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Is it possible to highlight that few columns in table are mandatory in confluence
Asked by Naga Swarupa Anjimeti:

I have a table in which I would like to inform users that a few columns are mandatory. As of now, I have highlighted the column headers of the mandatory columns.

Would like to know is there any other way to do the same.


Answers:
author: Michel Neeser
body: Hi [@Naga Swarupa Anjimeti](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5462125) and welcome!

My approach would be to highlight the column headers and inform the users by using an info panel above the table (so basically the same approach as you mentioned). There is no way in Confluence to define a table column as mandatory. But you can have a [look at the Atlassian Marketplace](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/search?product=confluence&query=table), maybe there is an app for your use case.

Besides that, [Confluence Databases](https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/create-and-edit-databases/) might support this requirement in the future.

Hope this helps!


author: Kristian Klima
body: Hello [@Naga Swarupa Anjimeti](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5462125)

You can color-code individual cells (or rows, columns, selection of cells).

**Important!** Red cells are mandatory :)

![2024-04-02_09-55-03.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/315677i4F70823418856D78/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "2024-04-02_09-55-03.png")


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confluence-cloud
Cut and past into an Excerpt table
Asked by Dave Symonds:

I have a table in an Expert that is presented in another page (insert Excerpt)- works fine can edit etc and it shows up,

I try and cut and past form one cell to another in the table and it drops the paste below the table in another segment. It looks like you cant cut and paste from a cell to another cell while in an expert.

Please tell me I am doing something wrong or is this a feature of confluence


Answers:
author: Barbara Szczesniak
body: [@Dave Symonds](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4617754) Are you selecting the table cell---not just the text in the cell you are cutting from or just placing your cursor in the cell you are pasting to? Confluence could be trying to paste a new cell.

I also find that sometimes it works better to copy and paste, then go back and delete the text from the original cell.

Note that, if you are doing this to change the order of rows or columns in the table, you can now drag and drop to reorder the table (see <https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-articles/Confluence-tables-get-drag-and-drop/ba-p/2602534>).

comments: author: Dave Symonds
body: Thanks

I highlight the text only in the cell in the table, copy and try and paste it to the table cell under that one and it drops it below the table in a new single cell

Atlassian - Crap product - crap coders


author: Barbara Szczesniak
body: [@Dave Symonds](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4617754) I found this related question (<https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/copy-paste-does-not-work-any-more-in-a-table/qaq-p/2518101> ), so it seems you are not the first to experience this.

You might try searching the [Confluence Cloud Jira](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-78029?filter=-4&jql=project%20%3D%20CONFCLOUD%20order%20by%20created%20DESC) to see if a defect has been created or contact Atlassian Support to see if they have a resolution or can create a defect for you.


author: Dave Symonds
body: I like your high expectations on Atlassian fixing bugs - I have contributed to some that go back several years. :)


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confluence-cloud
Infinite loading on file preview
Asked by Ponnappan Ganapathiya:

After migrating to datacenter while I am adding any images the preview image is kept loading and some files are unable to publish. With existing files the preview is visible but it not showing in the page or the attachments are failed to load.![Confluence error1.PNG](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/315454i48C7CAA1B318238A/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Confluence error1.PNG")![Confluence error4.PNG](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/315455iE6ABF27765CE5D2A/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Confluence error4.PNG")


Answers:
author: Humashankar VJ
body: Hi [@Ponnappan Ganapathiya](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5282370)

Please try:

* A different browser, like Firefox.
* Clearing your browser cache, including cookies, and then testing the preview.

Per Atlassian Support, there are 2 recommendations for this seemingly very individual error case:

1. In principle, a support issue must be reported to Atlassian.

2. If it is a .msg file, you must also vote for the feature <https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-74736>.

[Atlassian Support](https://support.atlassian.com/contact/?postauth=true#/)

Hope this helps - Happy to help further!!  
Thank you very much and have a great one!

Warm regards


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Why does the "Create Issue" popup not appear when I select text in a dynamic content macro?
Asked by Mark Halvorson:

I can understand why inline comments might be challenging for a dynamic content macro in Confluence (see: <https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Inline-comments-not-working-for-content-created-with-macros/qaq-p/1231153>)

However, why when I highlight text does the "Create Issue" or "Define" popup not appear. It seems like that should be possible from a Dynamic Content Macro.

![Screenshot 2024-03-30 at 11.54.57?AM.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/315413iFF57ADEAC96D97CD/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Screenshot 2024-03-30 at 11.54.57?AM.png")


Answers:
author: Brant Schroeder
body: [@Mark Halvorson](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5465522) welcome to the Atlassian community

I think the answer provided in the post you referenced in your question for inline comments would be the same for create issue. The issue is created and stored on the page just like the comment. Since the content in the dynamic content macro is not stored in the page but is in an iFrame there would be no way to establish the issue on the page once it is created.


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confluence-cloud
Can't Configure Page Proeprties Report
Asked by Ron Smith:

Hey,

I use Confluence at work, and I've set up a free space at home to organize info for a small project.

I'm using a page properties report, and it's providing the default presentation just fine. However, if I try to use any of the 'advanced' options (Title Column header, Order Columns, Sort by Column) the Preview and \<Save\> button refuse to activate. All I can do is cancel.

I'm currently within the "Premium free trial" period, so I'm assuming it's not an entitlement thing...


Answers:
author: Ron Smith
body: Labelled the pages. That seemed to make it happy.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud

page-properties-report
Managing Panel and Page Property Visibility Across Multiple Confluence Pages
Asked by Reid Watson:

I'm trying to conceal certain panels and page properties across 300 Confluence pages. These pages were initially deployed using a template, but the template is currently malfunctioning with several issues. Does anyone have a viable solution for managing this type of requirement in Confluence?

I'm currently exploring ScriptRunner, but any assistance or guidance would be greatly appreciated.


Answers:
author: Reid Watson
body: Ive created a JavaScript which is incorporated into an HTML Macro, designed to conceal panels on a page. The macro has been implemented on several pages through a Groovy script using ScriptRunner. However it's important to note that this method has a limitation to users with page editing rights are still able to see the panel.


author: Barbara Szczesniak
body: [@Reid Watson](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5461838) Welcome to the Atlassian Community!

Are you using Confluence Cloud or Data Center?

I don't know about Data Center, but, in Cloud, once you create a page from a template, the page is not connected to the template anymore and changes or issues with the template do no affect the page. You also cannot apply a template to existing pages.

I think you are saying that you need to change the content displayed on all of these pages in the same way. What exactly you need to accomplish may affect what third-party app would work best for you.

When you say you need to "conceal" panels and page properties, it sounds like you want to *hide* them (don't think this can be done), rather than *remove* them. Please provide more detail on what you want to do.

comments: author: Reid Watson
body: Hi [@Barbara Szczesniak](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5187859)

Thank you for your response. I have developed a JavaScript code that is embedded within an HTML Macro to hide panels within a page. This macro has been deployed across multiple pages using a Groovy script within ScriptRunner.

The sole limitation is that users with page editing permissions can view the panel.


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data-center
Not all the files I am uploading to a confluence site populate the file preview feature, why?
Asked by Adriana Nunez:

I have uploaded a couple excel sheets and not all populate a preview of the documents, why is that? For further context, all excel sheets are compatible for this feature (XLSX).


Answers:
author: Melo
body: Hi [@Adriana Nunez](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5465210). Welcome to the community!

This one is a bit tricky. I would check for patterns, like files that are more complex or have a bigger file size. Unsupported Content: If the Excel file contains content that Confluence's preview feature doesn't support (e.g., particular embedded objects), it might fail to generate a preview. If you cannot resolve the issue, consider contacting Atlassian Support. Please provide them with details about the issue, including the Confluence version, file examples, and any error messages or logs.

I hope that helps.

Cheers,

Melo


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Confluence Automation that Edits a Jira Issue...but which Jira Issue?
Asked by Kevin Christmann:

I am trying to write a Confluence automation that does a bunch of stuff, but one of the very simple things I also want it to do is Edit an issue in Jira.

How does the automation know which issue to edit? There is nowhere in the automation rule at all where it asks you what issue to edit?  

Am I crazy?

See the rule below:

1. Trigger = a manual trigger from a Confluence page (so there is no context for any Jira Issues)
2. Next step = simply edit a jira Issue
   1. The dialog on the right offers you nowhere to tell it what Issue to edit. It says "Set values for fields on the issue". But I haven't told it what issue to actually edit.

![2024-03-29_15-35-56.jpg](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/315384i6093F699B5F09F64/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "2024-03-29_15-35-56.jpg")


Answers:
author: Trev Angle
body: Hi, this is Trevor from the Confluence automation team. The 'Edit issue' action (in both Confluence and Jira) requires an issue to be present in the rule's context. Basically, some previous component in the rule needs to provide the issue. Confluence automation doesn't yet have any issue-based triggers, so the only way to get an issue in context is to use the 'related Jira issues' branch component to find the issues you want to edit. The same goes for 'Transition issue'.

We have plans to make these component dependencies more clear in the future, but one thing that may help you is keeping an eye on the "Compatible actions" category while building your rule. The 'Edit issue' action should be hidden from the compatible actions unless you are adding the action inside a 'related Jira issues' branch.

comments: author: Kevin Christmann
body: thank you so much for sharing that! I will see if I can get it to work as I need now that I have that informaton.


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confluence-cloud
Tasks not showing in task report
Asked by Amy:

Hi folks! I was trying to create a task report for my tasks but I am unable to find my above tasks in the table. Any reason why? I think I am in same space too. ![nooo.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/315378i6E43DC2AD79E367A/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "nooo.png")


Answers:
author: Laurie Sciutti
body: Hi [@Radhika Tandon](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5460670) (Amy) \~ publish the page and the Task report will show correctly.


author: Amy
body: Oh yes, that worked! Thanks so much :)


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Draw IO CSV from attachment
Asked by sjaak derksen:

The option: "embed draw.io diagram" offers me the possibility to create a diagram from a CSV file. This is one of the tab options.

I've created such "CSV" diagram offline (with the offline draw io tool). I uploaded the CSV file to the attachments of the page I want to embed the diagram in.

How can I refer to that CSV? It requests an URL. But if I go to the attachments (in another tab of my browser) and copy the link, it cannot resolve the URL. Error message: "CSV file not found or cannot be accessed. Please check the specified URL".

Is there something I miss? It feels strange that only external sources (e.g. github) are allowed while CSV file is available as attachment.


Answers:
author: Marija Radovic
body: Hi [@sjaak derksen](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4650060)

Could you please submit all the details, including drawio SEN, CSV file, link and print screen of the error to <https://drawio.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/14/group/15/create/49>

Thanks,

Marija

comments: author: sjaak derksen
body: done so. Thanks


author: Melo
body: Hi [@sjaak derksen](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4650060), assuming this works similarly to the Data Center version, the file/CSV needs to be publicly available.

I hope that helps.

Cheers,

Melo

comments: author: sjaak derksen
body: [@Melo](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3868701) : if I understandy you correctly, being an attachement on the same page as the io diagram won't do? That's kind of strange, isn't it?


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
How do you set up connection for storing confiforms data to database using IFTTT macro ?
Asked by Joe66:

Hey [@Alex Medved _ConfiForms_](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/781630) ,  

I was trying to use confiform's IFTTT macro feature to copy confiforms data to database.   
However, If i click on the Manage Connections button, I am getting an error stating that I do not have sufficient permissions to access "/admin/vertuna/confiforms/config.action". I'm also the admin for my confluence space. Do I require any other permissions besides confluence space admin?

<br />

Thanks.


Answers:
author: Alex Medved _ConfiForms_
body: Hi [@Joe66](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5458977)

You need to be Confluence administrator to define a database connection

This is by design, as we want your Confluence administrators be in control and aware

Alex

comments: author: Joe66
body: Thanks Alex!!  
Also, I have a Confiform TableView macro with column name 'Description' of field type textarea.

Is it possible to add scrollbar to the table cells in that particular column if the content gets too long ?


author: Alex Medved _ConfiForms_
body: You can use the truncWithExpand function probably - <https://wiki.vertuna.com/display/CONFIFORMS/Virtual+functions>


author: Joe66
body: Thanks Alex. I tried this. However, i'm facing errors when using this virtual function with ifttt feature.  

**Event:** onModified  
**Choose action:** Create/Update confiform entry  
**Fire IFTTT Action:** !description:\[empty\]  
**Parameters to set:** entryId\[entry.id\]\&description(\[entry.description.truncWithExpand(50)\])

I actually have 4 fields- date, name, order,description

In TableViewMacro, Whenever i try to modify a cell in description field I end up getting 'date field required to be set','name field required to be set', 'order field required to be set' despite having values already filled for those fields.

Just want to make use of this truncWithExpand incase any cell content in description field gets too long.

<br />

Am i doing something wrong in **parameters to set** or anywhere? Any help would be appreciated.


author: Alex Medved _ConfiForms_
body: Oh, this is way too complicated and in a totally wrong direction

All I have tried to say is that you can configure a view (a TableView for example) and put a ConfiForms field where you set it's field name parameter to

```
description.truncWithExpand(50)
```

That's it

Alex


author: Joe66
body: This worked. Thank you !!


Tags: confiforms

confluence-data-center

data-center
Burdown style report for Kanban team in a Project
Asked by Charlene Freeman:

Does anyone know if a Burndown style report for a KANBAN team in a JIRA project? It would be great if we had a gadget to add to a dashboard if possible.

I would like to base this style report on Epics, but will take whatever I can find it it can be just based upon a filter result.

My management is asking for a bar chart style if that exists.

Thank you,


Answers:
author: Danut M _StonikByte_
body: Hi [@Charlene Freeman](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4201120),

Jira does not offer a burndown chart for Kanban.

Your best option here is our [Great Gadgets](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/search?query=stonikbyte%20great%20gadgets%20agile) app, which offers a **Release Burdown Burnup Chart** gadget that allows you to create a burn-down chart for you Kanban team with a few clicks.

![image.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/315414i972CFFB874644CBA/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "image.png")

All you have to do is to configure this gadget to use a filter / JQL that returns the issues from your project and set the timeline. The gadget supports any type of estimate, cand include sub-tasks and can make forecasts.

For more details about this gadget and the many others offered by this app, see these articles:

* <https://community.atlassian.com/t5/App-Central/Creating-a-cross-teams-release-burndown-chart-in-Jira-with-Great/ba-p/1803421>
* <https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-Software-articles/Building-a-powerful-Kanban-dashboard-in-Jira-with-Great-Gadgets/ba-p/1664331>
* <https://community.atlassian.com/t5/App-Central/How-to-track-scaled-agile-SAFe-projects-in-Jira-with-Great/ba-p/1929694>

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us at support@stonikbyte.com.

Hope this helps.

Danut.

comments: author: Charlene Freeman
body: Thank you very much for the info.


Tags: cloud

jira-cloud
Help with code in AlaSQL (Table transformer)
Asked by Matias G Labrana:

Hi guys I have this code:  
SELECT  
T1."T",  
CASE WHEN T1."Count 2024 Q1" IS NOT NULL THEN T1."Count 2024 Q1" END AS "Q1",  
CASE WHEN T1."Count 2024 Q2" IS NOT NULL THEN T1."Count 2024 Q2" END AS "Q2",  
CASE WHEN T1."Count 2024 Q3" IS NOT NULL THEN T1."Count 2024 Q3" END AS "Q3",  
CASE WHEN T1."Count 2024 Q4" IS NOT NULL THEN T1."Count 2024 Q4" END AS "Q4"  
FROM T1  
It is a table of 5 columns and 3 rows.  
I would like create a new column and in the last 2 rows put a text for example:  
New column:  
Row 1 -\> Tittle Column  
Row 2 -\> text A  
Row 3 -\> text B

so finally the main table (T1) will be with 6 columns and 3 rows. Do you know if is possible to make this in AlaSQL?


Answers:
author: Stiltsoft support
body: Hi [@Matias G Labrana](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5465051) ,

You may try the following solution:

![Fri 10-1.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/315348iE3A9FBD29187FF9E/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Fri 10-1.png")

In the internal Table Transformer macro you use the following SQL structure:

SELECT ROWNUM() AS 'Rownum', \*  
FROM  
(SELECT \* FROM T\*)

The internal SELECT part that is *(SELECT \* FROM T\*)* in my example stands for your original SQL query where you transform your table.

The external SELECT that is *SELECT ROWNUM() AS 'Rownum', \* FROM* is used to add row numbers to your transformed table.

As a result, you will see smth like this:

![Fri 10-2.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/315350iD997CD877A754DE0/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Fri 10-2.png")

Now we can join this table with an additional mini table using the unique 'Rownum' column:

SELECT 'Column 1', 'Column 2', 'Column 3', 'Additional column'  
FROM T1  
LEFT JOIN T2 ON T1.'Rownum' = T2.'Rownum'

![Fri 10-3.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/315351i5230AC30FE412091/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Fri 10-3.png")

Please note that I've taken my screenshots for Data Center where you can nest macros directly.

For Cloud you need to insert the [Table Toolbox](https://docs.stiltsoft.com/tfac/cloud/how-to-use-table-toolbox-macro-42245927.html?utm_source=atl_community&utm_medium=answer&utm_campaign=table-filter-traffic-sources&utm_vendorID=1216111) macro on the page, wrap your tables into it and then go to the macro settings \& create the described structure inside the macro shell.


Tags: cloud

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table

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table-filter-and-charts

table-filter-charts-spreadsheets

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Bonjour, Es-ce que Copilot for Confluence fonctionne sur la version Onpremise ?
Asked by sophiane barchiche:

Bonjour,  

Nous souhaitons installer GPT Copilot sur notre Confluence Onpremise afin de questionner des documents publiques se trouvants dans nos diff?rents espaces   
Cela est-il possible ?

Je vous remercie par avance pour les r?ponses que vous pourrez me fournir.


Answers:
author: Ste Wright
body: Hi [@sophiane barchiche](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5464172)

Are you referring to one of these Apps...

1. [https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1230773/copilot-for-confluence?hosting=cloud\&tab=overview](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1230773/copilot-for-confluence?hosting=cloud&tab=overview)
2. [https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1230908/copilot-chatgpt-4-for-confluence?hosting=cloud\&tab=overview](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1230908/copilot-chatgpt-4-for-confluence?hosting=cloud&tab=overview)

...?

If yes, it seems both of these are Cloud-only for now - but you could contact the vendors (their contact details are in their Marketplace listing's support tab) and see if they intend to bring these Apps to Data Center?

Ste

---

And in French (according to Google Translate)...

Faites-vous r?f?rence ? l'une de ces applications...

1. [https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1230773/copilot-for-confluence?hosting=cloud\&tab=overview](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1230773/copilot-for-confluence?hosting=cloud&tab=overview)
2. [https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1230908/copilot-chatgpt-4-for-confluence?hosting=cloud\&tab=overview](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1230908/copilot-chatgpt-4-for-confluence?hosting=cloud&tab=overview)

...?

Si oui, il semble que ces deux applications soient uniquement cloud pour le moment - mais vous pouvez contacter les fournisseurs (leurs coordonn?es se trouvent dans l'onglet d'assistance de leur liste Marketplace) et voir s'ils ont l'intention d'apporter ces applications au centre de donn?es ?
Can't sign in
Asked by Michael Pierotti:

Cleared cache and rebooted just get spinning circles when trying to log in. Anyone else ???


Answers:
author: Shawn Doyle - ReleaseTEAM
body: My Jira cloud instances are allowing logins.

Have you tried it from another computer/device? When on a different network?

comments: author: Michael Pierotti
body: Nope. 4 different computers 4 different networks


author: Shawn Doyle - ReleaseTEAM
body: Have you submitted a ticket to Atlassian support?


Tags: cloud

jira-cloud