youngmon/atlassian-qna huggingface dataset:
Atlassian Companion App - Locking a file while editing it
Asked by Peter Bond:

Hi

I am using Atlassian Companion to manage an excel spreadsheet on a Confluence Page. As i was editing the file last week, someone else edited it and when i saved my changes, theirs was lost. In addition, there seems to be a corruption on the page now, as we can't view previous versions.

I want to ensure that when i am editing the file, no one else can. Can you tell me if this is possible using Atlassian Companion? At the moment it doesn't seem to be, and i can't find a way to do it

Thanks

Peter


Answers:
author: Alex K
body: Hi [@Peter Bond](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3667004) ,

Atlassian Companion does not offer locking functionality for Confluence Cloud.

Regards,  
Alex K


Tags: atlassian-companion

cloud

confluence-cloud
Customize PDF Exports
Asked by Craig Kaneen:

When exporting a page with a table to PDF and the table continues down multiple pages, the top title row of the table only appears on the first page.

I am looking for the HTML code to enter into the 'PDF Stylesheet' to customize the PDF export and ensure the top row of the table appears on every page.


Answers:
author: Vero Rivas
body: Hi [@Craig Kaneen](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4409935)

Look at this post, maybe can help you

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/customize-exports-to-pdf-190480945.html>

Cheers
How to create a link to an anchor using unique page name from share - copy link
Asked by Alex Morgan:

I want to link to an anchor on a confluence page. I can do this successfully if I just dump the anchor onto the end of the page name from the browser nav bar, but I can't seem to get an anchor to work using the page link you get when you click the share button top right and then click copy link.

So this format works: <https://mycompany.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BLAH/pages/597950483/Interesting-Page-Title#94506>

This format doesn't: <https://mycompany.atlassian.net/l/c/jM9SyVjb#94506>

Page names change as our project evolves so I don't want to use the explicit page name based on the current title of the page or my links will keep breaking.


Answers:
author: Alex Koxaras _Relational_
body: Hi [@Alex morgan](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3400278)

You can use this instead:

```
https://mycompany.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BLAH/pages/597950483#94506
```

I've just tested it on my instance, and I confirm that it works! The page id will always stays the same, so there is no need to change it :)

comments: author: Alex Morgan
body: Hi Alex,

Thanks a lot for testing that and apologies for the delay in responding.

This is awesome.

Alex


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Team Mention in Confluence
Asked by Yann Lefevre:

Dear Atlassian Community,

our company started to use teams in Confluence.

That's great.

But somehow, some of our colleagues can not mention teams in Confluence

Some of them are working.

For example, myself, I can mention the marketing team using @

But somehow other users can't mention the marketing team.

I'm not in the marketing team.

Other strange thing : they can mention an another team IPB (Import \& Buying)![2021-05-26 10_03_43-.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/144862i72C6F674EB13AB49/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "2021-05-26 10_03_43-.png")

I checked rights on spaces. They seems ok.

Any clues ?

Thanks

Yann


Answers:
author: Pedro Silva
body: Hi [@Yann Lefevre](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1212574)

Rebuilding just the search indexes is enough (for the most times)

Please give it a try

<http://url-to-confluence.com/admin/search-indexes.action>

comments: author: Yann Lefevre
body: Dear [@Pedro Silva](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4398331)

unfortunately, it's still not working after rebuilding the indexes

Thanks


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
??????????
Asked by noriko.hirakawa@ebisol.co.jp:

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![????????? 2021-05-26 16.52.38.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/144857iF8E088E331E0176B/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "????????? 2021-05-26 16.52.38.png")


Answers:
author: Tomoko Suzuki
body: ?????????????????????????

????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

* [????? ??????????????](https://ja.confluence.atlassian.com/kb/browser-troubleshooting-guide-330796533.html "????? ??????????????")


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Searching embedded descriptions
Asked by Andreas Pluto:

Hello,

I am looking for a way to search in Confluence for descriptions embedded by jira macro?

Is there a solution?

Greeting,  
Andreas


Answers:
author: Pedro Silva
body: Hi [@Andreas Pluto](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3974905)

maybe this can help you

[Confluence Search Syntax \| Confluence Data Center and Server 7.12 \| Atlassian Documentation](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/confluence-search-syntax-158720.html)

Searching for macros {#toc-hId--1244594133}
-------------------------------------------

You can search Confluence pages to find where a macro is used. Start your search with `macroName:` and type the macro name after the colon. For example, to search for all excerpt-include macros:

    macroName:excerpt-include*

comments: author: Andreas Pluto
body: Hi Pedro,

i'll try to describe it a little more precisely.

I have integrated this information with the jira-macro.  
My goal is to find terms from the description (or other fields) via the Confluence search.  
Here, for example, the term "Lueckenhaft".

Is there a way to map this search?

Greeting,  
Andrea![Screenshot 2021-05-27 084526.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/145035iE73AD94542D9C057/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Screenshot 2021-05-27 084526.png")


Tags: confluence-server

embed

jira

search

server
How to look up my log files when faced with export failure?
Asked by Zzzebra:

There was an error in the export. Please check your log files.

But i don't know where to find this log.

![Screenshot from 2021-05-26 15-48-10.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/144849iEB0D132FC8215976/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Screenshot from 2021-05-26 15-48-10.png")


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: If you are on Cloud, then you'll need to ask Atlassian support to look at the log.

If you are on Server or DC, then check \<confluence home\>/logs/atlassian-confluence.log

comments: author: Zzzebra
body: Thanks. I have tried the first method.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Way to structure all spaces with Parent and child in Homepage?
Asked by Jasmin Lazaro:

Is there a way that we could structure our spaces and pages in the Homepage with the Parent and Child?

I used the Page Tree macro, for one of our Spaces, but can we do it with all the Spaces while on the Homepage and showing all the Parent and child?


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hi Jasmin,

Welcome to Atlassian Community! It's nice to meet you.

The Page tree macro relies on a root page, where the page tree starts. Since Confluence organizes its content into spaces, there is no singular root page you can reference to display all spaces in the Page tree macro.

To get around this, you can add separate page tree macros, one for each space. I hope that helps, but let me know if you have any trouble!

Take care,

Shannon

comments: author: Jasmin Lazaro
body: Thank so much Shannon!


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
web page show error
Asked by jg cui:

----------------------------

version?confluence 7.12

os?windows 10

database?sql server 2019

---------------------------

why?

![1622002343.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/144831iDACA7C13D9E3AEF4/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "1622002343.png")


Answers:
author: Brant Schroeder
body: [@jg cui](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4407744)

I am assuming that this is a new install or an update. Looks like not everything loaded and the install needs to be done again to correct the issue.


Tags: confluence-server
Show/hide items in a checklist based on operation
Asked by Nick:

We are using confluence pages to capture inspection reports. The inspection report is available as a template. Users create an inspection report page starting from the template and ticking off boxes. Photos and other info are added to fields as they work through the checklist. Depending on the operation being performed, they may need to complete all items in full checklist or only some items.

Is there a way to have the user select the operation they are doing, and then automatically hide any checks that are not relevant for that operation?

To give a more concrete example, consider servicing a car. Items in the checklist may be "change oil" and "change timing belt" (among other things). The user would input the service interval. For a 10,000km service interval the "change timing belt" item would be hidden. For a 100,000km interval all items would be shown.


Answers:
author: Alex Koxaras _Relational_
body: Hi [@Nick](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4409521) and welcome to the community!

Unfortunately, there is no out of the box functionality to do that. What you would want is a dynamic form, which would be a pretty good addition in Confluence, if that existed :)

Perhaps the following app could do the trick for you [https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/190/scaffolding-forms-templates?hosting=cloud\&tab=overview](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/190/scaffolding-forms-templates?hosting=cloud&tab=overview)

I would suggest to install it for the trial period, see if it fits your needs and decide if you are going to buy it or uninstall it.


author: Alex Medved _ConfiForms_
body: Hi

Standard Confluence could not help you much here, and you need an add-on

When you talk about **dynamic forms in Confluence** the option we can offer is the app we *fanatically* develop and support - [ConfiForms](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1211860/confiforms-data-forms-workflows?tab=overview)

You can even create your (dynamic) pages automatically based on the answers given in a form.

Alex


author: Aaron Pavez _ServiceRocket_
body: Hi [@Nick](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4409521)

I'm Aaron from Service Rocket.

We have two ways of doing what you are looking for. One is to use the Scaffolding [Hide Data](https://docs.servicerocket.com/scaffolding/user-guide/basic-tutorials/using-the-hidden-data-macro-to-selectively-hide-or-show-content) .

And the other is to use the [Visibility](https://docs.servicerocket.com/visibility/user-guide)for confluence.

Take a look at those apps and let us know if we can help you achieve your use case.

<br />

Aaron  
ServiceRocket Apps Support  
**-- We've Got Your Back!**


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Table of Contents Not Working
Asked by Zack Park:

I created the table of contents and have headers, but the toc is not picking it up. The toc doesn't show up on the published page. I don't know what to do.


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: Interesting problem, could you try a bit of a test for us?

Create a new page, doing these little things:

* Enter a title like "test toc page"
* Type: some text as the first line
* Type: /h1. heading 1
* Type: /h3. heading 3
* Type: /toc
* Type: some more text to end the page test

Save the page and tell us what you see on the displayed page

(Note that the typing does not have to be exact, the / bits are me using shortcuts to the formatting and macros, but feel free to use the editor to do it - I just want to see what comes out of a page that we know has valid headings on it. Also, the actual content could be anything - "heading 3" for example, could be "penguin" for all t matters, we just want to see how the basics turn out)


author: Zack Park
body: In addition, nothing shows up in preview. I don't know how to get this to work in preview or after it's been published.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud

table-of-contents
Why do I not have access to Columns or Sections in View More (Confluence Cloud)?
Asked by jordan.hessels:

Hello!

I do not have the macros "Column" or "Section" when I hit the insert button and search. I also don't see Column or Section when I go to "View More." Does this have to do with the type of license my company purchased?

Thank you in advance for the support,

Jordan


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hello Jordan,

Welcome to Atlassian Community. It's nice to have you join us!

Confluence Cloud [uses a new editor](https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/convert-pages-to-the-new-editor/), which [deprecates a few of the previous macros](https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/learn-which-macros-are-being-removed/). Refer to the macro documentation below for further details.

* [Insert the Section macro](https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/insert-the-section-macro/)
* [Insert the Column macro](https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/insert-the-column-macro/)

You can format your pages using the [Layouts](https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/add-formatting-to-your-page/#Addformattingtoyourpage-layouts) feature now. Review the linked page for details. If you notice any missing functionality, refer to the [Confluence Cloud editor roadmap](https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/confluence-cloud-editor-roadmap/) to see when you can expect those features.

I hope this helps, but please let me know if you have any questions about the new layout feature.

Thank you, and take care!

Shannon


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Error trying to copy a page
Asked by Heather Jenkins:

We are getting an error when we try to copy a page. It is suddenly giving us a 500 - Internal server error when you try to go to 'This Page \> Copy (copy this Page). The url that appears when we get the error is <https://refh.altarama.com/zen/clasic/docreatepage.action>


Answers:
author: Brant Schroeder
body: [@Heather Jenkins](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/725027)

Did you make any changes to your instance recently like install or update an app? Are you seeing any errors in your application logs?


Tags: confluence-server

server
Can we assign a work flow at 'Template' level in Confluence Cloud?
Asked by Sri Yara:

Appreciate experts advice/input on my following

Here is my use case -

* User goes to the 'Page' where the article needs to be created and selects the category(Engineering/Self Service) from the dropdown list in the template
* Based on the category selection, the corresponding workflow should trigger

Ex:

User selects the Template --\> Selects the 'Category' from the dropdown list --\> Based on the 'Category' selection(Engineering/Self Service) the corresponding workflow should trigger

Can we assign the workflow to a category that has been selected in the template? I'm open to having a separate template for each category if we can assign workflow at 'Template level'

Thanks in advance!


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: What are you using to do "workflow" in Confluence?


author: Sri Yara
body: ![Screen Shot 2021-05-25 at 1.48.21 PM.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/144807iD3E8DACD1C6609D6/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Screen Shot 2021-05-25 at 1.48.21 PM.png")


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud

jira-cloud

workflow
Creating a table of URLs
Asked by stephen.harland:

Created a table of URLs in excel, want to share them as a confluence doc.  
The naming of said URLs is very important, but the second I paste the table into confluence it starts converting them to the "lozenge" buttons - which obfuscates the exact syntax of the URL.  

How do I stop this happening?


Answers:
author: Katerina Kovriga {Stiltsoft}
body: Hi [@stephen.harland](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4409135) ,

If you have any additional apps installed for your Confluence, you may try to use their features to work with links.

For example, if you use our app - [Table Filter and Charts for Confluence](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/27447/table-filter-and-charts-for-confluence?hosting=cloud&tab=overview) for filtering your tables and aggregating data, you may use its [Table from CSV](https://docs.stiltsoft.com/display/public/TFAC/How+to+use+Table+from+CSV+macro) macro to upload your excel file to Confluence and the [Table Transformer](https://docs.stiltsoft.com/display/public/TFAC/Advanced+table+cells+formatting#Advancedtablecellsformatting-Creatingclickablelinks) macro to make your links clickable.

comments: author: Matt Doar
body: Disclosure: the app is from Stiltsoft.


author: Katerina Kovriga {Stiltsoft}
body: Yeah, you are right, the Table Filter and Charts for Confluence app was created by the Stiltsoft team - the name of the team is included into my username.

But I know that other apps support CSV import as well, so you may find smth else to avoid manual routine with links.


author: Daniel Eads
body: Hi Katerina,

There's no problem mentioning the Stiltsoft app or having it in your name on Community. I think Matt wanted to ensure this part of the [Community guidelines](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Marketplace-Apps-Integrations/Atlassian-Community-online-guidelines-for-Marketplace-and/ba-p/689723) are upheld:
> Make sure the user is aware you are affiliated with the app by mentioning that in the **body of your post** (they may not notice it in your username). For example, if you are recommending your Flurb app, you might say: "Please note that I'm one of the folks behind Flurb, there may be other solutions out there."

Thanks for providing a helpful answer on the question!  

Cheers,  
Daniel \| Atlassian Team


author: Esther Strom
body: Hi, [@stephen.harland](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4409135) - welcome to the Community!

You can edit how each individual link displays by clicking on the "lozenge" and choosing Display URL instead of Display as Link:  

![2021-05-25 17_07_11-Add Page - Digital Team Wiki - Confluence.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/144809i2CCEC71B840753CC/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "2021-05-25 17_07_11-Add Page - Digital Team Wiki - Confluence.png")


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Unable to start the Confluence server
Asked by eva almasi:

Hi everybody,

I am working throw the tutorial <https://developer.atlassian.com/server/framework/atlassian-sdk/create-a-confluence-hello-world-macro/>.  
I run atlas-create-confluence-plugin and call atlas-run and when I go to localhost___1990 I get this tomcat 404 page.

The error message:  
![image](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/atlassiandeveloper/original/3X/7/2/72b44268bdf10808d4f266363c60d12b51de42fc.png)

My settings:

ATLAS Version: 8.2.7  
ATLAS Home: /Applications/Atlassian/atlassian-plugin-sdk-8.2.7  
ATLAS Scripts: /Applications/Atlassian/atlassian-plugin-sdk-8.2.7/bin  
ATLAS Maven Home: /Applications/Atlassian/atlassian-plugin-sdk-8.2.7/apache-maven-3.5.4  
AMPS Version: 8.1.2

Executing: /Applications/Atlassian/atlassian-plugin-sdk-8.2.7/apache-maven-3.5.4/bin/mvn --version -gs /Applications/Atlassian/atlassian-plugin-sdk-8.2.7/apache-maven-3.5.4/conf/settings.xml  
Apache Maven 3.5.4 (1edded0938998edf8bf061f1ceb3cfdeccf443fe; 2018-06-17T20:33:14+02:00)  
Maven home: /Applications/Atlassian/atlassian-plugin-sdk-8.2.7/apache-maven-3.5.4  
Java version: 1.8.0_271, vendor: Oracle Corporation, runtime: /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_271.jdk/Contents/Home/jre  
Default locale: de_DE, platform encoding: UTF-8  
OS name: "mac os x", version: "10.16", arch: "x86_64", family: "mac"

Could help me to solve the problem?

Thanx  
Eva


Answers:
author: Fabian Lim
body: Hi [@eva almasi](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4075883)

Try the dev community for a more promptly response on your issue: <https://community.developer.atlassian.com/>

Thanks


Tags: confluence-server

server
How can I retain my search settings?
Asked by eddie_patton:

I am using the Confluence search box in the upper RHS of the screen. I need to I would like to keep the "space" and "type" settings. Our system logs us out every 1/2 hr. How can I retain these settings as default for the search box?


Answers:
author: eddie_patton
body: Update:  
The best way I've found (actually kudos to Hazwan for finding this - thanks!) is to create a browser bookmark using CQL. An example is below. After pasting it in the browser url window, it add the necessary space and special character escape codes.

```
http://engconfl.myCompany.com:8090/dosearchsite.action?cql=siteSearch !~ "'Meeting Minutes'" and siteSearch !~ "'Sprint Review'" and space in (MS,NEO) and type = page
```

Because we are frequently logged our of Confluence , the bookmark keeps my search settings.


author: Robby Holtmann_IntraFind Software AG_
body: Hello [@eddie_patton](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4377154)

unfortunately I don't know a way to implement this with Confluence standards. With "[iFinder Confluence Search](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1220508/ifinder-confluence-search?hosting=server&tab=overview)" you can save your search in your own dashboard. There you can find your " last searches ", " saved searches " and " favorite documents ".  
iFinder Confluence Search is an alternative powerful search engine for the standard Confluence search (coexist). You can find more information about it [in this article.](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Marketplace-Apps-Integrations/Enterprise-Search-for-Confluence/ba-p/1584172)

Best,

Robby

comments: author: eddie_patton
body: Thanks for the info. I hoped there was a way to search without having to involve our IT department for add-on installations.

iFinder certainly looks like a good product to have.


author: Robby Holtmann_IntraFind Software AG_
body: Thanks [@eddie_patton](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4377154) . Let me know if you or your colleagues like to do an test installation or maybe a online demo first.


Tags: confluence-server

server
How can I "batch" remove users?
Asked by Kathryn Jackson:

One of my clients changed their email address @\[deleted\] name. I had to re-add all the users but now I have a ton of users at the old @\[deleted\] name. Is there a way to batch delete users that all have the old @\[deleted\] name? Or even "last activity date?"


Answers:
author: Curt Holley
body: Not that I am aware of [@Kathryn Jackson](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/373448) but it would be awesome! Was only yesterday I was removing licenses from inactive users and wondering if/when Automation for Jira might add Admin automation. with options like "Late activity date is greater than....." etc.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud

user
Cannot edit Confluence pages with Chrome
Asked by Craig Thayer:

As of three weeks ago, I can no longer edit Confluence pages with Chrome.

I currently use Version 90.0.4430.212 (Official Build) (64-bit).

When I click the Edit button, all that happens is I see the spinning wait icon, and I also often receive this banner (which, I might add, is not terribly helpful):

![2021-05-21_8-47-05.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/144753i9BE58C846AAFCC19/image-dimensions/238x109?v=v2 "2021-05-21_8-47-05.png")

Firefox always works with no problem.

I have rebooted, cleared cache, logged out and back in to Confluence, uninstalled Chrome and re-installed, all these actions multiple times, and nothing works.

I use a server-based instance.


Answers:
author: Thiago Masutti
body: Hi [@Craig Thayer](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4408763)   
Welcome to the Atlassian Community.

What is the Confluence version you are using?  
I've just tested with Chrome 90.0.4430.212 and Confluence 7.4.8 and the editor opens just fine.  

Kind regards,  
Thiago Masutti

comments: author: Craig Thayer
body: Hi [@Thiago Masutti](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1209618) ,

Thanks for checking into this. I am using:

### Confluence 7.4.0 {#toc-hId-1253417745}

Interestingly, none of my coworkers are apparently having this issue. Very puzzling.

Thanks again,

Craig Thayer


Tags: chrome

confluence-server

server