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group permissions
Asked by Maya Fleisher:

Hi,

Currently we are using the confluence-users group to provide access for all our employees.

Our challenge is that we would like to add another group for **partners** which are not employees but should have access to specific pages in specific spaces.

1. We created a new group under "Global Permissions" with "can use" only.

2. If we added this group to specific page - they still not able to see the page.

3. If we added this group to space permission - they are able to see all the pages under this space.

4. We couldn't find a way to eliminate the view (for example) from specific pages. (which is not ideal any way)

Is there any other solution for this issue?

Thanks in advance,

Maya


Answers:
author: shetty
body: Restrict the page that you don't want them to view![7.JPG](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/80962i7AB60C4D56012B4D/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "7.JPG")![8.jpg](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/80961iC6369C113F827834/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "8.jpg")then add your employee group to this

comments: author: Maya Fleisher
body: Thanks!


author: shetty
body: [@Maya Fleisher](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3728376)

If it worked for please accept the answer, therefor it might help others who has similar situations


Tags: confluence-server

server
What is an API to get list of all spaces that current user is watching?
Asked by Anuja Deshpande:

What is an API or cql to get a list of spaces that the current user is watching?


Answers:
author: Sven Schatter _Lively Apps_
body: Hi [@Anuja Deshpande](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3407625),

have you tried this:

```
https://your-domain.atlassian.net/wiki/rest/api/content/search?cql=watcher=currentUser()
```

EDIT: Oh, this returns all pages the user is watching, not all spaces. I'm not sure whether you can actually get all watched spaces directly. But maybe you can use the result of this CQL, to gather all spaces that the current user is watching pages in and after that check all the spaces against the [space watchers API](https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/rest/#api-api-space-spaceKey-watch-get). But then you could also probably just get all spaces and loop over them directly. Might even be faster, depending on the amount of spaces.

Cheers,  
Sven


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
How to export the total license consumed users in confluence wiki
Asked by badana_teja:

Hi There,

I would like to export the confluence users list, but unfortunately I haven't found any thing except macros. Is there any method to get total licensed users in confluence wiki ? We are using server version. Looking forward for some response.

Thanks,

B.S.Teja


Answers:
author: Mike Bowen
body: Hi [@badana_teja](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1453309)

I am not sure about the server version but with the cloud version one can go to the Billing area and export a full list of Confluence users or any users for that matter and all the groups they belong to into a CSV file.

-Mike


Tags: confluence-server

server
Automatically pull across the attachments when creating a KB article from a Jira tickets
Asked by Bow:

I was wonder when creating a knowledge base article from a Jira ticket is it possible to automatically pull across the attachments on that Jira ticket into the confluence page?


Answers:
author: Mike Bowen
body: Hi [@Bow](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/30411)

No it is not possible.

I am guessing that is because the KB post is a generic post (visible by all customers in your customer portal), where as a Jira Ticket with attachments is customer specific. Would you want a customers attachment to be shared with everyone who has access to the KB post?

-Mike

comments: author: Bow
body: Thanks [@Mike Bowen](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1798821) , I thought that'd be the case but wanted to confirm.

Our library team are using Jira to handle research request \& Confluence to share their findings. I guess they could upload their research /attachments directly Confluence and share it as a link back to the customer.


Tags: confluence-server

jira

server
Can I add Last Modified to my Page Properties Report?
Asked by Sam Smith:

Can I add Last Modified to my Page Properties Report?

I can see the last modified date and time when I select one of the pages but it would be really useful to be able to see an overview so it can be easily seen any sub-pages that should be reviewed.


Answers:
author: Mike Bowen
body: Hi [@Sam Smith](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3577282)

Confluence (default) doesn't have this field last modified date, which rightly so would be very useful.

However there is a add-on called [QC Documents for Confluence](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1218839/qc-documents-for-confluence-cloud?hosting=cloud&tab=overview) which offers a number of awesome features including exactly what you are wanting.

![QC 1.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/80947iEC57CF4ED5CED9E8/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "QC 1.png")

-Mike


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Is there a way to make a page or space completely private? Even to someone with admin rights?
Asked by lharman:

If we want to make a management space and ensure that even confluence admins don't have access. How do we do this? Only through permissions and restrictions?


Answers:
author: Tansu Akdeniz
body: Hi [@lharman](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3730552)

Welcome to community. Please check this [KB](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/confluence-admin-permission-levels-explained-604209420.html?_ga=2.219531920.884575516.1580293301-527181165.1567517100).
> The confluence-administrators group defines a set of "super users" who can access the Administration Console and perform site-wide administration. Members of this group can also see the content of all pages and spaces in the Confluence instance, regardless of space permissions.

Related discussions:

* <https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Restrict-viewing-for-Confluence-Administrators/qaq-p/452270>
* <https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Can-Confluence-Admin-see-ALL-spaces-including-ALL-personal/qaq-p/1065395>

Regards


Tags: confluence-server

server
Permissions for space and for page
Asked by Maya Fleisher:

Hi,

I would like to make sure -

I have a space with permissions to specific groups and also a few pages have their own restrictions.

If I would like to have access for the specific groups in this space to the page - should I change in the page restriction to "no restrictions" and then the page will inherit the space permission?

Thanks,

Maya


Answers:
author: Grigory Salnikov
body: Hello [@Maya Fleisher](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3728376) !

Yes, this looks like a solution here. To make sure you can just try to do it with one page and see if it works as intended.

comments: author: Maya Fleisher
body: Thank you! :)


Tags: confluence-server

server
Confluence access look like as JIRA
Asked by Tony Montana:

Hi!

Now JIRA access looks as checkbox for user profile. And if user haven't access JIRA sees all users. But confluence can't see users before users don't be add to access group

How add JIRA permission access behavior to Confluence?


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: You don't. Jira and Confluence are very different systems with very different access models. A lot of the permissions in one of them have no analogy in the other.

What you can do is use a shared user directory and set up single groups that grant various access in both systems at the same time, but that's about it.

comments: author: Tony Montana
body: [@Nic Brough -Adaptavist-](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/781454) No. We can use JIRA as Crowd Server (Jira User Server) for Confluence. I mean next:

![8116af028d02.jpg](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/81107i6BBB512235B57EDA/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "8116af028d02.jpg")How to add confluence in this section after add from JIRA User Server ?


author: Tony Montana
body: [@Nic Brough -Adaptavist-](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/781454)

Or, look like [https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1220878/delegating-group-management?hosting=server\&tab=overview](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1220878/delegating-group-management?hosting=server&tab=overview) but for confluence


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: That's nothing to do with what you asked. That's about group management, not permissions.


author: Tony Montana
body: [@Nic Brough -Adaptavist-](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/781454) This group for permissions access


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: And your point is?


author: Tony Montana
body: If w use JIRA User Server for Confluence, how we can more userfriendly (like as this for JIRA SD) add users in permissions group


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: How would you like the permissions to be more "user friendly"? I think they're pretty clear and easy to use already, and I can't think of a way to simplify them without making them less useful.


Tags: confluence-server

server
Links to attachments are changing
Asked by Julian Tschersich:

On a page in confluence we have uploaded 12 word-documents. To this attachments we have also 12 links, which all work fine. After about an hour this links are changing from blue to grey and are just pointing on the page itself. After adding the linking to the first link again, all other links are changing to the form they should had. To test the links, I have added one of them in my personalspace and it works just fine. I?m not sure what I can do here.


Answers:
author: Lenin Raj
body: Hi [@Julian Tschersich](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3730370)

Do you see anyone else editing the page in the 'Page History'?

comments: author: Julian Tschersich
body: There are just the changes of adding the links, nothing special


Tags: confluence-server

link

server
How to delete a product or organizations in atlassian?
Asked by fidisys:

Hi Team,  
Initially, I created a confluence site fidisys.atlassian.net which is the correct one. Next by mistake, I have created one more confluence site fidisystech.atlassian.net which I currently want to delete from my account.  
I have attached a screenshot for the same. If you check the screenshot I want to delete the second one which I created by mistake.  
I searched for an answer online but could not find a proper answer.  
Please help me resolve this.![Screenshot from 2020-01-29 13-36-27.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/80894i401459C5AB57E71A/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Screenshot from 2020-01-29 13-36-27.png")


Answers:
author: Deepanshu Natani
body: Hi [@fidisys](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3730346) ,

You need to contact Atlassian Support for this.

comments: author: Jessica
body: [@fidisys](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3730346) you can manage your subscriptions by following the instructions on this page <https://confluence.atlassian.com/cloud/cancel-your-site-subscription-873871347.html>

Let me know if that helps!


Tags: new-to-confluence
Is there any option for page level approval for cloud confluence
Asked by naveenkumar_dp:

My requirement is

When the page owner approves to edit/modify the page to the viewer that time they have edit the page else we can show them approval is pending or rejected from the page owner.

Is this functionlity aviliable in confluence cloud or add on.


Answers:
author: James Conway
body: Hi [@naveenkumar_dp](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3665014)

I understand that you want to the page owner to approve or reject edits by other users.

Have you looked at Comala Document Approval or Comala Document Control for Confluence Cloud? I think that the 'Basic Approval Workflow' may suit your requirement.

Please note that I work at Comalatech and there are other Atlassian apps on the Marketplace that may also suit your requirements.

All the best

James - Senior Project Manager @ Comalatech


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
How to find the username of a rejected login
Asked by Jiri Pik:

How can I find in the tomcat logs the username who somebody tried unsuccessfully to log in for a security audit?

Is there any special field I should add to the logs?


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hello Jiri,

Nice to hear from you again!

You can enable [user access logging](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/how-to-enable-user-access-logging-182943.html?_ga=2.63891887.1648646019.1580721151-1642555208.1571221417) to obtain the IP and username of any failed login attempts. My colleague Branno does a better job of explaining this on the thread below:

* [Log IP and Username of every failed/successful login in Confluence](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Log-IP-and-Username-of-every-failed-successful-login-in/qaq-p/36425)

Go ahead and give that a try, and let me know if you have any problems.

Regards,

Shannon

comments: author: Jiri Pik
body: THANK YOU


author: Shannon S
body: You're welcome, Jiri!

I hope this helps but do let me know if you have any questions.

Shannon


author: Jiri Pik
body: [@Shannon S](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/510046) :

What are the instructions for the same for JIRA?


author: Shannon S
body: Hi Jiri,

It looks like Jira has a security log that you can use to find those details:

* [How to find IP of failed login attempts](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-Core-questions/How-to-find-IP-of-failed-login-attempts/qaq-p/2042)

I'm not as familiar with Jira as I am with Confluence, so if you have any trouble with that feature on Jira, I would say raise a new question in the Jira collection and the Community can give you a hand.

Shannon


author: Jiri Pik
body: [@Shannon S](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/510046)

THANK YOU


Tags: confluence-server

server
Is there any way to get the attached file data in required encoding format.
Asked by Test Automation {Appfire}:

Hi ,

Is there any way to get the attached xml**file content** as client required encoding format?

Ex: attached cdcatalog.xml in page/space.

Using **Javascript AP.request** we are calling **download/attachments/ API,** where i have to send encoding value given by users, based on this i would like to get the xml file data in given encoding format from this mentioned API.

Currently always the response header content-type value is "text/html;charset=UTF-8" from confluence server. Is there any way to get response content-type as "**application/xml;charset=(ISO-8859-1/Big5/UTF-32)** in user given encoded value.


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hi there, [@Test Automation {Appfire}](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/137863),

Thank you for bringing this up to us. I'm really not sure about that, but I would recommend raising the same question with one of our [Developer Resources](https://developer.atlassian.com/resources) as those might be the experts on this topic you are looking for.

If you do find out, please follow-up here as well, in case anyone else has the same question.

Regards,

Shannon


Tags: atl-adm

atl-dev

confluence-cloud
There were errors creating issues in Jira. Client List is required.
Asked by Tina Liu:

I have a custom field called "Client List" which is mandatory as a field in the Jira project. I am creating Jira tickets from Confluence. When I highlight a requirement in Confluence and attempt to create the jira ticket from the page, a form pop ups with my project, issue type, name, summary, client list, and component, which are all required fields. I input a value in client list, but then when I attempt to create the jira ticket, I'm getting this error:

There were errors creating issues in Jira.

* Client List is required.

I'm already putting a value in this field. Why is this not recognizing the input and creating the ticket automatically in Jira?


Answers:
author: Dave Liao
body: [@Tina Liu](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3730048) - hi Tina, is this still happening to you?


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
After adding user directory have lost the internal directories
Asked by Gary Lipscomb:

Confluence v6.15.10

Original user directory structure

1. Delegated LDAP Authentication - Microsoft Active Directory
2. Confluence Internal directory

New user directory structure

1. Active Directory Server - Microsoft Active Directory (Read Only, with Local Groups)
2. Delegated LDAP Authentication - Microsoft Active Directory
3. Confluence Internal directory

All user directories are active

* Reason for change.
  * use MS groups for SPACE permisions, previously manually adding users to internal groups
  * sync selected groups with MS AD
  * restrict number of MS AD users who will have access (license limits)
* Tried this process using Delegated LDAP Auth
  * AD groups not added until a user logged in. Therefore could not manage space access efficiently.

After synching with MS AD using (3) all internal groups are not visible

* Original group structure

![29-01-2020 14-21-20.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/80862i03FB61EB2B723CEA/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "29-01-2020 14-21-20.png")

* New group Structure

![29-01-2020 14-26-14.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/80864i8CA6C1226D15219D/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "29-01-2020 14-26-14.png")

If I try to recreate the internal group

![29-01-2020 13-37-52.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/80867iF2184A7AA1C6F298/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "29-01-2020 13-37-52.png")

Is there a way to reactivate these groups since all the space permissions is currently based on these groups.

regards

Gary


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hello Gary,

This might be a bit tricky for us to troubleshoot this kind of issue over Community, but I will do my best to help, and raise a ticket if we need to look deeper into your site and log files.

Could you tell us if the delegated directory is still active or not? It may be that it is not, and if so, the local groups associated with that directory are no longer present in Confluence. This is because groups are always related to a specific directory.

If you want to be able to use the new AD server directory, you'll need to either manually populate the groups associated with that directory with users, or you can do something similar to this:

* [Migrate Local Group Memberships Between Directories](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/migrate-local-group-memberships-between-directories-289277857.html)

If you choose to use that method, please make sure to try it first in a [staging instance](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/create-a-staging-environment-for-upgrading-confluence-866094180.html) first to ensure that it works correctly.

I hope this helps, but let me know if you have any trouble.

Take care,

Shannon


Tags: confluence-server
Page Properties Report not displaying status flags correctly
Asked by Samantha Gouveia:

I am using confluence to document business requirements and in high level terms my layout is 10 pages, each one titled with a BR01, BR02 etc reference.

On each BR page, I have inserted a "page properties" macro, filled in the content for the page properties and then published the page.

I have then built a page called the Requirements Index, which uses a page properties report. Each of these 10 pages is currently showing on my Requirements Index page, displaying the specific content I entered into each page properties macro table.

So in principle the pages and the idea of an index is working. The issue is within the page properties macro table, on each BR page, some content is collected via a status macro for example the status might be "in progress" and coloured green. However, when the status appears on the Index page, in the page properties report its displaying as "in progress" and coloured grey or yellow or any colour but green.

Why are the colour choices I'm making for status flags on page properties macro pages not feeding into the page properties report macro with the correct colours.

your help and advise is appreciated, thanks SAM

**UPDATE**: upon further testing it only happens when I pick the status colour as purple on the "page properties" page, that appears as grey on the "page properties report" page. All other status colors appear to translate correctly.


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hi Samantha,

Thank you for bringing this to us, and welcome to Atlassian Community. I remember I ran into this issue a while back, on this thread:

* ["Include Page" macro appears to be buggy?](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/quot-Include-Page-quot-macro-appears-to-be-buggy/qaq-p/1152096)

Purple is a new color for the status macro, so it was not an available option in the old editor's version of the status macro.

For this reason, when it's referred to on a page which is still on the old editor, it displays as grey.

My former colleague, Marco, has raised the issue you're running into as a bug here:

* [CONFCLOUD-65801](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-65801) *Page Property Report is displaying old Status layout even though the source Status are from the new editor*

You are welcome to add yourself as a watcher on that bug, so you can be alerted as to when there are any changes. If you click **This affects my team** it will help us keep track of the number of affected customers.

Let me know if you have any questions about that.

Regards,

Shannon


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
How to insert images in foreign web into page by url ?
Asked by Daisuke Kura:

This function was available in the previous page edit,

but how to operate in the new edit?


Answers:
author: Lenin Raj
body: Hi [@Daisuke Kura](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3729894)

This feature is not available in the new editor I think (see <https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-discussions/New-and-improved-file-uploading-experience-in-Confluence-Cloud/m-p/1234893#M6541>)

However, if you have the image opened by URL in a separate table, you can right click the image and click 'Copy' and paste into the Confluence page.


Tags: confluence-cloud
Ho do I fix issues with my Confluence Macro 'create from template'?
Asked by Scott Smith:

My macro 'create from template' was working perfectly fine and then just stopped working. It works sporadically by closing and opening different browsers and refreshing the page but only once or twice at most then just doesn't work. When I click my macro button the macro flashes up as if it is about to start then just disappears without having done anything


Answers:
author: Lenin Raj
body: HI [@Scott Smith](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3581356)

Do you experience the same behaviour when trying from a different browser without any addons installed?

comments: author: Scott Smith
body: hi Lenin yes we have tried multiple browsers and get the same issue


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Getting decisions from one stakeholder on open questions across multiple projects
Asked by laura.krafka:

I am managing multiple projects with a common stakeholder. I want to create an easy way for issues that are waiting on stakeholder decisions to automatically appear in 1 confluence page so decisions can be made same day and work is always moving forward. If the stakeholder could access one page, give feedback in each issue across multiple projects, that would automatically update the issue on the different project boards, that would be ideal.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thank you.


Answers:
author: Lenin Raj
body: Hi [@laura.krafka](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3729647)

Adding on to the previous answer, please take a look at this macro: <https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/jira-issues-macro-139380.html>

comments: author: laura.krafka
body: Thank you Lenin!


author: Kat Warner
body: If you are create a JQL that identifies the relevant tickets, you can display filter results with custom columns on a Confluence page.

Ideally the stakeholder would click-though to Jira to add their update and change the ticket status.

comments: author: laura.krafka
body: Thank you Kat!


Tags: confluence-server

server