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How to change the authentication endpoint?
Asked by Projetos P&D:

I have Jira and Confluence working in an integrated way. The JIRA IP address had changed. How do I change the value of the parameter that tells where the confluence should send the request?


Answers:
author: AnnWorley
body: If the integration is for user management please see this guide:[Connecting Confluence to JIRA applications for User Management](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/connecting-to-crowd-or-jira-for-user-management-229838465.html#ConnectingtoCrowdorJIRAforUserManagement-ConnectingConfluencetoJIRAapplicationsforUserManagement)

If you are integrating for the purpose of displaying content in JIRA from Confluence and vice versa, please see this guide: [Linking to Another Application](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/linking-to-another-application-360677690.html)


Tags: authentication

integration
Export as csv/excell
Asked by Arutkavi Gunasekaran:

I have a dashboard on confluence and have number of tables. I need to export each table or all table in a single excel or csv format. Is that possible?


Answers:
author: Andrey Khaneev _StiltSoft_
body: Hello Arutkavi,

It is possible to do with [Table Filter](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.stiltsoft.confluence.plugin.tablefilter.tablefilter/cloud/overview) macro and its option to [export table to CSV](https://docs.stiltsoft.com/display/TableFilter/Exporting+Table+Data#ExportingTableData-ExportingFilteredDatatoCSV).


Tags: csv

download

export
Claim domain many instances
Asked by Johan S?derstr?m:

Hi,

I have a client with many Confluence Cloud instances. They are thinking about using the domain to verify users but are wondering if this will affect the other instances in some way.

I?ve been trying to solve this question but when i read the documentation it make me a bit confused. In the link below the documentation says

"To verify your domain, go to **Site Administration \> Domains** , enter the domain you want to verify, and click **Add domain** . Because you can verify more than one domain, you can add multiple domains with the **Add domain** button. Once they're added, they'll stay in your verified list, unless another site verifies the same domain. Click **Verify** for the domain you want to verify."

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/cloud/domain-verification-873871234.html>

I dont really understand the sentence "unless another site verify the same domain"

So one question is what that really means and the other is if it will affect the other instances in some way if the client claim the domain for one of its instances?

Thanks

Johan S?derstr?m


Answers:
author: AnnWorley
body: Long story short, you have to unverify a domain every time you want to manage users in the other domain. Long story long, please see this suggestion ticket: [Improve Domain Verification To Cover "Managed Accounts" in Multiple Instances](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/ID-6353)

comments: author: Johan S?derstr?m
body: Thank you Ann for a quick and easy to understand answer!

Best regards,

Johan S?derstr?m
Confluence Page-Sharing
Asked by Kai Himken:

Is there a difference between sharing a page or setting the permission of this page to a person to read?

Does the Sharing of a Page implicate the permission to read for this person or is it just something like a reminder or a "Hey look my Page"-Message?


Answers:
author: Thomas Schlegel
body: Hi Kai,

sharing a page is just a reminder. The person gets a link to the page, not the permission to see it.

comments: author: Kai Himken
body: Oh, okay. Thanks anyway man!
Adjusting the column width of tables imported from word 2010 to Confluence V5.9.4
Asked by Dionne Beaumont:

As a layman to code, I would like to understand the easiest way to adjust the column width to a table that has been imported into confluence. The table has been formatted with vertical headers, bolded and unbolded text, various sizes of font etc. The Confluence table is quite primitive in comparison. What edit functions are available to produce something remotely similar.


Answers:
author: Rebecca M.
body: Starting with V6, the ability to resize column width is native to Confluence. I'm not familiar enough with CSS to suggest options there.

comments: author: Kartik Gajjar
body: hey, with Ver. 6.0 once you are in Edit Page mode, move your cursor to the table you can go to the table; which will show you another menu item as line 2.

The first item in the 2nd line menu shoudl say "Responsive". Change this to "Fixed Width"

Now, pick the column by hoovering over the columns you want to resize - just like excel - and resize as needed.
How can I disable all of Confluence features apart from Team Calendars?
Asked by Chris Swinney:

Hi All,

We are trialling Confluence but purely for the Team Calendars Add on. I only want the calendar to be visible as the only option in a Space, so users can create a Space with a calendar, but this is all they see. How can this be achieved?


Answers:
author: AnnWorley
body: It is possible to hide the menu items other than Calendars by using the methods on this page: [How to hide elements in Confluence using CSS or JavaScript](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/how-to-hide-elements-in-confluence-using-css-or-javascript-313458894.html)

The menu items will still display on the admin console but not on spaces.  

comments: author: Chris Swinney
body: Prefect, that should give me something to break :)


author: Chris Swinney
body: OK, I have disabled some things but the Create button is still there, even though I have :

```
<style type="text/css">     #browse-menu-link {  display:none !important; }     #shareContentLink {  display:none !important; }     #space-directory-link {  display:none !important; }     #create-page-button {  display:none !important; }</style>
```

In the Customer CCS. The three-dot menu disappears, but not the Create Button itself. I would like to remove the #action-menu-link as well, but then I couldn't find a way to easily delete a page, even as an admin.

On the create page problem, I have even tried to deny normal user the right to create pages, both Globally and in the Space, yet they can still do this.


author: Chris Swinney
body: Any more thoughts on this? Whist the origain post gave SOME issues, I does nto really solve a lot of the other issue mentioned.
Sharing option for a newer version of file...
Asked by Amit De:

I have uploaded a file and shared with a set of users. There are active comments on the file.

Now, I want to upload a newer version of the file. Need clarification on the following:

1. Are the shared users retained for the newer version of the file?

2. Does a notification email go to the shared users about the newer version of the file?

3. Are the resolved/unresolved comments retained for the newer version of the file? If not, is there a way I can migrate the resolved/unresolved comments to the newer version of the file?


Answers:
author: AnnWorley
body: I tested the scenarios described and found:

1- The new file was not shared, menaing new comments on it did not trigger emails.

2- After I shared an attachment, notification was not sent out when I uploaded a new version.

3- Comments were stripped from the new version I uploaded.

I do not know of a strategy for migrating/retaining the comments when a new version is uploaded - perhaps another member of the Community can help out.

comments: author: Amit De
body: Thank you Ann. That means, for the newer version of the file, I need to explicitly re-share with the same set of users.

I'll wait to her from other members in the community. Also, how do I see the users with whom I have shared a file?
Is it possible to edit XML files with Confluence?
Asked by Gunther Piez:

I would like to know if it is possible to edit XML files with confluence. I'd like to upload a base xml file that serves as input to a form in which i am able to specify values within that xml file. I would then like to be able to generate a modified version of that xml file under a file name specified in the form. Is it possbile to create a Confluence template which presents me with such a form? Is there a plugin you can recommend, that fulfills my needs?

The xml file consists of simple setting-value-tags and looks like this:

```
<configuration>  <settings>    <setting name="customer_id">      <value>1</value>    </setting>    <setting name="project_id">      <value>1</value>    </setting>  </settings></configuration>
```


Answers:
author: Vero Rivas
body: Hi [@Gunther Piez](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1139552)

Look at this post, maybe can help you

[http://www.amnet.net.au/\~ghannington/confluence/readme.html](http://www.amnet.net.au/~ghannington/confluence/readme.html)

Cheers


Tags: xml
Automatically send new uploaded Attachment to Watchers of Page
Asked by Philipp Nuissl:

Hello.

Is there a possibilty to send newly uploaded Attachments automatically to all Page Watchers in Confluence?

Alternatively do you know an appropriate Add-On?

Thanks a lot for some ideas.

Philipp


Answers:
author: Rebecca M.
body: Hi Philipp,

You might want to take a look at the ConfiForms addon - <https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.vertuna.confluence.plugins.confiforms/server/overview>.
What is the best method of generating a dynamic organisation chart from LDAP data?
Asked by Ben Chung:

I don't want to draw something myself that requires manual updating but something that is synced to AD.

I have come across:

* <https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/net.seibertmedia.plugin.confluence.cup/server/overview>
* <https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/de.communardo.confluence.plugins.userprofile/server/overview>
* <https://marketplace.atlassian.com/archive/com.appfusions.confluence.enterprise-directory>

But it's not clear the first two will provide a chart or the third is still available.

I would have thought that this sort of functionality would be relatively popular/in demand.

Does anyone have any good ideas?

Thx


Answers:
author: AnnWorley
body: [User Profiles for Confluence](https://support.communardo.de/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=52659712) does have an org chart macro: [Macros "Organization Chart" (v 2.0)](https://support.communardo.de/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=52659712). It may be worth installing it as a trial in your test environment to see if it suits your use case.

comments: author: Ben Chung
body: Thanks so much, especially for linking to the doc, so I can confirm the supposed output.

This looks perfect for my usecase!

Cheers


author: Davin Studer
body: We use User Profile for Confluence in our environment and it works well. The key is setting up the direct report relationships in Active Directory. I believe the field in AD is manager.


Tags: diagram

profile
In confluence 6 release note there is a new feature available as "Color your epics" how does this wo
Asked by Alana Fernando:

### Color your epics {#toc-hId-1562737331}

The JIRA issues macro now displays your epics in glorious technicolor. It's a small thing, but we know it'll brighten your day (and your pages).

How can I do this?


Answers:
author: AnnWorley
body: After editing the Epic's color in JIRA ([Changing the colour of an epic](https://confluence.atlassian.com/agile/jira-agile-user-s-guide/working-with-epics/editing-or-renaming-an-epic#EditingorRenaminganEpic-Changingthecolourofanepic)) the epic link will display in the chosen color in Confluence:

![Confluence.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/2904i3E106246FEA5C916/image-dimensions/365x213?v=v2 "Confluence.png")

comments: author: AnnWorley
body: Update: Unless you are on a version impacted by this bug:

[Epic Link column in Confluence's "Insert JIRA Issue/Filter" is not displayed properly](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-43561)


author: Alana Fernando
body: Thanks ann


Tags: jira-software
Unable to create a JIRA filter with linked tickets
Asked by Arutkavi Gunasekaran:

I have a 2 projects in same atlassian. Now i want project-1 ticket to link in project-2 ticket. I want to create a JIRA or Confluence filtet linked issues. Does anyone knows how to create this filter?


Answers:
author: somethingblue
body: Hi Arutkavi,

I have two projects and I have one issue linked to the other. I am able to filter the linked issues as follows:

```
 issue in linkedIssues("PORPROJ-3")
```

For more recommendations including third party addons please see the Communities post [jira query: issues with linked issues.]( https://community.atlassian.com/t5/JIRA-questions/jira-query-issues-with-linked-issues/qaq-p/426769)

Cheers,

Branden

comments: author: Arutkavi Gunasekaran
body: Hi Branden,

With the issue in "linkedIssues("PORPROJ-3")" command i cant use project name it suggest only the following methods, "linkedIssues(issueKey)", "linkedIssues(issueKey,linkType)".

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/jirasoftwarecloud/advanced-searching-functions-reference-764478342.html#Advancedsearching-functionsreference-linkedIssueslinkedIssues>()

I tried manually but it didn't work. Kindly update me that is there any methods for filter by project names.


Tags: issue-link

jira
Moving a Confluence article or folder when a JIRA ticket closes
Asked by Elliott Laver:

Hey guys,

So lately I have been working with atlassian products JIRA and Confluence, and I really want to set the following up so I can get this automated and something I don't have to manually do.

* Confluence article has JIRA ticket linked to it.
* JIRA ticket is set to "finished" or "closed"
* Confluence article then moves itself to an archive folder.

Now I have a feeling this isn't possible, but if anyone has any ideas on how something like this would be set up that would be great.

Best Regards

E.Laver


Answers:
author: Christoph Sch?tz
body: Hey Elliott,

my approach would be to use a post function in JIRA, an add-on to call the Confluence REST API there (e. g. <https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.keplerrominfo.jira.plugins.jjupin/server/overview> if you are using JIRA server - a very powerful scripting add-on) and the Confluence REST API, e.g. <https://docs.atlassian.com/atlassian-confluence/REST/latest-server/#content-update> for Confluence Server. Hope that helps?

Cheers

Christoph


Tags: close

jira

sync
how to extend the time of the data table named ao_92296b_aorecently_viewed?
Asked by cshawn:

The time of data kept in table named ao_92296b_aorecently_viewed is 2 months. I want to extend the time.But i don't find any way to do this. Anyone know it?


Answers:
author: AnnWorley
body: I was not able to find a way to configure the Recently Viewed Plugin to store data for longer. Please let me know a little more about your use case so I can look for a workaround.

For example, do you need the data for reporting puposes or do you want the recently viewed list to be longer when people click on Recently Viewed on their profiles?

comments: author: cshawn
body: I want to statistics more usage data in specific time, like who view most, who creat most...in half year.The user usage plugin only support data of one year,month,weak and day.I can not get 6 months data.That is my want.


author: AnnWorley
body: There are some options in this article that may be of help: [How do I get more statistics from Confluence?](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/how-do-i-get-more-statistics-from-confluence-154239308.html)
What are the best practices to manage weekly employee status reports in Confluence?
Asked by Vrushali Yewle:

I have created a weekly status report for my team. Each member in the team will create a weekly status report using this template where they manually enter their achievements for that week.

As a manager, what is the best way to manage these? Should I create a space called status reports and create a page for every employee where they can post their status updates? Please advise.


Answers:
author: AnnWorley
body: On our team, each employee has a page on their personal space and we add a child page for each status report. Another way would be to keep them all on a team space and use page restrictions to keep people out of each other's reports.

comments: author: Vrushali Yewle
body: Thank you, Ann. I like this idea. I will give it a try.
Edit login dashboard and login.jsp/login.action
Asked by Jordan Berry:

I would like to edit the login dashboard, login.jsp and login.action pages of my JIRA/Confluence server but am having issues finding any information on them (or any that help). I would like to provide a link for employees to use SSO, instead of forcing them to SSO first, as we have many contractors in our system


Answers:
author: Maarten Cautreels
body: HI Jordan,

I've found the following Knowledge Base Article: [How to customize the login gadget](https://confluence.atlassian.com/jirakb/how-to-customize-the-login-gadget-225122084.html).

There is some more information in the following Community Question as well: [JIRA Login page customization](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/JIRA-questions/JIRA-Login-page-customization/qaq-p/388256)

Hope this will help.

Best,

Maarten

comments: author: Jordan Berry
body: Hey Maarten,

Thank you for the reply. I have been playing around with our SSO plugin, and it turns out it has some very handy redirects. I am using that to fix this issue, as I dont want to have to worry about it when upgrading JIRA/Confluence.


Tags: jira
Sensitive Data
Asked by Octavian Negrea:

Hi ,

My company has some concerns when is about sensitive data on the cloud version.

1.Is there any option to protect sensitive data in Confluence and Jira (cloud version) ?

2.Is there any option to link the Confluence Cloud to an external repository designed only for sensitive data ?

What aproach would be the best ?


Answers:
author: Jobin Kuruvilla [Adaptavist]
body: Adding to Nic's answer, you might also want to take a look at <https://confluence.atlassian.com/cloudkb/cloud-security-question-759859702.html>. The various links on that page provides details on data storage and other aspects.


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: Depends mostly on what you mean by "protect sensitive data". Is that on the front end, or are we talking about the server/hardware (encrypted at rest, using SSL for clients, etc)?

You won't be able to relocate Cloud data on an external repository, but there's nothing stopping you linking to external data.


Tags: jira
Server.xml configuration
Asked by Navadeep M:

Hi All,

We are planning for Confluence upgrade from(5.6.4) to the latest available version.

During this process, I have replicated the current PROD to a new DEV environment.

When I have updated the "server.xml" file located at **"/opt/atlassian/confluence/conf"**path, I was not able to login to the application

![Confluence Error.JPG](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/2758iFCE4FEBC90E7DAF7/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Confluence Error.JPG")

Please help.

Thanks,

Nav


Answers:
author: Lars Olav Velle
body: I agree with Nic. Most likely confluence is running just fine.

Check:

* Local firewall
* Network firewall
* SElinux: **setenforce 0**, )temporarily)

Test locally:

curl -v <http://confapp01da.example.edu>

nmap localhost (port scan to see what ports are listening)

Cheers,

Lars, Kantega Single Sign-on


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: That looks more like a network error than a failed confluence.

You should also check that confluence is running, and then check its logs to see what may be wrong. If it's refusing to start, you probably want a look at catalina.out in the installation/log directory. If it is running but refusing connections, then have a look in confluence-home/logs for the logs.
Google Oauth for confluence rest api
Asked by Vova Skalskyi:

Hi guys!

I develop NodeJS app and I'm stuck with the issue:

How can I access Confluence Cloud API using Google account ( Google authorization is enabled for our Confluence instance )?

<br />

I got access token from Google Oauth, then I got user email with that token. Then I need to access API with the data I got.

Thank you!


Answers:
author: Lars Olav Velle
body: Perhaps a better place to ask is on <https://community.developer.atlassian.com>

-Lars


Tags: confluence-cloud

rest-api
The Share on Confluence bookmarklet says I (the admin) am not allowed to share.
Asked by Javier O'Neil:

How do I get the share bookmarklet to work? It's essential that my team be able to share links quickly, on Confluence Cloud. I am the admin of the site.

![Screen Shot 2017-07-05 at 11.38.28 AM.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/2755i022B4FB9E9C21B8E/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Screen Shot 2017-07-05 at 11.38.28 AM.png")

Very frustrated,

Javier


Answers:
author: Bernd P_
body: had the same issue in german language on the cloud version of confluence. Situation was similar with one space (and on favorites). Removed the space from favorites and the bookmarklet worked as intented and known with on-premise-version.

tested several different space setups and it turns out that **at least one space must not be on favorites** for the bookmarklet to work. If no "non-favorite" (global) space exists, the bookmarklet pops the error.


author: AnnWorley
body: Is your use case consistent with what is being described in this bug report?

[Unable to use "Share a Link" functionality of Share Link blueprint if user has access to a single space and that space is a favourite](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-54052)

In other words, is the space a favorite for your profile? I tested on my Confluence Cloud test instance and could not reproduce the issue, even when my test user had access to only one space and that space was a favorite. However, the bug is in open status so you could be impacted by it.

comments: author: Javier O'Neil
body: I see. Once I removed all Spaces from favorites, the bookmarklet worked. Thanks!


author: AnnWorley
body: That's great news! Thanks for following up to let the Community know what worked for you.


author: jjkavalam
body: [@AnnWorley](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/502040) The work around mentioned here (i.e. to unfavourite) doesn't work for me. Can you please follow up with the development team regarding <https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-54052>

Why is there no update (or fix) even after a year ?


author: AnnWorley
body: I am not sure why the bug has not been fixed in a year, it is probably due to a condition covered in our [Bug Fixing Policy](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/bug-fixing-policy-206865207.html). If I had to speculate I would say the fact that there is a workaround and not a lot of votes contribute to it's being lower in priority.

I did ping the dev team, and by commenting on the bug you also communicated directly with them as the ticket is in their Jira instance.

I will keep an eye on the bug and this thread and follow up if needed.


author: jjkavalam
body: [@AnnWorley](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/502040) Thank you for the reply. I understand that some workaround exist. Probably there are workarounds for most bugs out there. But, this is a feature aimed primarily at improving usability and hence having to use a work around takes away it's charm. Also, I consider Atlassian to be a great software vendor not simply a good one. So if you ask me, despite the work around the bug is still critical.
Is confluence.atlassian.com down? (503 error)
Asked by Laurent Guittard:

I can't get to any of Atlassian's documentation. When connecting to confluence.atlassian.com, I get the following error message:

503 Service Unavailable {#toc-hId-1955761331}
=============================================

No server is available to handle this request.

BTW: Your StatuPage portal (<http://status.atlassian.com/>) shows all services as being operational...


Answers:
author: Thomas Schlegel
body: Status page has changed - they are investigating


author: Josh Thompson
body: I'm experiencing the same problem, despite status indicating everything's fine.