youngmon/atlassian-qna huggingface dataset:
What is the table name that shows Confluence Team Calendar events?
Asked by EhsanKH:

What is the table name that shows Confluence Team Calendar events?

<https://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence/team-calendars>


Answers:
author: Daniel Eads {unmonitored account}
body: Hi Ehsan,

The Team Calendars tables are all prefixed with AO_950DC3_TC . The specific one for the events is **AO_950DC3_TC_EVENTS** .

Best,  
Daniel


Tags: team-calendars-for-confluence
Modify the left and right margins of pdf exports?
Asked by Angela Tran:

I was able to get my header and footer the way I wanted for the most part. I can't get the left and right margins to be the same. In my stylesheet, I tried:

```
margin-left: 1.27cm;margin-right: 1.27cm;
```

but that did not work. Any ideas on how to get these margins the same?

Screen Shot 2017-01-05 at 4.26.19 PM.png

```
@page{margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 70px;margin-left: 1.27cm;margin-right: 1.27cm;@top-left{content: "Company Name.";font-family: ConfluenceInstalledFont, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:#ffffff; font-size: 10pt;font-weight:bold;background-color:#5EBD70;padding-left:50px;}@top-right{content: "Engineering Docs";font-family: ConfluenceInstalledFont, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:#ffffff; font-size: 10pt;font-weight:bold;background-color:#5EBD70;padding-right:50px;}@bottom-right{content:counter(page);font-family: ConfluenceInstalledFont, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 10pt;background-image:url('/download/attachments/25528928/grn_on_wht2_thumb.png?api=v2/20x20');background-repeat:no-repeat;background-position:left center;}}
```

[](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Modify-the-left-and-right-margins-of-pdf-exports/qaq-p/78547?attachment-id=6723){#link_1185e75e09eded}  
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Answers:
author: Randy
body: What do you want to make the left and right match? You're on the right track. Set margin-left and margin-right values to adjust how much margin you want on the page.

comments: author: Angela Tran
body: ```
Yes, I would like the left and right to match. Hmm, I did do that but setting those doesn't seem to be doing anything. 
```


author: Randy
body: try setting them to something very large and see if it's making any difference for you:

margin-left: 500px;


author: GG
body: Check out Content Exporter for Confluence addon for easily setting up margins on the fly or using export profiles. You can try out how it works online by exporting the documentation itself from its support site:

<https://metainf.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CEX/overview>

more details of the addon: [https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.metainf.confluence.plugin.pagetreeexporter.pagetree-word-exporter-plugin/cloud/overview](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.metainf.confluence.plugin.pagetreeexporter.pagetree-word-exporter-plugin/cloud/overview?)![Cex.PNG](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/10942i8919A10669014C50/image-dimensions/410x202?v=v2 "Cex.PNG")
How do I add an attachment without the preview option?
Asked by Doug Fugate:

How do I add an attachment without the preview option? Whenever I add a file to a document in Confluence, it shows a placeholder with a preview of the document. I'd rather have just the file, and not a preview of the file.

Thanks!

Doug


Answers:
author: Milo Test
body: Two options:

* Drag the attachments when in view mode (not edit mode)  
  OR
* Drag the attachments in edit mode, then delete the placeholder (the file remains attached, but not visible)

comments: author: Doug Fugate
body: Thank you. I also notice if you 'right click' on the placeholder a popup window appears with the option to "Show as Link". That also did the trick.

I did attempt to drag the attachment while in view mode, and it looks like it added it, but was nowhere to be found. I tried 3 times.

But it's working! Thank you for your help.


author: Milo Test
body: They're found under ??? --\> Attachments
How to set global viewing restictions
Asked by Scott Shell:


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: You don't, Confluence permissions are permissive - you allow people do stuff in spaces, not set flags to stop them in general.

There's also the layer of page restrictions over the top of that, but they're done by page (and cascade to child pages), not at a top level.

You will need to remove whatever is granting your users general access, re-adding the ones that are needed, and then leaving the spaces you want hidden off the general list of accesses.
Any word on when we think Collaborative editing comes to the Server version?
Asked by Charles Breland:

*This question is in reference to Atlassian Documentation: [Collaborative editing](https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=828790374)*

Any word on when we think Collaborative editing comes to the Server version of Confluence?


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: 30th October. Last year.

comments: author: TomC
body: Nic is correct, it was part of the Confluence v6.0 release.

[See the v6.0 Release Notes](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/confluence-6-0-release-notes-844235309.html).


author: Charles Breland
body: Wow. I can't believe we missed this. That's great. Thanks!


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: It's actually quite easy to miss if you're not steeped in the ecosystem :wink:


Tags: collaborative-editing
Is it possible to download the Confluence Help as a PDF?
Asked by ramundodj:


Answers:
author: Fabio Racobaldo _Herzum_
body: Hi [@ramundodj](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/382147) ,

here a guide in pdf <https://www.atlassian.com/dam/jcr:438a8cda-b614-4af8-a6c5-2a3fc949b4a6/confluence-101-getting-started-in-confluence.pdf>

Fabio


author: Rob Woodgate
body: Hi Douglas,

Yes, and it's here: <https://confluence.atlassian.com/alldoc/confluence-documentation-directory-12877996.html>


Tags: confluence-administration
Unable to start confluence 6.0.2 fresh install.
Asked by Jose Medina:

I followed all the steps from this link and still not able to get confluence to start.

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Installing+Confluence+on+Linux+from+Archive+File>

```
OS: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.8 (Santiago)echo $JAVA_HOME/usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.8.0-ibm.x86_64/?java -versionjava version "1.8.0"Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build pxa6480sr3fp10-20160720_02(SR3fp10))IBM J9 VM (build 2.8, JRE 1.8.0 Linux amd64-64 Compressed References 20160719_312156 (JIT enabled, AOT enabled)J9VM - R28_Java8_SR3_20160719_1144_B312156JIT  - tr.r14.java_20160629_120284.01GC   - R28_Java8_SR3_20160719_1144_B312156_CMPRSSJ9CL - 20160719_312156)JCL - 20160719_01 based on Oracle jdk8u101-b13?To run Confluence in the foreground, start the server with start-confluence.sh -fgexecuting as current userIf you encounter issues starting up Confluence, please see the Installation guide at http://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Confluence+Installation+GuideServer startup logs are located in /usr/local/confluence/confluence-6.0.2/logs/catalina.outUsing CATALINA_BASE:   /usr/local/confluence/confluence-6.0.2Using CATALINA_HOME:   /usr/local/confluence/confluence-6.0.2Using CATALINA_TMPDIR: /usr/local/confluence/confluence-6.0.2/tempUsing JRE_HOME:        /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.8.0-ibm.x86_64/Using CLASSPATH:       /usr/local/confluence/confluence-6.0.2/bin/bootstrap.jar:/usr/local/confluence/confluence-6.0.2/bin/tomcat-juli.jarUsing CATALINA_PID:    /usr/local/confluence/confluence-6.0.2/work/catalina.pidExisting PID file found during start.Removing/clearing stale PID file.Tomcat started.cat logs/catalina.outJVMJ9VM007E Command-line option unrecognised: -Xloggc:/usr/local/confluence/confluence-6.0.2/logs/gc-2017-01-05_09-31-11.logError: Could not create the Java Virtual Machine.Error: A fatal exception has occurred. Program will exit.
```

It seems confluence is not happy with my version of java, do I have to install java from source to make it work?


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: I'm not sure it's failing on your version of java, more the config, but I'd try a simple change - use the JRE that's bundled with the Confluence install.

Try setting the java_home to blank and restarting Confluence. Hopefully it will then pick up the jre that comes with it. (If not, then try setting it to the jre directory under the Confluence install)


Tags: confluence-administration
manage spaces' blog watchers
Asked by Nils Merkle:

Is there a possibility to manage the watchers of a space's blog?


Answers:
author: Rob Woodgate
body: Hi Nils,

You might find the answers in [this question](https://answers.atlassian.com/questions/107154/watcher-list-for-a-blog) helpful.


Tags: blog

confluence-administration

space

watch

watcher
Confluence 6.0 does not appear to support SWF files, which our publication uses to offer a 'Flip Book' version. Is there a fix for this?
Asked by Sheila Mullowney:


Answers:
author: Rob Woodgate
body: Hi Sheila,

The [Multimedia macro](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confcloud/multimedia-macro-724765227.html) supports swf files - see the example wiki markup at the very bottom to the page that refers to "ninjas.swf". The documentation I've linked to is the cloud version, which is the latest version of Confluence (6.0.3 at the time of writing).

comments: author: Andy Bain
body: 6.03 does and doesn't support swf.

TOCs which worked in Confluence 5.8 now don't work in the Multimedia macro (have to provide a link instead and browser IE11 plays the file correctly in a new window)


author: Andy Bain
body: Oh and links within swf player to other Confluence pages have ceased to work
No right click context menu Confluence 5.10 - Am I missing something?
Asked by Ben Hilsden:

Hi,

In confluence 3.0 you had a context menu with right clicking (See: <https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/CONF30/Rich+Text-Right-Click+Context+Menu>), yet on v5.10 I can't seem to find the option to enable it. Am I being daft?

Kind regards,

Ben


Answers:
author: Sam Hall
body: Hi Ben,

I think Atlassian removed this feature when they introduced the [new editor in Confluence 4.0](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/confluence-4-0-release-notes-228622806.html#Confluence4.0ReleaseNotes-BrandNewEditor).

Sam

comments: author: Sam Hall
body: See also @Bill Arconati's comment on this issue, 16/Feb/2011:

<https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONF-16720>

and

<https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONF-27315>


author: Ben Hilsden
body: Ah I see. Thanks for the info fella :smile:


Tags: confluence-administration
sorting tasks created on confluence page
Asked by Greg Mitchell:

Can I sort tasks that I create within a confluence page (this will allow me to group tasks by category)


Answers:
author: Rob Woodgate
body: Hi Greg,

The easiest (native) way to do this would be to put your tasks in a table with one task per row, and additional columns for whatever you want to sort on. As long as you've kept a header row on the table [you can sort the table in view mode by clicking the column headers](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confcloud/tables-724764903.html#Tables-Sortthetableinviewmode).

There are [task add-ons](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/search?application=confluence&category=&cost=&hosting=&marketingLabel=&q=task) in the Atlassian Marketplace if you want more task-specific functionality, and also [table add-ons](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/search?application=confluence&category=&cost=&hosting=&marketingLabel=&q=table) if you want to do more with your tables.

comments: author: Greg Mitchell
body: Rob,

Thanks for your answer. I am specifically interested in the Tasklist features (with the check boxes).

The table solution you suggest is prob the easiest but I will investigate the add-ons that you suggest.

Thanks!

Greg
Can I monitor user's activity such as log-on, log-out, access IP address, viewed pages, etc. with Cloud version of Confluence?
Asked by Medit:

I want to know how to monitor that who has logged on or out, which page he viewed and which IP address he used. I am using Cloud version of Confluence.

Is this possible?


Answers:
author: Robert Massaioli _Atlassian_
body: You might like ["Analytics for Confluence Cloud"](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.addonengine.analytics/cloud/overview) by Good Software. Is that what you were after?

comments: author: Tim Davoren
body: I'm looking for answers to the same question; inclusive of JIRA online. Any comment here from Atlassian folk?? It seems a very straightforward feature for any cloud based collaboration platform, particularly one that allows for 'external' user access. If there are add-ons that provide analytics etc then that suggests that somehwere in the Confluence/JIRA user management system there is a way to get at your tenancy's log4j outputs.

Tim.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Disabling the Built-In User Management how do i change this back ?
Asked by Rekha Bhaskaran:

`Disabling the Built-In User Management `

`i've been locked out and i'm the admin `

how do i change this back ?


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: Work through <https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/restore-passwords-to-recover-admin-user-rights-158390.html>

You might only need a bit of it, but it covers everything you might need


Tags: confluence-administration
Groovy Scripts use to many memory (out of memory) and don't release it (Bob Swift Scripting)
Asked by Steffen Stamprath:

We use many groovy scripts in confluence. We updated to the new confluence version (from 2.10 to 5.9.8). After this update the old loading mechanic to load the sql connection in groovy script doesn't work. So we decided to use the class loader (See <https://bobswift.atlassian.net/browse/SCRP-148>)

But now we must restart the system two times a day. Because out of memory:

image.png

We tested many calls to a normal confluence page. Very less memory usage. The same when we use a simple groovy script without loading classes with the class loader. Only when we use the class loader it is an problem.

\*What can we do to release the memory of groovy scripts?\*

I tried this: <https://bobswift.atlassian.net/browse/SCRP-134>. But no improvement.

Here my code to load the oracle connection it:

```
URL[] jarFiles = new URL[1];jarFiles[0] = new URL("jar:file:/opt/atlassian/confluence/lib/ojdbc6.jar!/");//The following two lines needs many memory and don't release it (close or finalise doesn't helps)def classLoader = URLClassLoader.newInstance(jarFiles, ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader());Driver driver = (Driver) Class.forName('oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver', true, classLoader).newInstance()def properties = new Properties()properties.setProperty('user', userName)properties.setProperty('password', password)def connection = driver.connect(connectString, properties)def result = Sql.newInstance(connection);driver.finalize()classLoader.finalize()return result
```

<br />

Thank you!  
[](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Groovy-Scripts-use-to-many-memory-out-of-memory-and-don-t/qaq-p/35589?attachment-id=9300){#link_118fa53570b8ec}  
[](/tnckb94959/attachments/tnckb94959/confluence-questions/5940/1/image.png){#display_118fa53570b8ec_0}


Answers:
author: Bob Swift (personal)
body: This is covered by [SCRP-206](https://bobswift.atlassian.net/browse/SCRP-206).


Tags: bob-swift

groovy
Is there anyway to turn on a notification to request access to a page if a user is mentioned on a page that they don't have access to?
Asked by Jessica Witt:

We have many restricted user spaces but members of the space aren't aware who is/isn't in the space and use the mention feature frequently. It is not intuitive that the user doesn't have access since confluence helps pre-populate username when mentioning. I would like to be able to notify users if they are mentioned so they can request access to restricted page. Is this possible?


Answers:
author: Rob Woodgate
body: Hi Jessica,

Short answer: No, it's not possible.

Longer answer: By default every space and page is visible and editable by every user, because Confluence is designed to be a knowledge and sharing hub. When you add view restrictions to a whole space or individual pages, you're telling Confluence that the space or page shouldn't be seen by any users except for the ones who've got access. Therefore Confluence does a "blanket ban" on communications about the space/page with users who don't have view rights and tries to do it's very best to act as if that space/page doesn't exist for users who don't have access.

This leads to certain quirks, including the one you've discovered where the mentions show every user, no matter if they have access to the space/page or not. This may be deliberate or it may be an oversight (there are sensible arguments both for showing and for not showing all users in mentions if they don't have view permissions) but ultimately it doesn't matter: this is the way it works.

I'm afraid that it'll be an entirely manual process for page editors/space admins/site admins to ensure that mentioned people have access.
Impossible to allow user to edit CSS
Asked by David Villaumbrales:

*This question is in reference to Atlassian Documentation: [Styling Confluence with CSS](https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=166528400)*

*Captura de pantalla 2017-01-05 a las 11.07.08.png*

Hi, I can't enable css permissions to any user. My user is sys-admin but the option "Custom Stylesheets for Spaces" remains disable and it's impossible to change it.  
[](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Impossible-to-allow-user-to-edit-CSS/qaq-p/171935?attachment-id=7886){#link_118fa547cd83da}  
[](/tnckb94959/attachments/tnckb94959/confluence-questions/28715/1/Captura%20de%20pantalla%202017-01-05%20a%20las%2011.07.08.png){#display_118fa547cd83da_0}


Answers:
author: Sam Hall
body: Hi David,

Custom CSS is one of the restricted functions in Confluence Cloud. It's mentioned on this page: <https://confluence.atlassian.com/confcloud/restricted-functions-in-confluence-cloud-734070955.html>

Sam

comments: author: Sam Hall
body: See also: <https://answers.atlassian.com/questions/43876527>


author: Sam Hall
body: Hi @David Villaumbrales, there is a limited workaround which is worth knowing here:

You can put CSS in space header, footer or sidebar. In your space, go to "**Space tools" \> "Look and Feel" \> "Sidebar, header and footer"**.

You can put CSS there inside wiki-markup {style} tags.

For example to change page titles to red, you can put the following in 'Header':

`{style}#title-text a{color: red}{style}`

See the comment from Stephen Deutsch on: [How to hide the "spaces"-Button in Confluence Cloud](https://answers.atlassian.com/questions/39422633).

Sam


author: Philip Schlesinger
body: Doesn't work for me. Help?


Tags: confluence-cloud

css
how do I create draft versions of a page for collaborating on changes before publishing
Asked by Kathryn Moye:

What is the best way to create changes to a page as "proposed" changes and collaborate on those changes then somehow "publish" those changes to the page that already exists? I would love to use inline comments but I am using forms on the page and inline comments are not allowed there.

Thanks


Answers:
author: Rob Woodgate
body: Hi Kathryn,

[Collaborative editing](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confcloud/collaborative-editing-828790374.html) is designed for exactly your scenario :smile:

comments: author: Kathryn Moye
body: I thought that was only real time edits. We have a group that wants the ability to propose changes that are then approved by a manager at a later time.

Thanks!


author: Rob Woodgate
body: Hi Kathryn,

When you have collaborative editing turned on, all changes are saved automatically but the new version of the page is only made public when you use the Publish button. So you and your colleagues can make lots of changes to a page without publishing them, and only publish once those changes have been approved. The original unedited page will be displayed to users until you publish, so you could edit a page for months before publishing the changes if you wanted.

If that's not quite what you're after, then the simplest way to do what you want would be to take a copy of the page you want to edit and restrict viewing only to those people editing and reviewing it. Then you and your colleagues can make whatever changes you want, go through an iterative review process and then move the approved content into the existing live page when you're ready. This has the advantage that you don't have to turn on collaborative editing if you don't want to.

Regardless of which option you choose, there are also [workflow add-ons](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/search?application=confluence&category=&cost=&hosting=&marketingLabel=&q=workflow) in the Atlassian Marketplace that you might find useful if you're looking to build a review and approval system in Confluence.
Is there a way to locate all pages using content by label macros?
Asked by Kristen Lavavej:

*This question is in reference to Atlassian Documentation: [Content by Label Macro](https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=145566)*

Is there a way to locate all pages that have content by label macros in them? or better yet, is there a way to locate content by label macros that are keying off of specific tags? I'm looking to merge similar tags and don't want to break any content by label macros that are relying on tags I'm removing.


Answers:
author: Stephen Gramm
body: Please try placing this text string in the search box on the top menu bar and do not include the quotes: "macroName:contentbylabel"

comments: author: Kristen Lavavej
body: Thank you! this worked ![laugh](/html/@BEA1CC333F4D830F5303329D7DC07DE4/images/emoticons/laugh.png "laugh")

It would reduce friction for my usecase if I could target this to content by label macros keying off of certain tags.

But this simpler search will let me accomplish what I need to do - thank you!


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud

content-by-label

documentation
Access restriction ourside the office room
Asked by imays76:

I don't remember this question already, but anyway I am asking.

If I use Confluence Cloud, is there any way for employees to access our Confluence Cloud Space only in our office's network environment only? That is to say, no access to our Confluence documents outside the office.


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: Not for Cloud, no. See <https://confluence.atlassian.com/cloud/restricted-functions-in-atlassian-cloud-apps-744721664.html> and the request to add the function for Cloud at <https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/AOD-2636>


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud