youngmon/atlassian-qna huggingface dataset:
Dragon Slaying - Should I stick to Confluence 3.5.7 or take the latest Confluence 3.5 version?
Asked by AmosA:

The instructions in Dragon Slaying Stage 3 Step 2 say that I should use Confluence 3.5.7 (released June 22, 2011). The latest available Confluence 3.5 version is 3.5.13 (released September 1, 2011). Should I stick to 3.5.7 or should I use 3.5.13, which I guess only adds stability?


Answers:
author: Joe Clark
body: There shouldn't be any problems using 3.5.13 instead.


author: Joe Clark
body: Ah, I think that documentation was written pre Java 7. I'll see if I can get it updated.


author: AmosA
body: I didn't keep the error message's details but it just said that it can't find the tables inside. Maybe it though that it managed to create them in a previous run (which is marked in a local text file).

* Database already exists and with right access permissions for that user
* Database was empty
* Username/password were verified using "psql".
* Double-checked privileges for that user (it's the database owner and was able to add roles and tables as instructed)
* URL was verifies
* Database was on same host.

All of these were verified with psql.

I dropped and re-created the database but it didn't help.

I eventually dug up and installed JDK 1.6 (6?) instead of 7 and it started working (1.6 takes a little bit of digging in order to find on Oracle's web site).

I was later told that I should actually use 1.6 for everything since this is what all Atlassian products require.

The instructions in <http://confluence.atlassian.com/display/ATLAS/Dragons+Stage+1+-+Install+JIRA#DragonsStage1-InstallJIRA-Step1InstallJava> clearly say "**Oracle JDK 1.6 or higher"**, which I interpreted to include JDK 7, I was now told that it was supposed to mean "1.6.x for any x".

**Thanks everyone for your responses.**


author: Andrew Frayling
body: What error did you get with creating tables? When the install falls over at table creation it's normally due to one of:

* Database doesn't exist
* DB exists, but isn't empty
* Wrong username/password
* Insufficient privileges for the DB user
* Typo in the JDBC URL
* Connection problem between server and DB (if they're on different machines)

Andrew.


author: AmosA
body: Thanks for the answers. 3.5.7 config blows up on not being able to create the tables in the database. I might wipe it all and try 4.1


author: Andrew Frayling
body: In case you want to go for the latest and greatest I did Dragon Slayer with 4.1 (just for fun) and can confirm it all works and didn't have to deviate from the instructions.


Tags: dragonslayer
add confluence to our atlassian ondemand instance
Asked by Bryce Gartrell:

We are relatively new subscribers to Atlassian OnDemand. We are trying to determine what must we do to have Confluence features available from within our OnDemand site.


Answers:
author: Olivier Milla
body: Hello,

I also am a newly registered user for a trial of onDemand confluance + jira + calendar. I received a mail to access jira, everything just works fine there but I received no news concerning confluence and it seems I can't access the service. Is there a way to check if the request for confluence was properly registred? (My Account says it is). Where can I start the serivce?

Best Regards,

O.

comments: author: Bastiaan Jansen
body: If the service is enabled correctly you will see that you have a tab named "wiki" is present in your system. If this is missing please raise a support case so we can look into this.


author: Abdoulaye Kindy Diallo
body: Hi BBG,

If you have already JIRA OnDemand instance, just subscribe for Confluence in OnDemand via MAC (<https://my.atlassian.com>) to add it to your current JIRA OnDemand.

Finally, I hope the below link might be helpful to you.

Link: <http://www.atlassian.com/licensing/ondemand>

Let me know if you need further help.

Cheers,


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
How do I add a team calendar to a global space?
Asked by Michael Berkowitz:

The only place I can currently see calendars is a tiny link on my dashboard. What are my other options for raising the visibility of team calendars?


Answers:
author: Christian Czaia _Decadis AG_
body: Hi,

have you tried to display a calendar an a page via the calendar macro?

<http://confluence.atlassian.com/display/TEAMCAL/Using+Team+Calendars>

Including Calendars on a Confluence Page {#toc-hId-1619915199}
--------------------------------------------------------------

While editing a page, click '**Insert** ' **\>** '**Macro** ' **\>** '**Team Calendars**'.

![](http://confluence.atlassian.com/download/attachments/241566246/SelectTeamCalMacro.png?version=1&modificationDate=1306842386481)


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Display User Phone, IM, Website, Position, Department, and Location in User Macro
Asked by Sean King:

I'm wanting to create a user macro that automatically displays the user's profile information but I can't seem to find a way to restrieve and display it. Is this possible and how?


Answers:
author: Davin Studer
body: I think this post answers that question.

[https://answers.atlassian.com/questions/102769/how-to-get-user-details-phone-position-etc-for-macro-in-confluence](/questions/102769/how-to-get-user-details-phone-position-etc-for-macro-in-confluence)


Tags: profile

user-macro
Jira Issue macro in confluence pointing to wrong domain
Asked by Carlos Garcia:

In confluence, I am able to successfully insert a "Jira Issue Macro" retrieved from our Jira Server, however, once I insert the macro and click on the link, the URL points me to the Jira's local host address (shown below in Application URL) and not the "Display URL" our domain name... any suggestions on getting this configuration working?


Answers:
author: Theodore Tzidamis
body: Hey there,

There is [this page](https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/CONFKB/Incorrect+Links+in+JIRA+Issues+Macro) (created last November) that revolves around having a proxy in front of JIRA. I was dealing with that page and I was wondering how you solved this, after all. Or is this issue still valid and you found a workaround?

Theo


author: Andy Brook [Plugin People]
body: Is your JIRA [baseurl](http://confluence.atlassian.com/display/JIRA/Configuring+JIRA+Options) set to reflect your expected external address?

comments: author: Carlos Garcia
body: yes, Base url is configured correctly.


author: Andy Brook [Plugin People]
body: Curious, and if you use the displayURL as the application URL?


author: RyanA
body: Hey there, I'm the developer who wrote the Confluence-JIRA integration. If you entered the wrong url, then I've found that it's better to just delete the Application Link and start over. Yeah, that's crap but I didn't write that part ;)

If you're entering the correct URL and Application Links is still using localhost for the JIRA url then this means you've not configured your base url **in JIRA** correctly. This is where it has to be getting this url.
Can you show a Salesforce Dashboard in Confluence?
Asked by Rebecca Sheridan:

We are attempting to display a Salesforce Dashboard within Confluence. Has anyone used an OpenSocial integration to do this?

We are hoping we can show Salesforce "gadgets" in Confluence like you can add JIRA gadgets. We are already using the Salesforce/Confluence connector to share data, but we are looking for a way to get the nice visual representation.

Thanks for any input!


Answers:
author: Joachim Ooi
body: Hi Rebecca,

There is a third-party plugin that you can try which I know can work:

* <https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/net.customware.confluence.plugin.salesforce.confluence-salesforce-plugin>

You can retrieve more information from this [doc](http://wiki.customware.net/repository/display/SFCONF/Connector+for+Salesforce.com+and+Confluence) too.


Tags: connector

dashboard

gadget

salesforce
[feature request] Reordering favourite pages list
Asked by Si Eun Kim:

Hello,   

I already asked a question about this issue here;  

https://answers.atlassian.com/questions/32441/how-to-order-the-order-of-favourite-pages  

And I was not able to login <https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONF> to request a feature, so I just post this reqeust here.  

It will be awesome if the list of favourite pages( **{favpages}** macro) can allow us to reorganize the order of pages.

<br />

<br />

Thanks  


Answers:
author: Migration Bot 9000
body: [jira.atlassian.com](http://jira.atlassian.com) is a public JIRA instance that allows anyone to sign up for an account. You can click the "Sign Up" link in the login page, or just go to <https://jira.atlassian.com/secure/Signup!default.jspa> to create an account.

I've created <https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONF-24565> on your behalf.


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: You do need to raise this sort of thing at the Jira url you tried (why can't you log in?)

And raising the same question again doesn't really add much to the conversation I'm afraid.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Can you use oracle db during trial period?
Asked by Seth Floyd:

Can the database used be changed to oracle during your trial period? I ask because of the step under "Running the Confluence Setup Wizard", that says to **enter your** **licence**. If im in my trial period I cant really do that yet. We basically want to set this up as if we were running it live to test it out but to do that we need to hook into our oracle db.

Thanks,

Seth


Answers:
author: Dennis Kromhout van der Meer
body: The evaluation license you generate at <http://my.atlassian.com> has the same rights as a permanent license, the only difference is the smaller period of time it's valid. Ergo, you can use Oracle DB during trial period :)


author: Seth Floyd
body: thanks


Tags: download

oracle

trial
OnDemand Confluence - some users don't get indexed and are unsearchable, unmentionable and don't appear in a list of users
Asked by OSA:

OnDemand Confluence - some users don't get indexed and are unsearchable, unmentionable and don't appear in a list of users.  
Any clues?


Answers:
author: RyanR
body: So this is due to a known issue in Confluence, where sometimes a new user does not get added to the search index until you actually click on their profile in confluence.

Like so:

```
https://instance.atlassian.net/wiki/display/~user.name
```

After this, it'll get added to the index pretty much right away.

Hope this helps.

Ryan


author: Andrew Evans
body: I have the same problem with only one user not being picked up in mentions and shares. All other users are found.

This occurs in the server edition.


author: Stuart MacKenzie
body: Same with me. I created this question before finding this post: [https://answers.atlassian.com/questions/49691/at-mentions-not-working-in-comments-in-ondemand-confluence](/questions/49691/at-mentions-not-working-in-comments-in-ondemand-confluence)

The suggestion above to navigate to the user's space did not resolve this issue for us.

It had been working previously. Cheers!


author: ragill
body: I get the same issue on Confluence OnDemand (as of 15th April 2012)


author: NikE
body: Is this issue still persisting? I took a look at the instance tied to your email address and it looks like all the users were showing up on the tests I ran. If the issue still exists, I'm wondering if it has to with the phonetic characters (I forget the proper name for them) not being indexed.

If the issue is persisting, please open a [support ticket](https://support.atlassian.com "Support Request") with the names of the users (so we don't post your account info here) and we can track down the issue.

comments: author: OSA
body: Hello and thanks for the reply,  
seems to be OK now. We have applied the workaround described by Ryan Dunn in the ticket we raised:  

[Ryan Dunn \[Atlassian\]](https://support.atlassian.com/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=sdunn) added a comment - 03/Feb/12 12:58 PM  
Hi there,

This is due to a known issue where sometimes new users don't get added to the search index until you actually go to their profile (anyone).

He tried visiting one of the affected user's profile and then it started to work...

The rest seems to be also OK now.  

Thanks for the effort!


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud

mention

search

user
How can I prevent renderConfluenceMacro inserting new lines when it renders wiki markup?
Asked by Steve Goldberg:

I am currently rewriting my macros for COnfluence 4 compatibility (removing Wiki Markup) and I am having difficulty as when I try to use {{$action.getHelper().renderConfluenceMacro}} to process Wiki Markup, it puts the rendered Wiki Markup on a new line (i.e., in fresh \<p\> tags). This means, for instance, that I can't do in-line linking as I want to do something like the following:

```
## @noparams<b>You must be logged into GitHub and have access to our repository to access these files.</b> For more information on GitHub, see the $action.getHelper().renderConfluenceMacro("[Developer Guidelines space|developertraining:How to get access to GitHub]").
```

However, that just causes it to line break.

Suggestions on how to get aroun this would be appreciated.


Answers:
author: David at David Simpson Apps
body: Don't use $action.getHelper().renderConfluenceMacro():

Do something similar to this:

<http://davidsimpson.me/2012/01/24/on-converting-wiki-markup-based-user-macros-for-use-with-confluence-4/>

comments: author: Steve Goldberg
body: Genius. Thanks.


Tags: line-break

markup
Is there a way to show Home on the Documentation Theme Left Navigation tree?
Asked by Jay Barra:

Is it possible to tweak the Documentation Theme to show the a link to Space Home on the Left Navigation Tree?


Answers:
author: Remo Siegwart
body: You might want to try the following:

1. go to **Browse** =\> **Space Admin** =\> **Themes** =\> **Configure Themes**
2. uncheck the **Page Tree** checkbox
3. insert the following wiki markup into the **Navigation** text area:

```
{pagetree:root=@none|searchBox=true}
```

Learn more about the parameters of the pagetree macro [here](http://confluence.atlassian.com/display/CONF35/Pagetree+Macro).  

Hope this helps

comments: author: Joe Clark
body: Full doco on the configuration available in the Documentation Theme is available here: <http://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Configuring+the+Documentation+Theme>


Tags: documentation-theme

navigation
i want to add a path in a doc but Confluence thinks the characters indicate a macro. how can i get around this?
Asked by Gedalyah Geller:

i want to write ${ IC_install }/project/IEF.jar

but Confluence says "unknown macro"

help please.


Answers:
author: Christian Czaia _Decadis AG_
body: Hi,

when I type exactly what you posted my Confluence doesn't seem to recognize it as a macro (because of the $). Anyway you could maybe use the "No format" macro. I'm using Confluence 4.0.3.


Tags: special-character
How to increase login security?
Asked by mathieu scherz:

Hello,

Is there any way to increase login security for confluence onDemand?

-To prevent user to use weak password?

-To ask user to change their password every month (or so...)?

-Two factor authentification?

Thanks for your help


Answers:
author: Abdoulaye Kindy Diallo
body: Hello Mathieu,

We do not have these possibilities in our OnDemand environment as for now. However, there is a feature request on this. You may want to watch it and add comment.

Link: <https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRA-22343>

Hope that answers your question.

Best Regards,


Tags: cloud

security
Is Confluence 4.1 a SAP compatible version ?
Asked by Conrad Lienhardt:

Is Confluence 4.1 compatible with SAP/ NetWeaver like older Versions, we work with, coming by the SAP Package?


Answers:
author: Conrad Lienhardt
body: "compatible" (in my question) means at first does Confluence 4.1 run integrated in a NetWeaver/ SAP framework in a technical, functional regard? Are Bugs known special for a NetWeaver integration? Then I ask whether this new version is approved by SAP, certiefied in a way. (Older versions, like the one we are now working with, were offered via SAP for downloading)

comments: author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: I'd ask [sales@atlassian.com](mailto:sales@atlassian.com), but it sounds more like a SAP question to me.


author: Conrad Lienhardt
body: thx, I'll try but perhaps there are experienced users around atlassian who can share


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: Oh, definitely worth a try. I've just tended to work in environments where SAP is being removed, so I have no knowledge of it. I suspect that if the NetWeaver platform provides a pretty standard java application server, then Confluence will work fine on it.


author: Conrad Lienhardt
body: Thanks a lot Nic for your replies and support!


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: What do you mean by "compatible"?


Tags: sap
Can table-data automatically generate a row number?
Asked by Davor:

Can table-data automatically generate a row number?

And can i sort tabl by column name, like in excel?


Answers:
author: Renjith Pillai
body: Yes, use the {table-plus} macro and specify the options autoNumber, enableSorting and sortIcon

comments: author: Davor
body: can u be more specific

let say i have a teble

\<th\>

|---|-------------------|----------------------------|---|---|--------------------------------------|---|
|   | **Cest**          | Osje?ko baranjska ?upanija |   |   |                                      |   |
|   | deksi             | Osje?ko baranjska ?upanija |   |   | Treba kontaktirati vezano uz projekt |   |
|   | **PPK Danko**     | Osje?ko baranjska ?upanija |   |   |                                      |   |
|   | **Osatki d.o.o**. | Osje?ko baranjska ?upanija |   |   |                                      |   |
|   | **Vodilic**       | Osje?ko baranjska ?upanija |   |   |                                      |   |
|   | **Kandut**        | Osje?ko baranjska ?upanija |

An d want that the number for each row is generated automaticali

what do I need to do?


author: Bob Swift (personal)
body: Examples are available here: [Table-plus macro](https://studio.plugins.atlassian.com/wiki/display/TBL/Table-plus+macro "Table-plus macro")


Tags: table
migration confluence: standalone 3.2 to ondemand 4.1?
Asked by mathieu scherz:

Hello,  

How can I export my data from confluence standalone 3.2 and import them to confluence ondemand 4.1?  

On this page ( <https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/AOD/Importing+wiki+data> ),it is explained, but it works only when the confluence version are the same.  

Thanks for your help


Answers:
author: Bastiaan Jansen
body: Hi Mathieu,  

It is correct that for importing Confluence data the versions of the products must me the same verison. In order to import your data we advise to install a temporary Confluence (with a trial license) that is the same version as the one used in OnDemand. Then you can import your data (complete import) into this version and from there create the space backups that are compatible.  

Another option is to upgrade your local Confluence directly which I can understand is not the most appealing solution.  

I hope this answers your question, If you have any additional questions let us know.

comments: author: mathieu scherz
body: Thanks for your answer Bastiaan!

Juste to be sure I understand:

The OnDemand do not have a "complete import" function? Is it why I have to use a new local confluence installation to migrate?


author: Bastiaan Jansen
body: You are completely right Mathiue. Please see the following page that shows all possible data imports into the OnDemand environment: http://confluence.atlassian.com/display/AOD/Importing+Data


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
how can i download specific multiple attachments ?
Asked by poonam chaudhari:

at one time it should be possible


Answers:
author: poonam chaudhari
body: i am using 4.0.5 version of confluence


author: Andy Brook [Plugin People]
body: multi select, and a zip download, no, you cant. Perhaps raise a JIRA against the upload version, seems like a good feature creep fit for it: <https://plugins.atlassian.com/plugin/details/14189>


author: poonam chaudhari
body: i want to select required attachments and want to download them at time not separetly


author: Renjith Pillai
body: Can you explain the question a bit more?


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
I want to set all confluence users to 'Watch' a particular space
Asked by David Parks:

We are used to receiving emails whenever documents are updated on our previous system (basecamp).

I would like to set, by default, all the users of confluence to 'watch' the entire space by default, that way they always get updated for all the wiki pages.


Answers:
author: Renjith Pillai
body: What we did for such and usecase was (eventhough flooding everyone's mailbox with Confluence updates may result in people ignoring the emails) was to create a mailing list of all users, created a new user in Crowd with the email id of the mailing list, logged in with that user, and started watching the space.

comments: author: Chris M
body: Is this the only work-around? This wastes a Jira user.


author: Renjith Pillai
body: You can remove that account from the Global permissions to login (so as to save the license). It should still continue to work.


Tags: space

watch
What's the best way to pass in the current username to a template?
Asked by David Yu:

Hi, I'm trying to make a template which will render the user's picture profile inside such that once the page is created, it automatically fills in the user's login name permenantly as regular text.

A user macro is not possible because I plan to use the metadata plugin to report on it and yank the user's picture to display somewhere else.

Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!


Answers:
author: David at David Simpson Apps
body: $action.remoteUser.name

comments: author: David Yu
body: Woops, I should clarify, this is a space page template...not a velocity template file.


author: CharlesH
body: You could use Reporting to give you the current users name (or login name, email, etc). This would work even in a space page template, provided you have the plugin of course.


Tags: template
Can my employees login to Confluence from their home computers ?
Asked by Devin Leonard:

I haven't purchased this yet, but am considering an 11-25 user evaluation. I'd love to have employees updating and answering each others' questions from home (via work laptops) but I'm not sure how the licensing works - is it per user name and login, or is it per MAC address?

Also, I fear the learning curve - will I be wanting another feature 2 months into this?

My goals for the implementation are to have my star 15 engineers talking and sharing. They're perfectly willing to do so, but are not colocated, and often just can't schedule the necessary discussions. So I want a knowledge base of technical questions that are "low-hanging fruit" for my curious and helpful engineers, and a base of answers that can be searched without sucking time away from them with duplicate questions. This has to reference all sorts of media and reports, including websites and vendor data.

I'm hoping I've found the right tool, and not entering a quandary of time suck.


Answers:
author: Jobin Kuruvilla [Adaptavist]
body: Ofcourse you can configure Confluence to be accessed over the web. It is more of a networking than about Confluence. And yeah, it looks like a good tool for what you are after. Check out Atlassian documenation for a sample ;)

Regarding the licensing, it works per user name. Doesn't matter where one logs in from!

comments: author: Jobin Kuruvilla [Adaptavist]
body: Run it over SSL and make sure Confluence is ran by a separate user when you install it. And ofcourse, use tight passwords ;)


author: Devin Leonard
body: Thanks - and the info is secure logging in from the web? Perhaps it's best I do a free trial with 2-3 guys and pretend to use it for a couple of days to see. Thanks again!


Tags: install

licence