 server error when trying to use a database as parentId of a page:

```
{"errors":[{"status":500,"code":"INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR","title":"Internal Server Error","detail":null}]}
```

(I also checked if there is a general issue with databases as parent, but setting the parentId of a database to another database succeeds. Also, setting a page as parent of a database succeeds. But database as parent of a page? Nope. Folder as the parent of a page? Nope again.)


Answers:
author: David Bakkers
body: Hello [@Heinrich Ulbricht _WikiTraccs_](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1116089)

Good news, you can do it... but it's a two step process.

After you have created the page, you then use the v1 [Move a page to a new location endpoint](https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/rest/v1/api-group-content---children-and-descendants/#api-wiki-rest-api-content-pageid-move-position-targetid-put) and **append** that page to the other content type (database, folder, whiteboard etc) that you want as the parent.

Even though the endpoint refers to *pages*, it works on all content types, so you can use it to move any content (and its descendents) to any specific location anywhere in the content tree.

comments: author: Heinrich Ulbricht _WikiTraccs_
body: Tested and it works. Perfect workaround, thank you.

I'm using this for now, but still hope for the parentId to start working at some point...


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud

rest-api
Work with checkboxes even if the user is not allowed to edit the page possible?
Asked by Katja Kaiser:

Hello Community,

is there a way to make the page non-editable (anyone in this space can view, only some can edit) while still allowing people to check the checkboxes?  
I thought this worked before, but I'm not sure if that was really the case.

Thank you for your support.


Answers:
author: Kathy Hart
body: [@Katja Kaiser](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5600608) Do you mean to check the box to show that a Confluence Task is completed?

That is not available at this time, however, there is a suggestion in Atlassian support that you can vote for in hopes of it being implemented.

<https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-72831>

Your vote will move it along the path to getting picked up and implemented.

Kathy

comments: author: Katja Kaiser
body: Thank you!


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Confiforms: how do I convert a string to date? for example 2024-10-25 to timestamp
Asked by Patrick Liang:

How do I convert a string to date? for example 2024-10-25 to timestamp

My JIRA API returns a field with customfield for example

entry.jiraissue.fields.customfield_24100 returns 2014-10-25 as a string.

I'd like to convert it to a date field in confiforms by setting:

date=\[entry.jiraissue.fields.customfield_24100\] and it doesn't work.

Thanks.


Answers:
author: Alex Medved _ConfiForms_
body: date=\[entry.jiraissue.fields.customfield_24100.parseDate(yyyy-MM-dd).timestamp\]

comments: author: Patrick Liang
body: Great. Thanks, Alex. I just founded it out myself as well but you beats me by 2 mins. lol.

Much appreciated.


Tags: cloud

confiforms

confluence-cloud
Tasks report not being able to check off
Asked by Varnisha Prabakaran:

Hi everyone,

i have built a task report to keep all my tasks organized. However, when I try to check things off, it is not checking off successfully. Has anyone else run into the same issue? If yes, how did you fix it?

thanks, much appreciated!


Answers:
author: Shawn Doyle - ReleaseTEAM
body: Hi [@Varnisha Prabakaran](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5600603)

I tested the actions and task report on my cloud instance and it is working as expected. Could you share some screenshots to help show us what you are seeing?


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
SSO Backdoor
Asked by Ben Bazian:

We have implemented SAML based SSO to our server. Before we remove local login what is the process if our SSO gets broken for some reason? In general, we do not want to allow local authentication but is there something we can do at the server lever (SSH) in a config file to allow for local login in case of a recovery mode?

Would need the same info for Jira in that we will be doing that too.


Answers:
author: Hector Menchaca
body: [@Ben Bazian](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/598818) ,

Welcome to Atlassian Community!

In this case I recommend you to check about our Authentication Policies, with them you can always leave a "backdoor" or "Safe" account outside of the SAML SSO policy so you can gain access in case something happens during the configuration or certificate expires, etc...

Here are some documents regarding this:

* <https://support.atlassian.com/security-and-access-policies/docs/understand-authentication-policies/>
* <https://support.atlassian.com/security-and-access-policies/docs/configure-saml-single-sign-on-with-an-identity-provider/#Test-SAML-single-sign-on-with-Authentication-policies>

Best Regards!

comments: author: Ben Bazian
body: I am not aware of any authentication policy in Data Center. Looks like that is only for cloud hosted?


author: Shawn Doyle - ReleaseTEAM
body: Hi [@Ben Bazian](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/598818)

First, don't call it a backdoor, security types don't like that. :)

I like to leave one admin account using the local built-in directory, just as a fail-safe, security people like a fail-safe. I typically won't advocate that anyone use this account unless necessary and that its credentials are properly secured.

comments: author: Ben Bazian
body: Haha. I get it about the backdoor connotation. I guess a better way to put it would be is there a way through the config files to reenable the local login accounts. I prefer to not have any accounts able to login locally unless there is a DR need.


author: Shawn Doyle - ReleaseTEAM
body: I have had to recover admin accounts in the past, IIRC it involves editing the DB.

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/restore-passwords-to-recover-admin-user-rights-158390.html>


author: Ben Bazian
body: Will this work if the local directory for authentication is turned off and only SSO is enabled? Moving forward for normal operations we do not want to allow any local login. Only SSO which forces MFA.


author: Shawn Doyle - ReleaseTEAM
body: I believe you would have to reenable a local directory.


author: Ben Bazian
body: Yes. But can that happen at the server console if disabled in the UI? Again, this is a fall back if the SSO fails.


author: Shawn Doyle - ReleaseTEAM
body: No, I do not believe so. You would need to be able to log in as an admin to enable the local directory.


author: Ben Bazian
body: Then what is the fallback if SSO becomes unavailable?


Tags: confluence-data-center

confluence-server

data-center

server
How do you disable the new PDF experience?
Asked by Carolyn Jackson:

How do you disable the new PDF experience as currently it will not produce the PDFs correctly. HTML Macro for Confluence Cloud does not support the PDF rendering.

What is the fix here?


Answers:
author: vikram
body: Hi [@Carolyn Jackson](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5600579)

Welcome to Atlassian Community.

Please check the below URL knowledge document

[How to disable PDF Export for Pages or Spaces \| Confluence \| Atlassian Documentation](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/how-to-disable-pdf-export-for-pages-or-spaces-711361415.html#:~:text=Choose%20Confluence%20Admin%20%2F%20General%20Configuration.%20Choose%20Manage,Search%20for%20Confluence%20PDF%20Export.%20Click%20on%20Disable.)

or Follow the below steps:-

1 Click on gear ICON.

2. Choose Confluence Admin / General Configuration.

3. Choose Manage Add-ons form left hand panel.

4. Select All Add-ons from drop-down menu.

5. Search for Confluence PDF Export.

6. Click on Disable.

Vikram P


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Is there a chance to hide and reveal post-it in the witheboard?
Asked by Massimiliano Perrone:

When using the whiteboard for retrospective, it's usual to hide the partecipant's post-it to not beeing influenced each other and to reveal them one shot for all.

Is such a feature available?


Answers:
author: Michel Neeser
body: Hi [@Massimiliano Perrone](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1251613) and welcome to the community!

I don't think this feature is available in whiteboards yet, but it's a great idea! I couldn't find an existing suggestion in [Atlassian's tracker](https://jira.atlassian.com/issues/?jql=project%3DCONFCLOUD%20AND%20type%3DSuggestion%20AND%20statusCategory!%3DDone%20ORDER%20BY%20updated), so feel free to add one there.

Hope this helps!


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud

whiteboard
Does the SEN number of plugin/app change after a Data Center to Data Center Migration?
Asked by Nick Reynolds:

Hello,

Will the SEN number of plugins/apps from third parties change after a Data Center instance to Data Center instance migration?

Thank you.


Answers:
author: Samuel Gatica
body: Hi [@Nick Reynolds](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5600516)

Welcome to the Community!

No, the SEN (Support Entitlement Number) of a plugin/app does not change after a Data Center to Data Center migration.

The SEN is tied to the license of the app/plugin, not the instance itself. As long as you are using the same plugin license for the app on the Data Center instance after migration, the SEN remains the same. If you were to purchase a new license or switch to a different plugin license, the SEN would change, but migration alone does not affect it.

In short, after migrating your Data Center instance, the plugin's SEN will stay consistent.

Hope this helps!  
Best regards

Sam

comments: author: Nick Reynolds
body: Hi Sam,

Thank you for the info!

So we also had to get a free trial license after the migration due to the number of users changing. I would assume that if the free trial license was applied the SEN would have changed. Then if that is the case, when we purchase a license for the plugin, would the license change again and if so the SEN would change again, correct?

Best Regards,

- Nick


author: Samuel Gatica
body: Hi [@Nick Reynolds](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5600516)

Correct, every time you update the license, a new SEN will be generated for the plugin.

Best regards

Sam


Tags: confluence-data-center

data-center

sen
Issue with accessing the jira space
Asked by Jyothi Meher Gade:

Hi Support team , we are facing issue while accessing the confluence space .

We gave a user level access to one of the user.

1. Gave the access to the user as per the updated license date
2. Confluence space access is give to the user
3. User is unable to access the space.

Please find the snapshot below.

*** ** * ** ***

Mehar Jyothi


Answers:
author: Shawn Doyle - ReleaseTEAM
body: Hi [@Jyothi Meher Gade](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5600503)

Please be aware that this is not the Atlassian Support site, other Atlassian Users answer this site.

That being said, please supply us with the screenshot mentioned in your post and we can try to help you thru this issue. There is most likely a permission or restriction in play here.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Can certain fields in a Confluence Database have view restrictions?
Asked by marya_caples:

I am creating a database that will be used by a larger team and maintained by a smaller one for accuracy. There are certain fields that need to be viewable by the maintenance team, but should be hidden for the larger team. I've attempted to create a view for the larger team with those fields hidden, but they are still able to change views to see all data.


Answers:
author: marc -Collabello--Phase Locked-
body: Hi [@marya_caples](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5600492) ,

This is currently not possible with Confluence databases.


Tags: cloud

database
Can't change the start date on projects/Milestones etc.
Asked by Naomi Fensome:

Hi - Can anyone advise me as to why I cannot change my start date to be in the past? I've checked I have no dependencies linked, yet I am unable to change the start date of the top project on the gantt. Every time I try it just resets to be in the future again.

Any advise would be greatly appreciated,

Thanks


Answers:
author: Dave Mathijs
body: Hi [@Naomi Fensome](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5140664) which third-party app are you using since you mention "gantt" in Confluence?


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud

gantt
HTML not being rendered in apps preview and some administration pages
Asked by KMTek:

Hi,

We upgraded Confluence recently to version 8.5.14.

Today, out of the blue, two of our servers stopped rendering the HTML in apps preview windows.

Example from the Table from JSON macro:

![Screenshot 2024-09-24 150829.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/349001iAD5B39EA6D0B7481/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Screenshot 2024-09-24 150829.png")

This case is not unique, being repeated with other macros from other vendors' apps.

We also noticed that in the UPM page, the alert for incompatible apps is now displaying like this:

*** ** * ** ***

An installed app is incompatible with your Confluence instance. \<a href="<https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/CACsIg>" target="_blank"\>Learn more\</a\> or \<a href="#" id="upm-disable-all"\>disable the app\</a\>.

*** ** * ** ***

I don't believe is related directly with the upgrade because other servers working with the same version do not have the same behavior, and all was working fine until a few hours ago. And as far as we know nobody messed with the Confluence configuration.

Does or did anyone else have this problem?

Thank you


Answers:
author: Brant Schroeder
body: [@KMTek](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/632605) is this happening to all users in all browsers? If yes I think it is probably bad app cache. I would suggest following these steps <https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/how-to-clear-confluence-plugins-cache-297664846.html>

comments: author: KMTek
body: Hi [@Brant Schroeder](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/769100) .

Thanks for the tip. Will give a try. ?


Tags: confluence-data-center

confluence-server

data-center

server
SQL query to check the total space count and attachments count
Asked by Mounika S:

SQL query to check the total space count and attachments count in confluence for data centre


Answers:
author: shib saha
body: Hi [@Mounika S](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5527800) , This link has all the required SQL query for fetching the total space in the confluence, link: <https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-articles/List-all-spaces-with-indicators-in-raw-SQL/ba-p/2170031> , please have a look and let me know in case of any query. Thanks


Tags: confluence-data-center

data-center
Confluence migration - table of contents
Asked by Heiko Lotz:

Hi!  
Migrating an extensive manual I realised that the headings of the info-panels are transferred/migrated in 'Heading 3'-format. This means that they appear in the table of contents. How can I avoid this behaviour?

![toc.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/349005i95E3313BFA91C567/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "toc.png")

![toc2.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/349006iADE9D86EAC25669B/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "toc2.png")


Answers:
author: Stiltsoft support
body: Hi [@Heiko Lotz](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5380527) ,

You may go to the [macro settings](https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/insert-the-table-of-contents-macro/) and specify the minimum and maximum heading levels to include in your table of contents.

comments: author: Heiko Lotz
body: Hello :-) Thank you for your support.

I could restrict the heading levels or use the advanced configuration and "Exclude headings with" keywords (like - in my case - 'Hinweis\|Achtung!\|Achtung")

BUT: In this space I have 1.373 tables of content!

Something seems to have changed. During the first migrations I had no problems with those info-panels.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Notification when tagged in Answers in Confluence Questions?
Asked by Justin Ong:

This is from an one of my users:

Is there a setting to allow for notifications when tagged in the answer of a Confluence question? I receive notification when tagged in the question portion but not the answer and I don't want to miss when someone has tagged me within an answer. I checked with \[redacted user1\] and she confirmed that she also does not receive a notification when tagged in the answer that \[redacted user2\] wrote in this question

Is there a setting that controls this?


Answers:
author: Lukasz Wiatrak
body: Hello, from what I know, mentioning functionality often doesn't work and there's an [open issue](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-68269) reported for lack of getting notifications.

comments: author: Justin Ong
body: Thank you for finding that for me. I've commented and happy to assist in troubleshooting/finding a fix.


Tags: cloud
Marketplace listing of Questions for Confluence gone
Asked by Florian Z?llner _Communardo_:

Hi, I was looking for the Atlassian's "Questions for Confluence" app at the Atlassian Marketplace, but it's apparently gone and just a version history left. <https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1211644/questions-for-confluence/>

Did I miss an end-of-life announcement of the app or what happend to it?

Cheers, Flo


Answers:
author: Florian Z?llner _Communardo_
body: [@Nic Brough -Adaptavist-](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/781454) [@Eugenio Onofre](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4992586) just FYI, since you took part in this conversation:

"the Add-on Questions for Confluence is temporarily unavailable to be purchased as it is currently hidden from the marketplace due to a security threat" That's the info I got from the Atlassian support.

So it's not getting integrated in any Confluence Cloud plan nor DC. So I hope it's comming back soon as app in the Atlassian Marketplace. :)


author: Eugenio Onofre
body: Hello [@Florian Z?llner _Communardo_](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/721018)

The page you provided is actually where you can download the plugin and install it in your server. If you are looking for Cloud, see the steps below:

<https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/install-questions-for-confluence/>

Regards,  
Eugenio

comments: author: Florian Z?llner _Communardo_
body: Hey [@Eugenio Onofre](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4992586) I'm not interested in the installation in particular, but in the Marketplace listing in general. Actually, I wanted to create another 30d trial license for the customer I'm evaluating the app for. But the Marketplace listing seems to be gone... Can you find it? I'm wondering if Atlassian integrated the app into their products or didn't wont to continue it. Do you know anything about it?


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: I'm pretty sure I saw a (very quiet) announcement that it was going to be rolled into Confluence Cloud Premium, like Team Calendars.

That would mean there's no need for a marketplace entry or trial licences - you get it when you go premium automatically, but there's nothing available for standard customers.


author: Florian Z?llner _Communardo_
body: Hey [@Nic Brough -Adaptavist-](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/781454) that could be possible. But still all Atlassian docs treat it as a separate app. And what about data center?

Im actually looking for a DC trial license renewal. :)


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: My understanding is that DC is going to include it automatically, so you don't need a trial if you've got DC.


author: Florian Z?llner _Communardo_
body: [@Nic Brough -Adaptavist-](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/781454) that'd be good news if that's the case. I finally raised a support ticket at Atlassian to find out what's the truth. :)


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: Yes, definitely worth checking, the stuff I've got is from off-hand comments and reading between the lines mainly, I can't point at a doc that supports it!


Tags: cloud
Questions Plug-In
Asked by Kellie Finch:

I have two issues:

1. The questions button on the header bar does not seem to go back to the home page for the Questions space, but rather to the first page in the page tree. I've already set it to the home page in the Apps section of the Space Tools, but it still doesn't seem to work properly. How do I fix this?

2. The Smart QA Collection macro does not seem to work if the Smart QA Overview macro is also being used on the same page. Are these two macros unable to co-exist?

(I am using the server version.)


Answers:
author: G subramanyam
body: Hi [@Kellie Finch](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4813767), welcome to the Atlassian community.

I believe you have site admin or Confluence admin permissions on Confluence? In regards to your second query, may I request you to check with the [Smart QA support team](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1217690/smart-questions-and-answers?tab=support&hosting=cloud)

comments: author: Kellie Finch
body: Thank you!


Tags: confluence

confluence-server

macro

server
How can we confirm if there is any issue with our setup with regards to this vulnerability
Asked by Sonali Salve:

We have found article -

[Atlassian Rolls Out Security Patch for Critical Confluence Vulnerability](https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthehackernews.com%2F2022%2F07%2Fatlassian-releases-patch-for-critical.html&data=05%7C01%7CSonali.Salve%40citec.com%7C77ecd89de17e4ed4ce9808da6c72fe4a%7C7ad03cc8419c46fab88236f1b9c268d2%7C0%7C0%7C637941538392599866%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=vKp7oE%2F9YzwvrgKle1xGU1LvUxJZK8bncaTEDpDxzbs%3D&reserved=0) {#toc-hId--549989347}
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[https://thehackernews.com/2022/07/atlassian-releases-patch-for-critical.html](https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthehackernews.com%2F2022%2F07%2Fatlassian-releases-patch-for-critical.html&data=05%7C01%7CSonali.Salve%40citec.com%7C77ecd89de17e4ed4ce9808da6c72fe4a%7C7ad03cc8419c46fab88236f1b9c268d2%7C0%7C0%7C637941538392599866%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=vKp7oE%2F9YzwvrgKle1xGU1LvUxJZK8bncaTEDpDxzbs%3D&reserved=0)

How can we check or confirm if there is any issue with our setup with regards to this vulnerability?


Answers:
author: Rilwan Ahmed
body: Hi [@Sonali Salve](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4927905) ,

Welcome to the community !!

Atlassian official security advisories are updated in <https://www.atlassian.com/trust/security/advisories>

Recent advisory related to Questions app can be found in <https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/questions-for-confluence-security-advisory-2022-07-20-1142446709.html>. This contains the versions impacted and the fix.

comments: author: Rilwan Ahmed
body: To be notified by email when new advisories are published go to <https://my.atlassian.com/email> and subscribe to Tech Alerts emails.


Tags: server