youngmon/atlassian-qna huggingface dataset:
set colours stable in pie sharts
Asked by Navya_Shetty:

we are showing reports in our top management meetings, and there was the decision that the colours of the pie charts should be stable, sot not the bigges entry should be blue it should stay over all pie charts that open has the same color and so on


Answers:
author: Andrey Khaneev _StiltSoft_
body: There is [Table Filter and Charts](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.stiltsoft.confluence.plugin.tablefilter.tablefilter/cloud/overview) add-on that ships with [Chart from Table](https://docs.stiltsoft.com/display/TableFilter/How+to+use+Chart+from+Table+macro) macro. This macro has an option to set colors for each value.


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: The colours in the chart are tied to the numbers, so they don't "change". I suspect you mean you want the colours to be determined by a different rule. You will need to define that rule and then find or write an add on to provide the Sam e chart with your rule.
How do i configure Cloud Confluence to show Workbox -> tasks
Asked by Eduardo Llanos:

I am an administrator for Confluence (Cloud) and can't seem to see Workbox Tasks to allow user to create and manage their own tasks.


Answers:
author: thais
body: Hi, Eduardo,

Workbox and in-app notifications configuration is not available on Confluence Cloud.

You can check more details at [Restricted functions in Confluence Cloud](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confcloud/restricted-functions-in-confluence-cloud-734070955.html).

That said, users can view their tasks by going to Profile \> Tasks, or by using the Tasks Report macro.


author: Rob Woodgate
body: Hi Eduardo,

There are no admin configuration options for the Workbox. Users can view their tasks by going to Profile \> Tasks, or by using the Tasks Report macro.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Difference between "Resolved" and "Released to Server"
Asked by Shelby Spangler:

As I am looking through the release notes documentation, I notice that there are some bugs that have a status of "Resolved" and some with a status of "Released to Server". Can anyone give me an idea of the difference between those statuses?


Answers:
author: Jobin Kuruvilla [Adaptavist]
body: It depends on you workflow. You will have to check with the JIRA admins/project managers.

I am assuming that "Released to Server" means the change is now deployed.


Tags: confluence-administration
Protecting template content
Asked by Reza Modaresi:

Anyone knows how to protect template content in confluence? I just want users to be able to edit only the variables, without changing the fields.


Answers:
author: Milo Test
body: Short answer, no.

Keep in mind, that when the template is used and the page is created, it becomes disconnected from the template and is just like any other page, where everything is available for edit by everyone with permissions to edit.

Even using a form plugin like ConfiForms, which does keep the fields and field names secure, still creates an editable page that can be altered. Though you could configure it to save the page in a read-only space and that would maintain your data.

Otherwise, the only suggestion I have, is to play with graphics for field names as that would take serious conscience effort to change.


author: Reza Modaresi
body: Thanks @Milo Grika. Can you tell me how can I configure the forms to be saved as read-only?

comments: author: Milo Test
body: With ConfiForms (and perhaps other form add-ons) you can specify a different space in which to create the page. Just set the permissions for that space to just View.


Tags: confluence-administration
One User is unable to create new pages "Looks like your session expired. Log in again to keep working."
Asked by anael savioz:

Hello,   

I have only one user with the following error "Looks like your session expired. Log in again to keep working." when trying to create a new page. The user is able to do any other action but not create a page.  

<br />

This article doesn't apply : ["Your session has expired" when saving a new page](https://answers.atlassian.com/questions/291389) . Time in sync.   

No logs in confluence.   

Any idea ?


Answers:
author: Team Infrastructure
body: We got the same problem with Internet Explorer 11 (version 11.0.9600.18449, update 11.0.325 KB3185319).  

Using another version of IE ou another browser solve the issue.  

Any patch available ?

comments: author: ? ?
body: We got the same problem. only with IE , any resolution?


Tags: confluence-administration
generating nice documentation
Asked by Ricardo Helou:

How can I make my generated documentation to look like : <https://confluence.atlassian.com/conf57/applying-a-theme-to-a-space-701434656.html> ?  

I don't want to anonymous users being able to see the Atlassian top menu bar and other things.

Thank you  


Answers:
author: Giles B
body: Hi Ricardo,

We use [Scroll Viewport](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.k15t.scroll.scroll-viewport/server/overview) to skin our documentation, giving it the look you describe. Unfortunately the add-on isn't available for Confluence Cloud yet, but hopefully that'll change in the not-too-distant future.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Should our company allow all users to create team spaces or only persoanl spaces ?
Asked by copleyde:

Our company has about 1,000 users and are moving to Confluence. We need to know if it is best practice to allow or not allow regular users to create Team spaces ?? I realize regular users can and should be able to do persoanl spaces but should they be able to create any team space they feel they can create ?? Pros/Cons ?? Thanks.


Answers:
author: Renee Lyons
body: I would strongly advise against letting all users create spaces.

Cons:

You could end up with a logistical mess of spaces that would be hard to navigate, organize, or standardize in the future.

You would lose the ability to control permissions, which could create security problems. For example, your users might unknowingly expose information to anonymous users, or they might be able to export the space and exfiltrate confidential data.

Users might mess up settings and break their own spaces, but if admins don't have access, they can't fix it.

The only pro is that it would cut down on the overhead for your admins.


Tags: confluence-administration
How to promote Global templates?
Asked by Antonio Duarte:

The documentation teaches how to promote Space Templates (at the Space Tools -\> Content Tools), but it tells nothing on how to make this same promotion to Global Templates. How can it be done?


Answers:
author: Roei Engel
body: Don't think it's available yet, check <https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONF-32450>


author: ramundodj
body: I'm interested in finding out this answer too.


Tags: confluence-administration
How do you renew calendars?
Asked by Elizabeth Hicks:

How does my company renew calendars? I cannot create a calendar right now and receive an error when I try to view or edit other calendars.Screen Shot 2016-10-04 at 11.23.16 AM.png  
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Answers:
author: Kian Stack Mumo Systems
body: Hey Elizabeth,

This just means that your license has expired for the add-on. To fix this you just need to ask your administrators to go to the "add-ons" section of the confluence administration. Once they are there, there will be a section for "Team Calendars Plugin. They probably tried the free trial which has now expired. They should have an option to purchase a license. If they do this your error should be resolved!  

Thanks,

Kian


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Migration Confluence from Windows 2.10.2 to Linux 2.10.4
Asked by Andrey Kiyanovsky:

We need to migrate Confluence from Windows 2.10.2 to Linux. The problem is that there is no Confluence for Linux 2.10.2 available for download. Can we migrate from 2.10.2 to 2.10.4 using [Migrating Confluence Between Servers](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/migrating-confluence-between-servers-184150.html)?


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: I'd **strongly** recommend upgrading - Confluence 2 is **very** old, insecure, less featured and totally unsupported.

2.10.2 was pulled because of some issues (I can't remember if it were licence terms for some of the libraries it used or significant security problems). But you should not have any issues going from 2.10.2 to 2.10.4


Tags: confluence-administration
how i can get status task via jql?
Asked by Igor Rykov:

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Answers:
author: Franz Limbacher
body: You can use Status or Resolution in you JQL Function pretty easy:  

image2016-10-10 15:40:28.png  
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comments: author: Igor Rykov
body: emm no.

i want to get status (like "in progress", "open") via jql

e.g. i write (status where key=ux-2890) and in result i get "open"

it is real?


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: No, that JQL is wrong. JQL is for finding issues, it is **not** for choosing what comes out of it. The issue navigator gives you one set of fields when you give it some JQL, a gadget looks at another set, a board another set. Internally, the result of JQL is nothing more than a pile of issues.

However, your question is simple. "Key = ux-2890" will return a list of one item. You give that to the issue navigator and ask it to display the status column for the results.
How to add a custom code block macro?
Asked by Daniel Speck:

How do I create a custom code block macro? I would like to have macros for languages we use with a standardized look.

This is what I have created in *Configuration -\> User Macros*:

```
## @param codetitle:title=Code title|type=string|required=true|desc=Title of the code macro#### Macro title: Python Single Code Line## Macro has a body: Y## Body processing: unrendered## Output: Selected output option#### Developed by: me## Date created: 07/10/2016## Installed by: me<ac:structured-macro ac:name="code">  <ac:parameter ac:name="title">$codetitle</ac:parameter>  <ac:parameter ac:name="theme">Default</ac:parameter>  <ac:parameter ac:name="language">py</ac:parameter>  <ac:plain-text-body><![CDATA[insert your code here]]></ac:plain-text-body></ac:structured-macro>
```

Unfortunately, this does not work: the title is not replaced by the value of $codetitle, thus just the string "$codetitle" appears in the title bar no matter what value the string $codetitle has.

Additionally, any modifications to the body are ignored. You can insert what you want into the body, the macro always displays "*insert your code here*".

How do I have to alter this macro in order to get it working properly?


Answers:
author: Marcel Woschek
body: To the first question:

I guess you need to write $paramcodetitle. That is the proper way to use the macro parameters.

If this doesn't work name the parameter Codetitle (with a capital):

**`## ``@param` `Codetitle:title=Code title`**

and then use the parameter like this: **$paramCodetitle**


Tags: code

code-macro

confluence-administration

macro

user-macro
is this still supported on latest version of confluence? We cannot find a way to post markdown!
Asked by Mauricio Inguanzo:

*This question is in reference to Atlassian Documentation: [Confluence Wiki Markup](https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=251003035)*

We cannot find a way to post markdown into a confluence page


Answers:
author: Stephen Deutsch
body: You can also insert Markdown which will be automatically converted to Confluence format (and cannot be changed back. The reference is on the page you linked to:

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/confluence-wiki-markup-251003035.html#ConfluenceWikiMarkup-markdownCanIinsertmarkdown?>

I checked it on the latest version of Confluence Cloud and it is still there.

If you want to keep it in Markdown format, then I would recommend you use my plugin that Robert mentioned.


author: Robert Massaioli _Atlassian_
body: There is a render markdown add-on on the Atlassian Marketplace that you might be able to use: <https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/render-Markdown/cloud/overview>


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: No. Markup was removed as the storage method in version 4, several years ago. It is still used in a handful of admin areas. But not pages.

You can still type it, and the editor will recognise it and translate, but the data is not stored as markup, so pasting it in doesn't work.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud

documentation

markup
Jira Isues Macro Stopped Working - Status Code 401
Asked by IT Dev Licensing:

A couple of days ago our JIRA Issues Macro stopped working: instead of the link, we get "JIRA Issues Macro: [com.atlassian.sal.api.net](http://com.atlassian.sal.api.net).ResponseStatusException: Unexpected response received. Status code: 401". The only thing that we think may have changed on our side is that the former Confluence admin, who is no longer with the company, was removed from the Active Directory around that time.

When I go to administer Confluence (General Configuration =\> Application Links), I am told that I don't have any application links right now. When I try to enter our URL for JIRA and click "Create new link", though, I am told "An Application Link to this URL... has already been configured."


Answers:
author: IT Dev Licensing
body: When I edit the page, I can click on "View in JIRA", and the issue displays correctly.

When I click on "Edit", I am told "[Login \& Approve](http://wiki.marathonfund.com:8080/pages/editpage.action?pageId=159647150) to retrieve data from...". When I click on the link, I get HTTP 400 Bad Request.
How to list the people who are sharing my page?
Asked by Bill Altmann:

I can share my page with others by entering their e-mail addresses, or mentioning them by @name. How can I list the names of the people who, over time, have been invited to share, and those who have accepted the share invitation? Is there a macro to do this, which I can include on the page itself? Or some menu drop-down which I - as page owner - can see for my page?


Answers:
author: Linda Schmandt
body: Hello? Atlassian?


author: Bill Altmann
body: It would be nice to have an answer here: it's been 2 weeks.

Is there another place in Atlassian to pose questions directly to the developers?
Confluence Server install failure
Asked by imays76:

I tried installing Confluence Server on Windows Server 2008.

I got errors like this.

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This say "crash."

Running Confluence server is also failed.

image2016-10-7 23:36:46.png

This say "Invalid service name"

There's no Confluence or Atlassian in Services control panel app.

image2016-10-7 23:37:48.png

I got the installer process crash dump. I can send it to Atlassian staff if they want.

Please help me install Confluence. Thank you.

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Answers:
author: imays76
body: Fixed this problem by installing Confluence Server on Windows 2008 Server R2.
Graph Macro automatic tick scaling or interval
Asked by Shane Arnold:

*This question is in reference to Atlassian Documentation: [Chart Macro](https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=163415075)*

Is it possible to have automatic tick intervals determined based on the size of the data?

For example I have created three graphs based on the same macro but with different objects, and as a result some data ranges suit a tick value of 1, where some require a tick value of 100 to be usable.


Answers:
author: Andrey Khaneev _StiltSoft_
body: Chart from Table macro (part of [Table Filter and Charts](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.stiltsoft.confluence.plugin.tablefilter.tablefilter/cloud/overview) add-on) automatically determines tick intervals. Also it has an option of recommended tick intervals. You can try it and see if it covers your needs.

comments: author: Shane Arnold
body: Hi Andrey,

Thanks for that, I did spot that plugin however I was hoping to stay within the realm of the free. I will have a talk with the people in charge of the credit card and see if I can convince them.

Thanks :smile:


Tags: chart

documentation
Can I add this Calendar on confluence?
Asked by Deepesh Jain:

*This question is in reference to Atlassian Documentation: [Adding the Calendar Gadget](https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=588581648)*

How can I add issue calendar gadget to a Conflunce page?


Answers:
author: David Skreiner
body: You linked to JIRA issue Calendar.

To display issue due dates in Confluence, AFAIK you cannot use JIRA Issue Calendar at all - you'll need Confluence Calendar or Confluence Team Calendars.


Tags: documentation
How can I create a user with password without sending an invitation email?
Asked by Dale Raley:


Answers:
author: Milo Test
body: Notice that when you clear the **Send an invitation email** ... checkbox, a **Password** field appears:

image2016-10-10 11:38:30.png  
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Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Why is the HTML Include macro not appearing?
Asked by Adam Parkin:

Following the directions at: <https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/html-include-macro-169120653.html>

It says to go into Confluence Admin, manage add ons, and find the "Confluence HTML Macros" add-on. However, I see no such add-on in the list of my system add-ons:

Screen Shot 2016-10-06 at 3.32.05 PM.png

How do I enable this add-on, or is it disabled entirely on cloud instances?  
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Answers:
author: Tim
body: Hi Adam,

Unfortunately [Confluence Cloud doesn't support the HTML Include Macro](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confcloud/html-include-macro-751634038.html) due to security reasons. Only the server version lets you switch it on.

However we've built an add-on with a secure HTML macro designed for Cloud, you can try it here:

<https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.addonengine.macrotoolboxforcloud/overview>

If you have any questions feel free to ask, I hope it helps! :smile:


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
How to change Server Base URL?
Asked by Dhiraj Agrawal:

Hi,

I have recently create a new account in the Atlassian Cloud instance. I have imported my JIRA and Confluence from existing repository into the cloud version.

Now, when I click on the hamburger menu I get JIRA, Confluence and Configure options. When I click on JIRA it opens the right page and I am able to browse to my project.

When I click on Confluence it opens my "Create a New Space" page and am not able to directly go to the space I imported.

I am not able to modify the "Base Server URL" in general configuration as the field does not appear editable when I click on Edit.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,

\~Dhiraj


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: There's no need to change the base-url, it's fixed and correct for Cloud instances.

If Confluence is jumping straight to "create a space", it suggests that there are no spaces yet - I would try creating one, making sure you give yourself at least the permission to view the space. Then you should get full access to all spaces, including your imported on.

comments: author: Ben Madin
body: Can the base url be changed ? Can we have a subdomain on our own domain? wiki.mydomain.com. Everything in the documentation would suggest this to be the case, but I suspect that the documentation is specific to the non-cloud based version. (it doesn't say this, just a guess).


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: The pages you're reading on "base url" mostly have "this does not apply to Cloud" in a box at the top. You can't change the Cloud base url directly, you have to buy a new Cloud instance, export the current one, and import it into the new one.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
How can we translate the PDF template?
Asked by Gina Wadley:

Currently we have to manually translate the following text when we export a translated PDF. (We are using Scroll Translations.) Is there a way to translate the PDF templates?

* Cover page
  * "Date", Day, Month, Year, Time, and "URL"
* "Contents" heading (TOC)
* "Page" x "of" y
* Page number references, for example "see page 3".

Thanks.

Gina


Answers:
author: Nils Bier _K15t_
body: Hi Gina,

You can use Velocity to control language specific content in your Scroll PDF Exporter template.

Please have a look at the following page for further information and some examples: [Using Velocity in the Custom CSS](https://help.k15t.com/scroll-pdf-exporter/using-velocity-in-the-custom-css-90409187.html)

Does that help?

Cheers,  
Nils

comments: author: Gina Wadley
body: Hi Nils,

It looks like this might work! I'll share it with our wiki system admin.

Thanks!

Gina


author: Nils Bier _K15t_
body: Hi Gina,

Perfect - great to hear.

If you have any further questions, please feel free to get in touch.

Cheers,  
Nils


author: Pradeep Das
body: thanks, what are next steps


Tags: export

locale

pdf