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Confluence link in Jira issue breaks when content moves
Asked by Sandy Pflugfelder:

When I try to put a confluence link in a Jira ticket and that content in confluence moves, the link doesn't update to the new location. Is there a work around for this?


Answers:
author: Jonathan Smith
body: Hi Sandy,

What version of the applications are you running? Links don't seem to break for me in Confluence Server 6.6.1 / JIRA Server 7.4.1.

Have you indexed the environments lately?

- Jon

comments: author: Sandy Pflugfelder
body: Hi Jon, thank you for the information about indexing. I haven't done that in a while, so I will definitely try that! I'm running:

### JIRA v7.4.1 {#toc-hId-1598728490}

### Confluence 6.3.1 {#toc-hId--953428471}

Should I upgrade Confluence?

Thanks again! Sandy


author: Jonathan Smith
body: Try indexing first and let us know the results.


author: Sandy Pflugfelder
body: It didn't work.

I just moved a file from one page to another within Confluence, the link changed (as it should), but the link to that page I had added in Jira no longer works.

The issue is specifically for linking to files/attachments in Confluence, not linking to Confluence Pages in general. If I use the functionality to link to a Confluence Page and that page moves, it's fine. But for a file, it seems like my only option is to use the general "Web Link" functionality. If a file is moved or its name is edited, the URL changes. I haven't found a way to generate a permanent link.


author: Jonathan Smith
body: [@Sandy Pflugfelder](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1194062) I would suggest putting though a support request. You took all proper administrative troubleshooting steps :)


author: Sandy Pflugfelder
body: Okay, thank you for your help, Jon!


Tags: jira
Make the inserted JIRA Filter scrollable
Asked by Jeff Barber:

I'm using the Insert Jira Issue/Filter macro. I'd like to be able to have all the items in the table, but scrollable in a reasonably sized box rather than have all the items display to the page and have to scroll the entire page. It's safe to assume I can follow instructions but probably won't know where to add things to the source code without very specific instructions.


Answers:
author: Andrey Khaneev _StiltSoft_
body: Hi Jeff,

I guess you are looking for something like [this](https://demo.stiltsoft.com/display/tblfilter/JIRA+Issues+Macro+Page). This is a [Table Filter](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.stiltsoft.confluence.plugin.tablefilter.tablefilter/cloud/overview) macro option to [freeze the first row](https://docs.stiltsoft.com/display/TableFilter/Managing+Look+of+the+Table+and+Filtration+Pane#ManagingLookoftheTableandFiltrationPane-FreezingFirstNRows/Columns).

comments: author: Jeff Barber
body: That was it.  
Although the instructions for making it work are terrible.


author: Jeff Barber
body: Hi [@Jeff Barber](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1263205),

You may want to look into the [answers on a similar question](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Scrollable-Tables-with-Sticky-Headings/qaq-p/601587).

Hope this helps

comments: author: Jeff Barber
body: That might work if I had any idea what CSS was.
Is there a way to get a css file or cdn for the default confluence theme?
Asked by Victor Hernandez:

I'm using the API to get my confluence content but the styles are obviously not there. The theme API doesn't seem like it would help based on the response I got. Is there a place to get the CSS or even a CDN for it?


Answers:
author: codemaestro
body: Seems there's a known bug that's been reported and not resolved over several releases. The workaround since 2016 has been to recompile the stylesheet through a LESS processor: [https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-39221?focusedCommentId=903710\&page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel#comment-903710](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-39221?focusedCommentId=903710&page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel#comment-903710)


author: thais
body: Hi, V H,

Are you using Confluence Cloud or Confluence Server?

comments: author: Victor Hernandez
body: I'm using confluence cloud


author: AnnWorley
body: You may export the space or pages from the space in HTML format, that will include the styles. You can get there via Space settings\>Content Tools\>Export or URL \<Your_URL.atlassian.net\>/wiki/spaces/exportspacehtml.action?key=\<spacekey\>:

![Screen Shot 2018-05-01 at 3.00.58 PM.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/21075i4BB47076E669869D/image-dimensions/637x505?v=v2 "Screen Shot 2018-05-01 at 3.00.58 PM.png")


author: Victor Hernandez
body: Exporting was going to be the original approach. The problem with exporting is that anytime any of the docs change you'd have to manually export it to get the updated content which is why leveraging the API is the better approach for my needs. So based on these answers, the original answer to my question is that there is no CDN or downloadable css file for the styles correct?


author: AnnWorley
body: I was thinking you could glean the styles from the export (seen below) and the content from the API, forgive me if I am misunderstanding:

![Screen Shot 2018-05-02 at 2.38.10 PM.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/21177i4BB802FC5D895BB0/image-dimensions/403x235?v=v2 "Screen Shot 2018-05-02 at 2.38.10 PM.png")


author: Victor Hernandez
body: I had high hopes for this one :( Within that stylesheet there's an import for 'global': \`@import './imports/global'\` which doesn't seem to be defined in the export files.


Tags: atl-adm

css

theme
how to create a calendar in confluence
Asked by Jenny Holderness:

Is there a way to create a calendar in confluence without using team calendars?


Answers:
author: Meg Holbrook
body: Hey Jenny, welcome to the community!

There are a few Calendar add ons for Confluence that may suit your needs. Feel free to look around and let me know if you want to elaborate your business use case a little further:

[https://marketplace.atlassian.com/search?product=confluence\&query=calendar](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/search?product=confluence&query=calendar)
Help with creating a button with mailto
Asked by Jayson Lane _Atlassian_:

I have a link embedded in an HTML Macro which enacts mailto and brings up a new message with subject and body information, but would really like it to look and interact exactly like the Create from Template Macro button. Any thoughts?


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Jayson,

You should be able to use the HTML macro with Javascript and CSS to create and style the button if you are familiar with those technologies. Otherwise, you could try to create [a User Macro to do so](https://stiltsoft.com/blog/2014/03/atlassian-confluence-look-feel-tricks-creating-buttons/). For more information on User Macros, [read here](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/writing-user-macros-4485.html).

If you are not, then you could use a 3rd party add-on for this, such as [Custom Button for Confluence](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.glintech.confluence.plugins.button-macro/server/overview). There are likely to be many add-ons in Marketplace to help you with that, so I would recommend having a look.

Regards,

Shannon

comments: author: Jayson Lane _Atlassian_
body: Thanks so much for the response Shannon. I was able to figure it out with a Macro:

I used the AUI Button Hyperlink Macro, but it would NOT let me initially put in a mailto \<a href\>. I got around this by putting in a dummy URL and saving the page. I went back to edit it and put the mailto command directly into the URL property. It has ?subject and \&body too. I was also able to use a mail icon on the button from a drop down.

Hope this helps someone else! :)

Jayson


author: Shannon S
body: Jayson,

Thank you for confirming that! I'm not familiar with that macro. It appears to be part of a 3rd party add-on from Adaptavist.

Glad it worked for you!

Take care and kind regards,

Shannon


Tags: adaptavist

atl-adm

atlassian-marketplace
Can you disable the JIRA task status in a Confluence page?
Asked by Dayana Boyanova:

![Capture.PNG](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/18117iC7B6E4AEC0A1D5A4/image-dimensions/2000?v=1.0&px=-1 "Capture.PNG")

Is there a way to have these not automatically pop up?

Right now, the only way we know of removing them is to manually go into edit page and delete them from there every time.


Answers:
author: Adam Brokes
body: Hi Dayana,

Can you please provide more details about the workflow that you are using and when the tickets are displayed?

Thank you,

Adam

comments: author: Dayana Boyanova
body: We use tables in Confluence to create JIRA tasks and after the tasks have been created, that status box comes up. We would like to see if there is a way to disable these pop ups.


Tags: jira
Can I pull data from Oracle or CSV using a script to a Confluence Cloud page?
Asked by Chris Bosso:

As the title asks, can I pull data from Oracle or a CSV into a Confluence Cloud page automatically?

Specifically I'd like to update a cell in a table (containing the states: In process / Released) on a page with data from an external source such as a database or other file.

Thanks,  
Chris


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Chris,

You would need a 3rd party add-on for this, such as this [SQL Connector](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.playsql.sqlsaas/cloud/overview) add-on from Marketplace.

I've also tagged the issue as a Marketplace Apps related question so if anyone else has some recommendations for you, they can let you know!

<br />

Regards,

Shannon


Tags: atlassian-marketplace

cloud

confluence-cloud
How to start a poll in Confluence Community?
Asked by Casey Maynard:

I have a couple of polls I would like to have conducted in the confluence community.

Is that allowed? How are then setup?

My questions (if allowed)

1. How do Confluence users use their pages

- Wiki pages

- Standard documents

- Forms

2. Would you pay for the ability to package a couple of add-ons as part of the purchase Confluence?

- Yes

- No


Answers:
author: kennyngkk
body: Confluence Community does not have the function to setup polls. However you can link the poll to a page. This will allow the community to click on the link that leads to your polls.

comments: author: Casey Maynard
body: Interesting. I would have thought that a company that provides a 'polling feature' for web pages (via confluence) would have the ability to allow polls to be conducted in our forums. And 2nd, I have no understanding of resources to establish these polls.

Finally, would your marketing department not also be interesting in sharing the research they have available on the types of usage, and services customers want (at least in regards to the 2 poll questions)?
How to resolve Export to PDF never completes
Asked by Steve Parrilla:

I've noticed since the latest release that I cannot export my meeting notes to PDF. Export to Word still works. The issue is that it's exporting as binary and indicates it's 'preparing to download'.

How do I resolve this issue?

![](blob:https://community.atlassian.com/114324de-a5b4-4714-a66e-378aff68775e)


Answers:
author: kennyngkk
body: Hi Steve

Before we proceed let me Welcome you to Atlassian Community, We hope that you have a present stay here and is able to help/get help in our community.

* The image above is missing, can you reattach the image so that we can check on what can be the issue?
* You also mention that you have recently upgraded Confluence, can you make sure that that all your plugin is updated to the latest version? This might cause issue to variety of things.
* What are you able to find in the logs regarding export or pdf?
  * \<Confluence-home\>/logs

comments: author: Steve Parrilla
body: * Here's the image:

![Confluence-PDF_Export.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/21138i409F1618645ECE8E/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Confluence-PDF_Export.png")

* I meant the latest Confluence update. Isn't the upgrade automatically pushed?
* Where would I find the logs on my computer?


author: kennyngkk
body: There might be 2 possibilities that might cause this.

* Plugins
* Server environment

I meant the latest Confluence update. Isn't the upgrade automatically pushed?

* Plugins need to be updated personally by the Confluence admins

Where would I find the logs on my computer?

* Is Confluence install on your computer? You will need to get it from the place Confluence is installed in.

I have tried replicating the issue on my test instance and I am not able to replicate the issue. Let's try to see by updating the plugin is able to resolve your issue.

If updating Confluence does not resolve your issue. Can you try going into safe mode to see if this helps?

* <https://confluence.atlassian.com/upm/disabling-and-enabling-add-ons-273875716.html>

The steps above is to just to ensure that plugins are not the problem with the export to pdf as some of the plugins are overwriting Confluence PDF export.
Pasting into tables always add extra line below table
Asked by Casey Maynard:

Is there a way to stop allowing an extra line to be added below a table when I paste something into a cell in a table?

I always have to go and delete this extra blank line so that the table displays correctly within my page


Answers:
author: Fabio Racobaldo _Herzum_
body: Hi [@Casey Maynard](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1140025) ,

unfortunately you can't avoid that.

Fabio
Missing "Add Event" button on from Calendars
Asked by Victor Tan:

Atlassian Confluence 6.3.1

User is missing the "Add Event" button on an existing calendar. The user can edit the page containing the Team Calendar macro and there are no other restrictions on the page.


Answers:
author: Harshit Grover
body: Any update on this request ? I am facing the same issue now.


author: Andrew
body: Anyone have a resolution for this? I to experience this.


Tags: team-calendars-for-confluence
H2 to MySQL Migration fails - AO_187CCC_SIDEBAR_LINK
Asked by Andreas Gundelach:

Hi,

we're currently trying to migrate a test installation of Confluence, which was accidentally used and filled with real world data to a real installation with a MySQL backend.

Unfortunatly when importing the xmlexport-file,

java.lang.RuntimeException: Could not read fields for table AO_187CCC_SIDEBAR_LINK

is shown after a while.

We're using mysql-connector-java_8.0.11, Debian 9, atlassian-confluence-6.7.2-x64, MariaDB 10.1.26-MariaDB-0+deb9u1.

Any ideas on how to troubleshoot this issue further?

Thanks!


Answers:
author: AnnWorley
body: Hi Andreas,

Please use a supported MySQL database. I don't think we will get far with the migration as long as we are trying with MariaDB. Please see [Supported Platforms](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/supported-platforms-207488198.html):
> Confluence will not work on MySQL variants such as:  
> MariaDB

Judging by the status of this ticket for the dev team, MariaDB will not be an option soon:[Support for MariaDB](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-29060)

After installing a supported MySQL, if you still see the error "Could not read fields for table AO_187CCC_SIDEBAR_LINK" this doc can help us start troubleshooting: [Troubleshooting XML backups that fail on restore](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/troubleshooting-xml-backups-that-fail-on-restore-199034.html)

Thanks,

Ann


Tags: mariadb
Excerpt include restricted by Permissions
Asked by Nikolaus Rieder:

Hello,

I have a little issue with the "Excerpt include" and "Page include" macros.

Currently the function works perfectly well, but as soon as the viewer doesn't have the permissions to view the included page an error will be displayed in it's position.

When using the "Display Site hierarchy" macro you can set the option to include an excerpt and it works just fine. If the user doesn't have the permissions for one of the sites, it won't be displayed in the hierarchy.

I wanted to use the two macros for a singular use-case of the Display Site hierarchy for a specific page, but the issue is that the error will be always displayed, therefor giving a hint about an unviewable page. This is the exact thing I'm trying to avoid.

The site hierarchy is a very great macro, but it lacks the ability to design it's layout, because it only works in an "up-to-down" fashion. I know that I'm able to view a singular Page with the Site hierarchy macro, but that functionality doesn't work once the singular pages I want to display side-by-side are on the same hierarchy level, since I can't say "Display just this page from the hierarchy if you can display it"

Therefor I had hoped by using the Page include macro, I can take the excerpt of another Page and place that where I want to have it, even side by side. But the error message makes it irrelevant to use in my scenario.

Are there any plugins that fix this issue for me? Is this possibly a new feature request?


Answers:
author: Nikolaus Rieder
body: Okay, I found a solution:

[Visibility for Confluence](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/net.customware.confluence.plugin.visibility/server/overview) (It's free. Yaaay)

Hope that helps for future viewers.

comments: author: Robert
body: It is not free anymore :(
selecting table cell content
Asked by Casey Maynard:

Is there a shortcut ability to select the content of a table's cell when my cursor is within the table's cell?

I want to cut the content type something and then repaste the content

Example: I have a date 06-11-2015, I want to cut that date type // and then paste the date that was just cut so that it will convert the old format and use the date formatter format of 06 Nov 2015.


Answers:
author: Victoria
body: Hi Casey, we've tested version 6.3 and 6.8 for cutting and pasting dates. We don't have a Confluence specific shortcut to cut and paste content within cells, however you can use the general browser keyboard shortcuts.

For Chrome on Mac, this is:

Shift + Up to select content

Command + X to cut content

Command + V to paste content

comments: author: Casey Maynard
body: Note: this lead me to the solution, as it depends on where the cursor is within the cell. If the cursor is at the beginning of the cell then the sequence is

Shift + Down to select content

Command + X to cut content

Command + V to paste content


author: Casey Maynard
body: Note: there is an annoying issue that happens though

when I type the date and hit enter key, sometimes it add and extra line and sometimes it does not

it is amazing to me how buggy using confluence can be at times
Confluence Date format help
Asked by Casey Maynard:

We all seem to have discovered that the Date Formatter does not work as documented

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/configuring-time-and-date-formats-150144.html>

So in the meantime, I am trying to find a way to enter the date using the // shortcut

I would like to be able to paste multiple dates into a table and have them use the // date picker format instead of the straight text, but the GUI does not seem to allow that

Pasting // 19-04-2018 only enters "// 19-04-2018'' instead of the format if I were to type // then type 19-04-2018, which then displays the format as "19 Apr 2018"

My apologies for my frustration but dealing with the numerous 'quirks' in confluence is amazingly disappointing in the flexibility of this application, and to make matters worse no one seems to have any interesting if wanting these simple functions to work.

So I am hoping there is someone out there that has figured out a way to enter the dates into a table using the // date formatter.


Answers:
author: Casey Maynard
body: My current solution I

1. have a date in a table cell 06-11-2015,

2. i select the date (via double left mouse (because there does not seem to be a way to select the content of a cell with any other method)

3. I cut that date (using cmd-x)

4. I type //

5. then I paste that date (using cmd-v)

Note: Sometimes the pasting of the date adds an extra carriage return that you may want to remove. There does not seem to be a pattern as to why these carriage returns are added when I paste the date (my guess a bug the application, so do not get me started on that topic even more)

6. date converted the old format and uses the date formatter format of 06 Nov 2015

This is very time consuming process as I have about 300 lines to convert, but I am posting the current solution so that maybe other can know how to do this manually until there is a fix for the date converter.
Page template with property used in JIRA issues macro
Asked by Krzysztof Skrzynecki:

Hi everyone,

In my organisation we're creating a Release note page for every single app's release to present informations what has been fixed when based on info from JIRA (JIRA issues macro is used). Right now, after every release we manually clone previous release page and edit it to adopt for a new one. It would be perfect If I can create a template, so a user will need to define *$version* property only and then it would be used in JQL qury e.g. like that:

```
$jqlQuery = "project = ProjectName and fixVersion in ('$version')"
```

so it could be used by macro like that:

    {jiraissues:anonymous=true|jql=$jqlQuery}

Unfortunatelly from what I can see in [JIRA issues macro doc](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/jira-issues-macro-139380.html) I can't just use JQL query as macro property.

I'm using Confluence for over a year, but I never treated it more than a documents aggregator and I would like to understand better what it is capable for.

**Edit (19/04/2018)**

So I managed to use *$version* in JQL query directly and defined JIRA issue macro like that:

    {jira:project = ProjectName AND version = ('$version')}

but to do it I needed to start typing *$version* in a new line and after editor defined it as variable I've wrapped it in *{jira* :project*= ProjectName AND version = ('$version')}* , but Confluence won't recognise it as a macro - to do it I need to manually remove *"* *}"* at the end of macro definition.


Answers:
author: Ora Zyto
body: I have the exact same issue here: I would like to create a Confluence template (or even just a custom macro) using a Jira macro to show a table of issues. The JQL used inside the macro should use a value set by a Confluence template variable.

I have found several pages that seem related:

<https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Jira-search-JQL-using-variables/qaq-p/22287>

<https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/variable-in-confluence-jql-issues-macro/qaq-p/48346>

They give a nice solution, but it only works on Server, and I'm running Confluence / Jira Cloud.

Has anyone figured out a way to do this in Confluence Cloud?

comments: author: Shawn
body: Having the same issue, did you ever figure this out?


author: Tom
body: Same here, any solution for the cloud environment?


author: Krzysztof Skrzynecki
body: Today I have discovered *Blueprints templates* in *Confluence* and templates from **JIRA** section (*Status Report* Template and *Dynamic JIRA Report Template* ) do exactly what I need! There is the option to edit them, but JIRA macros seem to be represented by variables, e.g. *$jiraissuescountmacro* variable here:

![Screen Shot 2018-04-20 at 09.56.41.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/20204i9E8B5AE580004DA8/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Screen Shot 2018-04-20 at 09.56.41.png")

Is there any option to edit them? I'll play with *[Create a blueprint-style report](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confcloud/create-a-blueprint-style-report-937893616.html)*guide - I have a feeling it's what I'm looking for


Tags: jira