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Issues with new variables in edited templates.
Asked by Colleen Daly:

I am trying to customize the Decision Template. I have edited the template to include new variables that I have selected as **List** variables. When I preview the template, it looks correct, with drop-downs associated to my variables.

![Confluence.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/57133iC31DB586FEB3DCF9/image-dimensions/478x422?v=v2 "Confluence.png")

I save the template and when I go to create a new Decision, I don't see the drop-downs to "Status", "Decision Type" or "System" - I can't even type in the field. Can you please let me know what step I am missing here?


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hello Colleen,

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

The [Decisions Template](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confcloud/decision-template-937893638.html) is a System Global Template. There is a bug open right now because it is not possible to add custom variables to those templates:

* [CONFCLOUD-37807](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-37807) *"insert a variable into a template" on System Global Template Fails*
* [CONFSERVER-37807](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-37807) (Server version of the same bug)

For this reason, I would recommend that you [create your own template](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confcloud/blueprints-and-user-created-templates-724764985.html) and add the variables there. This way, you should be able to see those variables when creating a new page.

Please vote on the bug above and you will automatically be added to the watchers list. This way, you will receive emails of any updates.

Let me know if you have any questions about this!

Regards,

Shannon

comments: author: Colleen Daly
body: Thank you!


author: Shannon S
body: You're welcome, Colleen! Let me know if you have any issues creating a new template.

Regards,

Shannon
uploading video to confluence
Asked by Lisa Cannon:

How to I add videos to confluence


Answers:
author: Bastian Stehmann
body: Hi [@Lisa Cannon](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3317259) ,

You can just upload it like any other attachments.

There are also some built in macros that allows you to embed the attached video directly, I think.

And if I remember correctly, there is also a macro for YouTube for example.
I am unable to find code block macro in the View More section
Asked by Kinnaree Patel:

I am unable to find code block macro in the View More section


Answers:
author: Dominic Lagger
body: Hi [@Kinnaree Patel](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1107797)

Did you try to add the macro with "**{**"

Type **{** and the beginning of the macro name, to see a list of suggested macros. Your macro name is "**Code Block Macro**"

Hope this already helps.

Regards

Dominic

comments: author: Kinnaree Patel
body: Hi Dominic. Thank You for your reply. Yes, i did try that it is not showing up in the suggested list of macros.
Confluence - User Permissions view and add comments only
Asked by vgross:

How Can I set User Permissions view and add comments only


Answers:
author: Lucas Rodrigues de Oliveira
body: Hi Victoria,

you can set it on space permissions, grant comment permission for users who you want.

The article below maybe can help you:

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/space-permissions-overview-139521.html>
How can I choose the main page when I log in to JIRA?
Asked by Soporte Grupo CFI:

Good afternoon, I would like to customize the main page when accessing Confluence / create a new one.


Answers:
author: Ismael Jimoh
body: Hi [@Soporte Grupo CFI](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3012847)

Do you require this for JIRA or Confluence because I see you label this as confluence yet your title says JIRA.

If Confluence and you are hosting it yourself, then this is currently not possible OTB. If however you are using Confluence Cloud then do find the guide [here](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confcloud/configuring-the-site-homepage-724765517.html).

If you are referring to JIRA server then this is not possible as JIRA is default to land on the system dashboard to my knowledge unless you are accessing a URL or cached instance of the server.

Cheers.
How to create user list searching by multiple groups
Asked by Tiller:

Right now, the user list macro allows you to display multiple groups. I need to show a list of users who are members of multiple groups. IE, I need a list of users who are both in group "Artist Alley" AND in group "Staff 2019" NOT a list of users in "Artist Alley" THEN in "Staff 2019". The user picker allows you to filter by multiple groups, but I don't need a picker- I need a way to display who is in two groups. Hopefully I made this clear enough. Does anyone have any guidance on this?

Thanks!


Answers:
author: aprilengland
body: Hi Todd,

We use Linchpin User Profiles at my company of about 3000 employees and have found that it will create lists of users that fit 2 or more requirements, however it can be tricky sometimes to get it to only show those results. Also, its a more robust plugin that requires the admin to build out the profile needed. This may change the look of your current profiles so you might want to try it in a test environment first to avoid confusing your users.

Warm Regards,

April

comments: author: Shannon S
body: Hi April,

Thank you so much for providing your user experience with the Linchpin User Profiles add-on!

Shannon


author: Shannon S
body: Hello Todd,

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

Something like this might be possible with a [Marketplace Add-on](https://marketplace.atlassian.com), such as [Linchpin User Profiles](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1211696/linchpin-user-profiles?hosting=server&tab=overview). I can see there is a Custom User List Macro there, but I haven't used this add-on before so I can't say for sure it would meet your requirements. Feel free to give it a test, or browse the other add-ons from Marketplace and try one of those.

Otherwise, [writing a user macro](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/writing-user-macros-4485.html) might be another alternative for you, if you have any programming experience.

I hope that helps! Let us know if you have any questions.

Regards,

Shannon


Tags: atlassian-marketplace

group

search

user-directory
I need assistance re-implementing my database
Asked by Daniel Silveira:

I installed Confluence on my Windows Server 2012 r2, the install went fine and the software was working. I added about 10 pages of data, that night I had to reboot the server and when I restarted Confluence did not work, I tried various methods to get it working and yet nothing worked, I read a comment in community suggesting uninstalling and reinstalling Confluence which I did however it still seems to be having issues and I cannot re-implemet my database with all of the data I had created. I was very high on this software but its been difficult, can someon assist me with this?


Answers:
author: Bastian Stehmann
body: Hi [@Daniel Silveira](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3288872) ,

Welcome to the community .

If confluence does not start, you should have a look at the log files, beginning with atlassian-confluence.log in HOME/logs

There you will probably find a hint, why confluence does not start.
Can I modify the expandable text box look and behavior?
Asked by Michael Arndt:

In Confluence under formatting there's an option for expandable text boxes. I like the concept and I'm using it but the formatting could be better. I like the way Google handles expandable text boxes as seen here [https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/2479637?hl=en\&ref_topic=3237689](https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/2479637?hl=en&ref_topic=3237689)

Particularly the way it uses lines to segment the text box both when it's collapsed and when it's expanded as well as it's use of the directional indicator arrow. Also the way the text is revealed when you open it.

Is there a way to emulate this look and behavior within Confluence?


Answers:
author: Curtis Freudigmann
body: Have you tried the free add-on Digi Formatting? I have found it to be very useful and they are quite responsive to customers.

I have added a snip from a page that I use it on to give you an idea of how it looks.

![digi.PNG](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/57100iC0AA2352D6D79CCD/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "digi.PNG")

Hope this helps!

-Curtis

comments: author: Michael Arndt
body: Thanks but it looks like they're Server only and I'm on Cloud.

[https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1219725/digi-formatting?hosting=server\&tab=overview](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1219725/digi-formatting?hosting=server&tab=overview)


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
confluence Page Properties Report Macro
Asked by Guy Toyber:

Hello,

Page Properties Report macro doesn't display all items in the page as it set with the Parameter: Number of items to display.

When the default setting is to show 30 (or above) items, I can see a list with only 13-14 items.

When i tried to figure out where all the other items disappeared (the rest of the list),

i could see that in "preview" mode there are more pages to view...

the problem is that i couldn't access the next pages.

i would like that the page with the macro will display all of the list without any more pages.

Thanks for some help!

Best regards,

Guy


Answers:
author: Victor Mutambuki
body: Guy,

Are you also using the page properties macro? The Page Properties and *Page Properties Report* macro work together.

Victor


Tags: confluence-server

server
How to get the confluence page table data and update to another page
Asked by suresh-bitbucket41:

we've confluence pages and each page we have a table with content. If any page the table content has updated or added any rows then automatically would update in the home page table.

Ex: we have 10 pages and each page have a sperate table (ex: add the date to key) Some user has to update the key value and some user has to add a new key, So, here we need to update the all key details in one page with a page name,

Is it possible to show all page table content to one page?


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hi there,

Thank you for contacting us.

We have a macro in Confluence that can help with this. Be advised that it only works in key and value pairs (so 1 for 1, but not entire rows of data). It's called the [Page Properties Report Macro](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/page-properties-report-macro-186089616.html).

To use it, you'll place your table inside of its partner macro, which is called the [Page Properties Macro](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/page-properties-macro-184550024.html). You can then report on the data on another page using the Page Properties Report Macro.

If you need to report more data than that, I would recommend a 3rd-party add-on, such as the [Table Filter and Charts for Confluence](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/27447/table-filter-and-charts-for-confluence?hosting=server&tab=overview) add-on. This will allow you to aggregate data from separate tables and report on that.

Take your time and review this information, and do let me know if you have any questions!

Regards,

Shannon


Tags: confluence-server

server
Could not load bootstrap from environment - BootstrapException - Fatal error
Asked by alex:

Hello.

There were no errors until last week.

By the way, when I turn on my computer on Monday and access 'confluence', I get the following error:

![1.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/57061i63BD40A2CFAB9340/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "1.png")

(The same error had been occur if you reboot your computer.)

I had Click "Return to site homepage ..." on the error page.

The "Could not load bootstrap from environment" error page is displayed. (below)

![2.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/57062i742C4E5830854F5B/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "2.png")

What should I do?

I am waiting for your help.

Thank you.

Alex.


Answers:
author: Fabian Lim
body: Hi Alex,

I found a response that may help you: <https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Unable-to-access-confluence/qaq-p/1072592>

Regards


Tags: server
file name searching issue
Asked by Hwang Woo:

I want search attached file file name in confluence

filename like this (Individual sign file: sign_xxx.jpg)

"xxx" is korean.

If I search Korean text like "xxx" I cannot search the result.

I used it on confluence version 5.4.4(HSQL),

Current version 6.14.3(PostgreSQL)


Answers:
author: Vasiliy Zverev
body: Make sure, that DB for confluence is available.

See log for details.


author: Vasiliy Zverev
body: It could be coused by indexing language.

See this for details: <https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/configuring-indexing-language-150130.html>

comments: author: Hwang Woo
body: Thanks your answer.

but there is no korean :-(
Some links to anchor are not working
Asked by Cedric Mariage:

Hi, I love the anchor feature. However, my team and I are working in French. I realized that the "page name#anchor name" syntax for links is not working properly if the page name has special characters, like accented letters. The link simply redirects to the page. If I afterwards edit the link, the value becomes something like "++\&Eacute;++ cran de recherche des donn++\&eacute;++es". If I then save it, it completely stops working.

Anyway, I was simply wondering if there was a way to link to an anchor with a syntax that is not using the page name. If I am not wrong, we are using the version 1000.0.0.

Thanks.


Answers:
author: Pankaj Jangid
body: I am afraid you will have to make some changes in the target page as well for this. In the target page you will have to create anchor where to you to point your link to. Normally the headings work as anchors but because of special characters you will have to create anchors manually. Here is how to do it:
> Add the Anchor Macro to mark the location you want to link to:
>
> 1. Do either of the following in the Confluence editor:  
>    Choose Insert \> Other Macros, then find and select the Anchor macro  
>    Type { and the beginning of the macro name, then select the Anchor macro
> 2. Enter the Anchor Name (For example, 'bottom' or 'important information')
> 3. Choose Insert

Now in the source page you can do this:
> Link to an anchor on the same Confluence site:
>
> 1. Select some text or position your cursor where you want to insert the link
> 2. Choose Link in the toolbar or press Ctrl+K
> 3. Choose Advanced and enter the anchor name in the Link field, following the format below.Anchor location Link syntax for anchor Examples  
>    ![Screenshot 2019-06-08 at 11.27.37 AM.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/57004i587BA7CA1075664F/image-dimensions/506x271?v=v2 "Screenshot 2019-06-08 at 11.27.37 AM.png")
> 4. Enter or modify the Link Text (this is the text that will appear on the page. If this field is left blank, the page name or URL will be used as the link text)
> 5. Choose Save

Complete description of this is given here - <https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/anchors-139442.html>.

comments: author: Cedric Mariage
body: Hi. Thank you for your reply. However, the problem does not come from headings with special characters; we already use anchors and there are no special characters in their name. I think the problem rather comes from page titles with special characters. As I mentioned, links to anchors in these pages simply redirect to page. I thought there might be a workaround with page URL or something like that.


author: Pankaj Jangid
body: I have tried a couple of options but none of them are working right now. I have tried to look into HTML5 w3 standards also. But found that any character is now supported in anchors. HTML4 had issues. So it should actually work. I'll explore more. This is an interesting problem.


Tags: anchor

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link
How to add a confluence page menu item with javascript to copy Page title + TinyURL?
Asked by flaimo:

Hi,  

inspired by this [stackoverflow post](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/51100213/confluence-copy-to-clipboard-button) I want to put an additional menu item in the menu bar for a confluence page to quickly copy the page title + TinyURL to the users clipboard:

<br />

![mock.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/57010i284B38186CA5C404/image-dimensions/432x51?v=v2 "mock.png")

I was able to implement it as a user macro, but can't position it beside the other menu items this way. So the only other way I can think of is, to do it with javascript, which I am not very good at. Maybe someone of you knows how to do this.

So far I have added this custom HTML to *At end of the HEAD* to include the clipboard.js libary:  

```
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/clipboard.js/2.0.4/clipboard.min.js"></script>

<script>
window.onload=function()
  {
    var clipboard = new ClipboardJS('#xxx-copy-url-menu-item');
    clipboard.on("success", function(e)
      {
        console.log(e);
        var button = $(e.trigger);
        window.setTimeout(reset, 5000);
      });
    }
</script>
```

*At end of the BODY* I have added to get the TinyURL (got this snipped from [another atlassian question](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Answers-Developer-Questions/How-to-get-TinyURL-in-User-Macro/qaq-p/468106) here):

```
<script>
  AJS.toInit(function() {
    var tinyUrl = $("link[rel=shortlink]").attr("href");
  });
</script>
```

So whats missing is to inject a new menu item at the beginning of the menu bar with this kind of code and also add the page title and TinyURL:

```
<li class="ajs-button normal">
  <a id="xxx-copy-url-menu-item" rel="nofollow" class="aui-button aui-button-subtle" data-clipboard-text="PAGE_TITLE | TINYURL" title="Kopiert den Seitentitel und die TinyURL in die Zwischenablage zur weiteren Verwendung in Slack">
    <span><span class="aui-icon aui-icon-small aui-iconfont-copy"></span> Name+URL</span>
  </a>
</li>
```

This is where I am struggling.


Answers:
author: flaimo
body: OK, with a lot of googeling I was able to get the desired result:

```
<script>
AJS.toInit(function() {
var tinyUrl = $("link[rel=shortlink]").attr("href");
AJS.$('#navigation ul').prepend('<li class="ajs-button normal"><a id="xxx-copy-url-menu-item" rel="nofollow" class="aui-button aui-button-subtle" data-clipboard-text=":confluence: _' + AJS.params.pageTitle + '_ | ' + tinyUrl + '" title="Kopiert den Seitentitel und die TinyURL in die Zwischenablage zur weiteren Verwendung in Slack"><span><span class="aui-icon aui-icon-small aui-iconfont-copy"></span> Name+URL</span></a></li>');
});

AJS.$(document).ready( function() {
AJS.$("#xxx-copy-url-menu-item").click(function() {
var myFlag = AJS.flag({
type: 'info',
body: 'Titel + TinyURL erfolgreich in Zwischenablage kopiert',
});
setTimeout(function () { myFlag.close(); }, 1500);
});
});
</script>
```


Tags: confluence-server

server
Can't access after reboot with no changes
Asked by Gabe Ferland (Site Admin):

After a server reboot, confluence service starts up just fine but when I access our confluence URL I get the following message:

"Your confluence instance is already completely setup. Return to Confluence".

The URL is: http://localhost:8090/bootstrap/selectsetupstep.action

I can't access the URL without it always being redirected to this page?

We are are on Confluence 6.15.2 running on a Windows 2012 R2 server with SQL 2014 Express.

I have not made any changes recently and had just completed a server reboot.

Help! I can't currently access our confluence!!


Answers:
author: Hritik
body: For posterity, I faced the same problem with incompatible Java version. Make sure you're using the supported java version for your confluence instance.


author: Stephen Sifers
body: Hello Gabe,

We appreciate you taking the time to explain what happened along with the effect you're seeing when Confluence attempts to start and you get redirected. There are a few things that would like to check for this issue;

* Test with a different browser (or clear your cookies and cache). This can be caused by a stale cache which is causing Confluence to think it's not configured when it's reporting as configured.
* Check your confluence.cfg.xml file within your Confluence home directory and ensure it is present and there is a line stating: \<setupStep\>complete\</setupStep\>.

If the above are checked and the issue is still present then it seems like the shutdown may have impacted the file (if it was a forced shutdown or the Windows server was shut down without the service fully stopping) which caused the files to become corrupt. If this is the case there is an article to follow to help recover from this type of even. We will refer to the documentation instead of pasting the steps as there are a few items you will need to process and check. Please see; [How to Generate a New confluence.cfg.xml](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/how-to-generate-a-new-confluence-cfg-xml-425461512.html).

If you're still having issues with Confluence redirecting you in a loop after this please let us know.

Regards,

Stephen Sifers


Tags: confluence-server

server
Is there a way to edit labels in confluence?
Asked by Steven Tan:

Pretty simple question... I just discovered how handy labels can be, but found some existing labels (already tagged to lots of docs) that could be clarified a bit. It would be nice to edit the existing label, vs. creating a new one and manually having to tag it to a several dozen existing pages, and then removing the old label.


Answers:
author: Arthur Mack
body: There are a few plugins that allow you to bulk edit labels. You can do a search and replace etc. The only way to manually do it is remove the old label and add the new one and hence the label plugins are well worth the money.

comments: author: Steven Tan
body: Thanks for the tip.


author: Stavros_Rougas_EasyApps
body: We were looking for a bulk label manager that had restrictions, example for merging labels, so we built [Label Manager for Easy Apps](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1232224/label-manager-by-easy-apps?hosting=cloud&tab=overview).

If you let all users have bulk editing access you can create as many problems as you solve. That said the point of apps are to empower users with added features, so what is the right balance is tricky.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Blank PAGETREE and odd Edit link > Browse behaviour
Asked by Jim Heddles:

We have a couple of problems and I suspect they may be related.

1. The "Page tree" in the editor sidebar only displays a blank space . I'm using "Child pages" instead, but don't have to do this in any other space.
2. The Edit Link \> Browse functionality works oddly. I can click on a + to expand one level and then pick an item at that level. I can't go do the next level down until I "Save" and then re-edit and click to go down one more level, and repeat until I'm at the page I want. The end result is fine, but not a simple mechanism.

We have multiple spaces and this is only happening in this particular space. The spaces were created a year or so ago and I've been updating them since January. I've done extensive work on several other spaces, but haven't been able to solve these problems in this one.

I've reviewed the entries related to blank PAGETREE and didn't find an answer and didn't find anything similar to our second issues.


Answers:
author: JP _AC Bielefeld Leader_
body: Just a guess: Could you check the page structure in the Space Admin -\> Content section? Is the space home page set to the top page of your page tree?

comments: author: Jim Heddles
body: Yes it is. Thanks for the suggestion.


Tags: confluence-server

link

page-tree

server