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Confluence for Linked Spreadsheet cells?
Asked by Victor Prasad:

Hello!

Is there any way I can link cells between Excel sheets within Confluence? Yes, I want the files uploaded to Confluence and the cells 'talk'.

Right now, we are using network share drives and it works, but it is not eloquent and we are mired by permission issues.

**Example;**

Here is the formula for a cell from Spreadsheet A, that displays data from spreadsheet B

fx='\<network drive\>:\\folder path\\folder path2\\{SpreadsheetB.xlsx\]PageB'!cell$BB$CC

Any way Confluence could handle this passing of info?

Is there a plugin?

Suggestions? Please!

Thanks,

V


Answers:
author: Vero Rivas
body: Hi [@Victor Prasad](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/752839)

Look at this posts, maybe can help you

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/office-excel-macro-375849173.html>

<https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Embed-an-Excel-file-in-Confluence/qaq-p/812440>

<https://www.atlassian.com/blog/add-ons/guest-blog-spreadsheets-collaboration-within-confluence-end-exhell>

[https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/216/excel-for-confluence?tab=overview\&hosting=cloud](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/216/excel-for-confluence?tab=overview&hosting=cloud)

Cheers


Tags: atlassian-marketplace

confluence-cloud
I get notifications of likes on a blog post although I am not foolwing it?
Asked by Patrick Vanhoof:

I have the autowatch option disabled and I create a blog post in a space. Because autowatch is disabled I am not following the post and I do not get a notification when someone reacts on it.

But when someone likes it I do get a notification. Do likes always send a notification?


Answers:
author: Charlie Misonne
body: Hi Patrick

This is a different setting in your preferences. See this [documentation article](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/likes-and-popular-content-278695530.html)

Go to \<your_confluence URL\>`/plugins/likes/view-notifications.action` to disable those notifications.

comments: author: Patrick Vanhoof
body: Hi Charlie,

This is a general setting? If I disable the notifications there, it is disabled for everyone? This is not a personal setting?

Also: the documentation mentions 'Open an email notification of a like, and click **Manage Notifications**' but this does not bring me to the screen to disable the likes, but to my personal settings.

Thanks,

Patrick


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notification
Videos in Confluence without the possibility to download them
Asked by Bj?rn Eitmann:

Hi\*

We want to embed a few videos on a confluence page, which are not downloadable.

Any ideas?

Best wishes,  
Bj?rn


Answers:
author: thais
body: Hi, Bj?rn,

If you attach a video to a page, it will be downloadable to anyone with view permissions.

If you want someone not to be able to download a video, then it has to be hosted on an external source, such as in YouTube - this way, you'll be able only to watch it, as the video will not be hosted in Confluence.

We do have a feature request to [Set permissions for Attachment downloading](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-19182).

You may also embed using the [Widget Connector Macro](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/widget-connector-macro-171180449.html).
I cannot re-order columns using Jira issue/filter macro on the Confluence page
Asked by Owen Skyers:

I cannot re-order columns using Jira issue/filter macro on the Confluence page


Answers:
author: Evan
body: You can reorder columns by going into HTML mode on the page (click the "\< \>" in the top right), finding the macro and then editing the HTML. On my server the macro looks like:

```
<ac:structured-macro ac:name="jira" ac:schema-version="1" ac:macro-id="snip">
...
    <ac:parameter ac:name="columns">key,summary,type,priority,assignee,status,resolution</ac:parameter>
```

So I modify the columns manually. On pages with a bunch of gadgets queries it's a handy way to give the columns a consistent ordering as well.


author: L?o Dellouve
body: Hi,

I'm looking at the Atlassian enhancement request on this subject, but didn't find any, did you submit it?

=\> [https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-43586?jql=text%20\~%20%22change%20column%20order%20Jira%20issue%2Ffilter%20macro%22](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-43586?jql=text%20~%20%22change%20column%20order%20Jira%20issue%2Ffilter%20macro%22)

Thanks,


author: carolyn french
body: Hi Owen, Welcome to community!

Here is an example using a filter. Make sure you click on the magnifying glass to the right of the filter search to bring up the options, and then click into "Display options".

To re-order the columns, you have to delete each field in "Columns to display" by clicking on the x to the right of it. Then type in the fields in the order that you want. Click on "Insert" and preview your page.

Let me know if this helps!

![2018-03-08_1132.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/16631iFB99049078B3459F/image-dimensions/355x251?v=v2 "2018-03-08_1132.png")

comments: author: Mike Levings
body: That's not really re-ordering is it!


author: carolyn french
body: [@Owen Skyers](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1185849) was that the kind of re-ordering you were looking for? If so, can you accept the answer.

If not, let's continue searching for a solution for you :)

[@Mike Levings](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1329777) can you create a new question with what you are looking to do with re-ordering, and we can use a new thread to discuss?


author: David Fogarty
body: Perhaps a rephrase: is it possible to drag a column title to the left or right in the columns to display box without removing all columns and restarting?


author: Amos Shahor
body: It does solve the issue, but it's a workaround.

I'd expect some easier way for doing it, e.g. drag-and-drop in the table itself, or at least in the edit menu, instead of requiring the user to delete and re-insert the list.


author: Kaz
body: That's not reordering. If I have 8 columns to display and I want to move column 8 to 2, then you're asking me to remove 7, add the column I want and redo all the others. How can you even expect me to accept that as a solution? Like Amos said, it's a workaround, not a "solution". Fix it please


author: srdan_srepfler
body: Drag and drop of columns to reorder them seems as a no-brainer request.


Tags: jira
Page merging / branching (Cloud)
Asked by Micha:

Is there any way I can merge pages in Confluence? I know that you can compare page versions, but that is not what I am looking for.

Example:

Page: **Product v1.0**

Unpublished page: **Product v1.1**

A team is working on **Product v1.1** , when **Product v1.0** is set on the production environment, and is editing and placing content in this newer page. When **Product 1.1** will be on a production environment the page needs to be merged with **Product v1.0.**

I found an add-on, but it is not Cloud based: [Page Branching](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/de.scandio.confluence.plugins.page-branching/server/overview)

Is there something similar that can be used just within Confluence?


Answers:
author: thais
body: You can export the pages as Word documents, use Word to merge them and then reimport the new merged document.

Please note the attachments will be lost, while inline attachment thumbnails and graphics should remain.

You can also check:  
[Community - Merge pages into one](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Merge-pages-into-one/qaq-p/338879)  
[How to merge multiple Word documents into one?](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2665750/how-to-merge-multiple-word-documents-into-one-eeekb)


Tags: confluence-cloud
Create a KB article out of a ticket is not working
Asked by Jens Rosemann:

I've read this article (<https://confluence.atlassian.com/jirakb/error-when-trying-to-create-kb-from-jira-servicedesk-no-permission-to-create-pages-in-space-892611073.html>) which describes my problem exactly.

But the problem is: I'm administrator in both of the applications. I have a application link between my Service Desk instance and Confluence. I'm logged on into both applications.

What am I doing wrong? Any suggestions?

Below are two screenshots of the global permissions for anonymous and the space permissions aswell:

![pic.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/16155i8A06C0DB7C51F5F6/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "pic.png")


Answers:
author: Damien Tan
body: Hello [@Jens Rosemann](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1178253)

You mentioned you are an administrator for both application, but your screenshot is referring to the *Anonymous*access, which doesn't sound match..

However, if you see the same error message described in the KB you mentioned:

    No permission to create pages in space XXX.

Then you're probably looking at a permission issue. Based on your attachment, you only show that the anonymous user is having **Can Use** and **View** permissions, which is missing out the **Page/Add** permission to actually allow the user to create a page

![can add.JPG](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/17986iF9412EAC956D5A7F/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "can add.JPG")Perhaps you can check if the group that your testing user belongs to, do they have the correct permissions or not. If you are testing with an admin account, you can check if your account belongs to the **confluence-administrators** default group which is the super-admin group and users in this group should have all permissions in Confluence


Tags: jira-service-desk
Parent Template for other templates in Confluence.
Asked by David Sullivan:

I want to make some templates for my workplace. Each of the templates are templates for different pages that have differing purposes. These pages could be used over and over again so I would like to make templates for each of these type of pages.

However, all of the templates will have common elements on them. For instance, company logo, legal and copyright statements, version control table, etc. So what would be ideal is to make a mother template from which all these templates can inherit.

Does anybody know if you can do this in Confluence?


Answers:
author: David Sullivan
body: Thanks [@Fabienne Gerhard](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/971720)

I will take a look at that documentation for the blueprints now.

Dave.

comments: author: Fabienne Gerhard
body: Hope it works out for you! If you have questions according variables just ask.


author: Fabienne Gerhard
body: Hi [@David Sullivan](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1191673)

You can create blueprints (requirement is admin or space admin) for global use or for a special space.

You can also use existing blueprints and costumize them for your needs.

See [Blueprint Documentation](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/blueprints-323982376.html) - using existing variables and maybe creating some of your own (e.g. connections to different logos etc.).

Made one blueprint for a document space where we have up to 12 different types of documents using variables and macros - worked well for me.


Tags: template
How to Create Lookup Data in Confluence
Asked by Chris Hill:

Hi,

I am with a new small startup company and we are using Confluence (and JIRA) Cloud version. I am not a developer or coder so have very limited knowledge in that area and am new to Confluence but hopefully learning quickly!

I want to create a "look up" table which can be used in multiple pages and spaces within a confluence site to ensure consistency and to have a central table of "truth" which can be used across our platform.

I have created a "master" table and used the Table Filter macro as well as the Excerpt macro (with the Excerpt Include macro). I have then been able to create pivot tables using this master table on separate pages (using the Excerpt Include, Table Filter and Pivot Table macros) to be able to display the correct data on. However what I have created is not as user friendly as I have hoped and when I pdf the document the unfiltered information is displayed which makes this option not a workable solution.

In the longer term, I want to be able to create a library of tables or "look up" data that can be used throughout confluence so that common terminology is used and can be controlled centrally. This will lead to more efficiency in the future so documentation can be done quicker and be more accurate.

Are there any tools or macros for creating or managing this, or even some professional customisation available?

Thanks

Chris


Answers:
author: Carla Dumale
body: Hello, I am also new in using JIRA and I want to create a look up table to call it easily in my SIL scripts. Can I know how did you solved the issue? Thanks!


author: Casey Maynard
body: <https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.playsql.playsql-base-plugin/server/overview>

<https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.playsql.playsql-plugin/server/overview>

Other options might be 'multiple excerpts'

<https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/biz.artemissoftware.confluence.multiexcerpt.MultiExcerptMacro/cloud/overview>

I have not been able to implement either of these options as the cost of add-ons becomes too much.


Tags: atlassian-marketplace

cloud

confluence-cloud

data

table
Confluence had problems starting up
Asked by Wahid Khachabi:

**Hello!**

**We have a problem with our self-hosted confluence instance. Sometimes we get these errors:**

Confluence had problems starting up

This page is for Confluence administrators. If you're seeing this page, your Confluence administrator is probably working to restore the service.

Description Time Level Exception  
Non Clustered Confluence: Database is being updated by another Confluence instance. Please see <http://confluence.atlassian.com/x/mwiyCg> for more details.  
2018-02-18 01:57:38 fatal  
If you're unable to fix the problems and need to contact support, we can respond faster if you provide the logs of your instance.

**Between we have a simple installation, so nothing from this article helps: [http://confluence.atlassian.com/x/mwiyCg](http://confluence.atlassian.com/x/mwiyCg?)**

**I can attach logs from the server.**

**Thanks for your answer.**


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hi Wahid,

The above article also mentions an issue that can occur in a simple environment such as yours:
> If the problem occurs shortly after startup *in a single-node (non-clustered) deployment* , see [Cluster Panic due to Multiple Deployments](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/cluster-panic-due-to-multiple-deployments-201852123.html).

Can you have a look at that linked article and let me know if you have any trouble?

Regards,

Shannon
Access on LAN
Asked by ozcanserhat:

Hi,

I am using Jira and Confluence products. I installed them on the same computer. Then I updated Ip information from "localhost:8080" \& "localhost:8090" to "IntranetIP:8080" \& "IntranetIp:8090". Now I can reach from another computer to Jira with "IntranetIP:8080", but I can not reach to Confluence with "IntranetIp:8090". Can you help me to detect the problem?


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: Can you still reach confluence on the vm on localhost:8090 ?

comments: author: ozcanserhat
body: Yes I can reach.


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: Ok, that means it's a networking problem. Check the port is allowed in your firewall.


author: ozcanserhat
body: The response below was not a solution for me. I have to install both Jira and Confluence on same VM.

"This seemed to be an issue with either the previous releases or running them both on the same VM. Installing the current versions of both on a standalone laptop running Windows Vista fixed the problem."
Email to Confluence gateway ?
Asked by Lakshman:

Hi All,

We get an automated external email from one of our customers once a week. Is there any filter I could implement which could automatically post these email messages to Confluence? (I know that there are third-party Confluence plugins that can do this, but I assume we don't have any such thing as they don't show on the license page.)

Please suggest on this.

Thanks,

Lakshman


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hi Lakshman,

To send an email to a page, you would indeed need an add-on. However, we also have the [Mail Archiving feature](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/mail-archives-139502.html) in Confluence, which allows you to store your messages from a specific account in an archive.

You won't be able to use it to create pages from emails, as I mentioned, so you can speak to your Administrator about the possibility of including the [Email to Page](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/biz.artemissoftware.plugins.confluence.send-email-to-page/server/overview?_ga=2.44002917.1994568947.1519895086-1485076413.1519291985) add-on.

Regards,

Shannon

comments: author: Lakshman
body: Thanks Spaniol...


Tags: atlassian-marketplace
Email Notifications
Asked by Tanya Chernyak:

Hello,

Earlier today I have clicked on one of my pages checkbox:*Watch all content in this space*

Later on, I have unclicked this checkbox, but I have continued to receive email notifications from all pages in this space.

I went to My Profile -\> Settings-\> Email Notifications and remove all the checkboxes except "Autowatch"

-\> Unfortunately, I am still receiving an enormous amount of email notifications.

Please, help. What else could be done? Why Are Email notifications still coming from all the pages in the space?


Answers:
author: RianS
body: This sounds like have a number of pages and spaces you are watching which triggers emails whenever activity happens on those particular items. I would look at your profile under the watches section and see what you have listed as watching. You can remove the watches on those particular items from that page by clicking on the stop watching link to right of the item.

Autowatching will also continue add watched content as you use Confluence further adding to the email notifications.

You can also receive notifications if people "mention" you on the page as well. Without seeing the content of the emails, it's harder to determine the source of the notification.

comments: author: Tanya Chernyak
body: Thank you!

Yeah, I have done all the recommendation above prior to posting my question.

Seems like it just took time after I have updated my settings. Emails stopped coming in as of this morning without me doing any additional action. So, all is good! Thank you!
I want to see my homepage as soon as people log in Confulence.What should I do?
Asked by Mandia:

I want to see my homepage as soon as people log in Confulence.What should I do ?


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: As an admin, you can change the setting in General Settings for people to land on the home page of a space instead of the dashboard.

comments: author: Mandia
body: Ok,I will have a try.Thanks!!!

Thanks,

Mandia


author: Thomas Schlegel
body: Hmm, to be honest, I don't understand what you want to know from us. Could you give us more information please?
Confluence to JIRA link
Asked by Kidaptive, Inc.:

I am trying to create an application link from Confluence to JIRA. When I put the JIRA link to create a linkage, confluence does not recognize the link. I get this

No response was received from the URL you entered - it may not be valid. Please fix the URL below, if needed, and click Continue.

Both JIRA and confluence are hosted within our network. Login is separate (is that the issue?)

Can someone help.


Answers:
author: Lei Wang
body: Hi,

It's difficult to say where the problem is without reviewing the stack trace in the logs. The following article will help you to start troubleshooting the application links problem:

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/kb/application-links-troubleshooting-guide-718668765.html>
In a confluence table, is there any way in a table to freeze both a header row and a header column?
Asked by Margaret Sweet:

I have a large table where I would like to freeze the header row at the top, AND the header column at the left. Is that possible, and if so, how?


Answers:
author: carolyn french
body: Hi Margaret,

There is also a free add-on you can use to do that called [Table Enhancer](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.tngtech.confluence.plugins.tableenhancer/server/overview) (note that it is only for Confluence Server).

comments: author: Margaret Sweet
body: Thanks, Carolyn, that looks very promising - I'll check with our server admins about getting this.


author: carolyn french
body: You're welcome :) Admins always love to hear the word "free", but usually the features will be more limited than the paid add-ons, which is why the Atlassian ecosystem exists.


author: Andrey Khaneev _StiltSoft_
body: Hello Margaret,

Yes, it is possible to [freeze header row and column](https://docs.stiltsoft.com/display/TableFilter/Managing+Look+of+the+Table+and+Filtration+Pane#ManagingLookoftheTableandFiltrationPane-FreezingFirstNRows/Columns) with the help of [Table Filter](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.stiltsoft.confluence.plugin.tablefilter.tablefilter/server/overview) macro. You can see it in action on the [demo site](https://demo.stiltsoft.com/display/tblfilter/Managing+Look+of+Tables).

comments: author: Margaret Sweet
body: Thanks, Andrey - I will give that a try.


Tags: table
Is Confluence the right platform to build my app?
Asked by J.D. Montgomery:

I have been tasked with developing a way for our company to record and report on job specific weekly metrics for employees. Leadership seems to think Confluence is the right place for this functionality. My understanding of Confluence is that it provides a place for collaboration and sharing of living documents. It does not seem realistic to store static pages containing employee performance metrics meant solely for the employee and management. Once these metrics are captured, the page would not be changed. As a matter of fact, if we could 'lock' it somehow, that would be ideal.

Each manager should be able to report on the history of a single employee to see data trends as well as all employees to see departmental trends. To me, this means I must find a way to form capture all input and store it in a cloud data store. Another page would then pull the data from the store and present it in various ways. Some of which I may have to pull from another Javascript library.

Am I thinking about this all wrong or is their merit to my concerns? Is there an Atlassian-supported approach to these requirements?

\* Please let me know if I can provide more to help understand my question.


Answers:
author: J.D. Montgomery
body: Thank you, Davin, for your comments! Jira seemed a more appropriate choice to me as well. I will be giving Confiforms a try since we only license Jira for our IT team.


author: Davin Studer
body: If you are wanting to store metric data for reporting on, honestly I think Jira would be a better platform to use. However, if you do want to do this in Confluence you should look into the [Confiforms add-on](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.vertuna.confluence.plugins.confiforms/server/overview). It allows you to create forms within Confluence to store structured data that can then be reported on. We use it and it is by far the most useful add-on we have purchased for Confluence.


Tags: blueprint

development

macro

template
Environment variables for jdk installation
Asked by Jerin Jsmes:

I followed the documentation but it was still unsuccessful. Need help


Answers:
author: RianS
body: As mentioned above, the best way to get help is to provide as much information as possible. Are you thinking about the JAVA_HOME for the JDK so that Confluence can use the correct JDK?

The [documentation](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/installing-java-for-confluence-144212101.html) mentions some of the steps for installing your own JDK. If you use the Confluence installer you shouldn't need to install the JDK separately.


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: We can't help you based on a vague title and no information on what docs you have followed, what you did and what "unsuccessful" means.