youngmon/atlassian-qna huggingface dataset:
Can I use the Confluence REST API to convert regular HTML (or XML) to Confluence?
Asked by Jerry Pope [ORA]:

If so, where can I go to find out what methods are available and how to do the conversion?

We have a fair amount of DITA content in an SDL repository that I want to convert to Confluence. Because I can't find a DITA-to-Confluence tool, my thought is to export the DITA as HTML and then convert that standard HTML into Confluence HTML.

We cannot use Confluence macros because that solution is extremely awkward and far too manual, from what I can tell.

In the end, I want to automate the entire process from the SDL repository to a Confluence site.

Sincerely,

Jerry Pope


Answers:
author: Shawn C
body: Hi Jerry,

The [Confluence REST API](https://developer.atlassian.com/server/confluence/confluence-server-rest-api/) doesn't convert content that you're using as your payload; it would only allow us to create new or manipulate existing data in Confluence.

If you need to import from your DITA/SDL environment into Confluence, we'll need a way to convert its data into a format that would be compatible in Confluence and then could be 'imported' in with the REST API.

Found this [DITA Converter](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1213376/dita-converter?hosting=server&tab=overview) app on the Atlassian Marketplace; this option might be easier as it appears to add functionality within Confluence rather than having to manually run REST API calls. Reviewing it's documentation, it allow you to Import a DITA Zip File but only into an older version of Confluence (5.8.18). You could import your DITA data into Confluence 5.8.18 and then [upgrade it directly](https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=4578) to the latest version.

Looking at a [few other Community Posts](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Re-Is-it-possible-import-DITA-into-Confluence-or-export/qaq-p/19843/comment-id/3271#M3271) that reference importing DITA int Confluence, the [Universal Wiki Converter](https://migrations.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/UWC/overview?mode=global) 3rd Party Tool as another way to convert other Wiki data into something that is Confluence compatible.

-Shawn


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Make a summary table in Cinfluence
Asked by Yurii Chernov:

Hi everyone,

We are using Confluence cloud in our company.

I have 1 parent and 3 child pages in one space.

Each child page contains the table with project report

On parent page, I would like to see the summary from these 3 child pages.

Example:

Child page 1 has a table with 2 rows and 3 columns.

On parent page, I need to see Cell in 1st row - 1st column and, when the data is updating on Child page, I need to see the updated info on parent page.

Is it possible? Any plugin, macro?

Thank you very much!


Answers:
author: Shawn C
body: Hi Yurii,

There are a few native options in Confluence that'll allow you to display content from a Child Page and display it on the parent.

One option, that's more in line with your requirement, would be the [Page Property](https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/ConfCloud/Page+Properties+Macro) and [Page Property Report](https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/ConfCloud/Page+Properties+Report+Macro) Macro. The Page Property goes on the Child Page which contain a Table of data to be displayed on the Parent. On the Parent, the "Report" is added and when viewed, displays a combined table of all of values from the Child Page Tables.

Another option could be to the [Excerpt Macro](https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=724765191) on the Child Pages which contains the content (excerpt) to be displayed, and the [Excerpt Include Macro](https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=724765190) on the Parent page to display the excerpt content from the Child Pages. In this option, you'd build the tables in the Excerpt Macros in each Child Page and they'll display as independent sections on the Parent.

Let me know if this helps.

-Shawn

comments: author: Yurii Chernov
body: Thank you very much, Shawn, I'll try these macros


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Attachments macro exclude filename patterns
Asked by Joe Miller:

How do I filter files in an attachment macro to only show files with a certain file name, such as "status"? Also exclude those same files in another macro.


Answers:
author: Shawn C
body: Hi Joe,

The [Attachments Macro](https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=97911315) does have a way to filter to specific File names based on a Regex Expression added to the macro. I'm not the best regex'er, but you should be able to use something similar to:

* Show only "Status" Attachments:

  ```
  .*[Ss][Tt][Aa][Tt][Uu][Ss].*
  ```

* Show everything other than "Status":

  ```
  ^((?!.*[Ss][Tt][Aa][Tt][Uu][Ss].*).)*$
  ```

*Bracketed Letters are used to catch any Camelcase that may be in the filenames and it's wildcarded out so that it's looking for "status" anywhere in the name.*

You might also consider using some Labels on your Attachments as the Attachments Macro does filter on Multiple Labels using an AND. This means you could have macros that display "Status Active" or "Status Inactive" and just update the labels on the Attachments when they're Active/Inactive.

Cheers,

Shawn


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server
Confluence as Content Management System - Any addons?
Asked by Leena Bakshi:

Has anyone been using confluence as content management repository or system?

We are looking for a solution so that we dont have to go to Sharepoint way. And since we have recently purchased licenses, I was wondering if anyone is aware of any addons or plugins that can be used to achieve this?

Thank you


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hi Leena,

Have a look at our article below on some solutions for using Confluence as a CMS:

* [Confluence: Document Management System](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confeval/confluence-evaluator-resources/confluence-document-management-system)

Additionally, you can have a read of this blog from an external site:

* [3 ways of turning Confluence into your website CMS](https://www.addteq.com/blog/2017/07/3-ways-of-turning-confluence-into-your-website-s-cms)

Regards,

Shannon

comments: author: Leena Bakshi
body: Thank you for your response Shannon. I just got to know that they are trying to migrate lotus notes database and looking at Confluence as one of their options.. would you be able to give any insight on that?

Thanks


author: Shannon S
body: Hi Leena,

I'm not too familiar with Lotus Notes, but we do not currently have any migration path or integration for Lotus Notes.

There's a feature request below regarding that:

* [CONFSERVER-51056](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-51056)

Regarding import, you can have a look here for details on how you can import external content into Confluence:

* [Import Content into Confluence](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/import-content-into-confluence-191141.html)

You can speak to your administrator and see if there's a way to get the data from Lotus notes as either a Word document, HTML, or one of the other options listed from that page.

Regards,

Shannon


author: Kesha Thill
body: Hi [@Leena Bakshi](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1128135)! In addition to Shannon's articles, I wanted to point out that Confluence can be further customized to your content management needs with different apps from our [marketplace](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/)!

Here are two more articles talking about Confluence + some apps we have!

* <https://www.atlassian.com/blog/software-teams/get-a-handle-on-all-your-content-with-confluence-apps>
* <https://www.atlassian.com/blog/confluence/weather-storm-wild-content-management-system>

comments: author: Leena Bakshi
body: Thank you for your Response Kesha, however as I said that our team is strictly looking to move the lotus database to confluence.


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server
Is there a way to paginate Confluence pages to make it printer friendly?
Asked by Victor Huynh:

Since Confluence pages are dependent on the screen's resolution, is there a solution to making consistently sized (and numbered, ideally) pages? As an extension, could headers/footers be implemented to the pages?

Manually creating and spacing out sections seem like an ineffective and tedious solution as the formatting will shift upon editing. Please advise


Answers:
author: Sireesha Dugginapeddi [Appfire]
body: Hi Victor,

There are two ways I am aware of to paginate Confluence pages. Hope one of them works for you!

* Export to PDF, where the settings help you customize the page height, width, page numbers, headers and footers etc... You can do so by navigating to ***Settings \> General Configuration \> PDF Layout*** or ***Space Tools \> Content Tools \> Export \> PDF**.* In this case, the page break is based on the settings you apply in your PDF export configuration.  
  For more details about PDF Export settings, please refer to <https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/customize-exports-to-pdf-190480945.html>.

<!-- -->

* Create a 'page break' user macro and use it wherever you find a logical break to any page. You can do this by navigating to the Admin page and using the 'Create a User macro' option. Here, you can define the required parameters and once you have this macro defined, you will be able to use it wherever required in your Confluence page.   
  But, in this case, if your Confluence page is too long (\>100 pages), it might get laborious after a point.  
  To insert page numbers, footer and header, configure PDF export settings as mentioned in the previous option*.*   
  For more details about how to create this macro, please refer to <https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/how-to-create-a-page-break-function-in-confluence-to-control-pagination-in-pdf-exports-735943076.html>.  

**Note**: To use any of the options mentioned, you need Admin credentials. For PDF export, if you do not have Confluence Admin credentials, you may use your own Space Admin credentials.

Hope this helps!

Thanks

Sireesha


Tags: footer

header

pagination

print
Confluence Mobile custom Welcome Page
Asked by Brian Taylor:

Is there a way to configure a custom welcome page for Confluence Mobile users when login into the system


Answers:
author: Shawn C
body: Hi Brian,

There's currently a way for an Admin to modify the Experience your Users have when using either the Android or iOS Mobile Apps for Confluence.

At this time, when a User logs in, they are taken to the "Your Work" view; similar to the Recently Worked on View through the Web.

If you can provide me with a bit more information for what you're looking to see as a "Welcome Page," I can create a Feature Request on your behalf with our Mobile Developers.

-Shawn
Issue with Activity Stream
Asked by caa06d9c:

Hello. After I reinstalled confluence i get 2 identical notifications in Jira activity stream. And in the same time filter stopped working. How i can remove one of 2 streams from Jira?


Answers:
author: AhmadDanial
body: Hi there, Dmitri.

There is no feature in JIRA that allow users / admins to remove Activity Stream entries in JIRA as mentioned in the [Can Jira activity streams be cleared?](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Questions/Can-Jira-activity-streams-be-cleared/qaq-p/343627)

Meanwhile, may I know if you have tried to refresh the activity stream when you click on the **filter** feature, change the limit, and click Save? For example:

![Screen Shot 2018-09-19 at 10.37.12.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/32654iA06BCDF400E4FA5A/image-dimensions/388x336?v=v2 "Screen Shot 2018-09-19 at 10.37.12.png")

* Are the timestamp of the notifications the same?
* Can you share what notification is that and is it still reproducible for other entries?

I am just trying to understand if it rather a one time off issue or something that we need to dig deeper into. Thanks.


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Can you specify in confluence a way for specific users to see attachments
Asked by Suzanne Seaton:

Use case: A team is uploading their mid-year accomplishments in the form of attachments. They only want the uploader and the manager to be able to see the attachment. Is there a way to specify this in Confluence?

In Jira, I was thinking create issue level security where the reporter and manager could see the issue. I would like to be able to apply the same logic to an attachment on a page in Confluence.


Answers:
author: Sattesh M
body: Hello Suzanne,

In Confluence, the attachment's permission is tied to the permission of the page. so if a user has access to that page, they will have access to the attachments.

That being said, I can think of a workaround, to have attachments in a page, but not directly.  
We can create another page, with restrictions we want for the attachment, set on that page, and then link that page to the main page where we want everyone to access.  

This way, everyone can see the main page, but only certain users will be able to access the page that's linked there.  

Hope that helps.  

Cheers,  
Sattesh

comments: author: Suzanne Seaton
body: Thanks Sattesh, I appreciate your help.
Export PDF trouble
Asked by Prudnikov Ilya:

Hello!  

I have a problem with Export PDF . When exporting to PDF, part of the table does not fit into the snapshot![?????? Confluence.PNG](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/32595i8E29C2B46844AB3A/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "?????? Confluence.PNG")


Answers:
author: Prudnikov Ilya
body: Victor,

unfortunately, I can not find the right setting ... I tried everything

comments: author: Victor Mutambuki
body: Prudnikov,

Seems that your confluence space admin can perform this task.

Victor


author: Prudnikov Ilya
body: I have the rights of space admin


author: Victor Mutambuki
body: Prudnikov,

Could be a layout issue. Please see link below. Let me know if it solved your question.  
<https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/customize-exports-to-pdf-190480945.html>

Victor
can not link confluence with jira
Asked by Ronny B?chner:

Confluence 6.11.0  
JIRA 7.12.1  

This is the output, sorry for german text, but I hope that you understood it anyway:

"Die reziproke Verkn?pfung kann nicht erstellt werden

Es war nicht m?glich die erforderlichen Informationen von <https://jira.esyon.de> anzufordern. Die Verkn?pfung kann nicht erstellt werden."

Next it shows up the message, that the connection is successfully created local but not reciprocal:

"Anwendungsverkn?pfung 'Confluence' wurde erfolgreich lokal erstellt, aber die reziproke Verkn?pfung nicht. Bitte ?berpr?fen Sie die Konfiguration."  

I would be glad for any suggestions.


Answers:
author: Andreas
body: Hello [@Ronny B?chner](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1810917) and Herzlichen Willkommen to the community!

This could can have several possible causes.

Did you already go through the [Application Links Troubleshooting Guide](https://confluence.atlassian.com/kb/application-links-troubleshooting-guide-718668765.html)?

Maybe something related to the [SSL certificates](https://confluence.atlassian.com/applinks/ssl-and-application-link-troubleshooting-guide-790632063.html)?


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'current page' value for Space(s) and Page(s) parameter in Task Report macro
Asked by johan milio:

The Task Report macro specifies that you can enter/select a page in the **Space(s) and Page(s)** `(spaceAndPage`) parameter.

Is it also possible to use a generic 'current page' value instead of an actual page value? (thus avoiding to having to adapt the macro if I copy/paste it between pages)


Answers:
author: Sattesh M
body: Hello Johan,  

The task report macro should automatically show shows the current page's task list if the **Space(s) and page(s)** option is left blank.  

Is this not the case for you?  
Do let me know if you have any questions.  

Cheers,  
Sattesh  

comments: author: johan milio
body: Hi Sattesh,

that is indeed **not** the case for me: if I leave that field blank, I get all open tasks for all people on all pages in all spaces...

I really need to enter the page name in that field to only see the tasks on that page only.


author: Sattesh M
body: Hello Johan,

Terribly sorry.   
Made a mistake on my end, and only had task added on a single page earlier, causing the confusion.  
I blame the lack of coffee.  

I did find an enhancement request for this feature however, that you can find below.

* [Enhance Task Report Macro](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-53073)

It's still a relatively new request, so do vote, watch, and leave a comment for the developers and product team to review, and to raise it's visibility.  

Apologies again on the earlier confusion, and let me know if you have any questions.  

Cheers,  
Sattesh


author: johan milio
body: Thanks for this update.

I voted for this enhancement request :-)


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confluence-cloud
pptx quality within Confluence
Asked by romain bonnet:

Hi all,

I have an issue while including a pptx slide within Confluence. Here is an example of slide and what i get in Confluence:

![pptx.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/32573i8F35F2D564567AAF/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "pptx.png")![confluence_pptx.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/32574iC85073BB9C4456A9/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "confluence_pptx.png")

The outcome is pretty ugly (missing lines, connector, font issue, table shape...). I'm using Confluence 6.5.0. Do you know if improvement occurs with the newest version? Did i make a mistake somewhere? any recommendation to avoid this type of problem?

thanks for your help \^\^.

Romain


Answers:
author: AhmadDanial
body: Hi there, Romain.

The issue that you are facing here has been reported before in the following bug report:

* [CONFSERVER-41523: Formating issues with ppt preview macro](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-41523)

So, I won't say that upgrading will improve the behavior that you are experiencing here for now. For now, I encourage you to visit the bug page linked above and click the *Watch* link near the top right to show support for the feature. By doing this, it will ensure you are proactively informed of progress and updates going forward. Share your feedback by leaving a comment on the ticket as this helps us prioritize the bug better.

Meanwhile, may I know if the same behavior continues to persist even after removing and reuploading the ppt presentation again?

comments: author: AhmadDanial
body: Hi, Romain.

Quick update on this. I came across the [The Text in a PowerPoint, Excel or Word Document is Missing or Looks Different when Using the Viewfile Macro](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/the-text-in-a-powerpoint-excel-or-word-document-looks-different-when-using-the-viewfile-macro-200213562.html?_ga=2.5426875.964104600.1537141007-575207737.1536291842) KB which might offer some help specific to the font issue you mentioned. Let me know how it goes.


author: romain bonnet
body: Thanks for the update. I'll make some test with my Confluence admin.


author: AhmadDanial
body: Hello, Romain.

You are most welcome. Please let me know how it goes on your end. :)


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server
import data from self-hosted to cloud
Asked by Kristine Simonis:

Hello,

At the moment we are using the self-hosted version for Confluence Wiki. We would like to turn it into the cloud version. So we will purchase a new license for the cloud.

Can we migrate the data from the self-hosted database into the cloud? Is there anything we have to consider first?

Thanks!


Answers:
author: Kristine Simonis
body: Thanks!


author: Steffen Franke
body: You can find how to export your data [here](https://confluence.atlassian.com/jirakb/migrating-from-jira-server-to-jira-cloud-779160826.html?_ga=2.50955369.178733854.1537254305-1647489303.1537254305).

To discover more which steps should be considered, see the following [link.](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/migrate-from-confluence-server-to-cloud-829665269.html)
How can we migrate data from Confluence 5.6.3 to Confluence 6.10 ?
Asked by Gunjan Yadav:

Questions:

1. How can we migrate data from Confluence 5.6.3 to Confluence 6.10 ?

2. How to migrate database MySQL 5.6.25-enterprise-commercial-advanced (Confluence 5.6.3) to PostgreSQL 9.6 (Confluence 6.10) ?


Answers:
author: Alexis Robert
body: Hi [@Gunjan Yadav](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1985131),

this is quite easy to achieve but you'll have to take things one step at a time and test all your upgrades before on a test environment:

1. Check your [upgrade path](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/upgrading-confluence-4578.html#UpgradingConfluence-Planyourupgrade) to determine if you can upgrade directly to Confluence 6.10 from 5.6.3
2. [Perform the upgrade](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/upgrading-confluence-4578.html#UpgradingConfluence-UpgradeConfluence) on your current environment and database
3. [Migrate your database](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/migrating-to-another-database-148867.html) to Postgre from MySQL

Let me know if you have any questions,

--Alexis

comments: author: Gunjan Yadav
body: Thank you Alexis for your prompt reply. It was quite helpful.


author: Shankar Asam {Appfire}
body: Hi Gunjan,

I think your two questions are interrelated to each other. The underlaying core element for migration is, the database. You are migrating off MySQL to PostgreSQL. The best approach here is to take XML backup of your entire confluence 5.6.3(MySQL DB) instance and then restore it on another fresh confluence 5.6.3(with PostgreSQL DB) and once the restoration is complete - try for an upgrade to confluence 6.10. This way, your data will be migrated along with the database. Please make sure to restore the attachments, logos, images as part of the migration.

If the XML is not feasible due to any reason, then the best option is to export space by space between two instances. You may also plan on migrating users / group incase LDAP / AD isn't used here.

You can also use database migration tools to migrate from MySQL to PostgreSQL and this is entirely vendor specific.

The following document will help,

[https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/migrating-to-another-database-148867.html](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/migrating-to-another-database-148867.html?)

Best,

comments: author: Gunjan Yadav
body: Hi Shankar,

Thank you so much for your reply.


Tags: confluence-server

server
Addons Disappeared
Asked by gerald-romero:

All add-ons on my Confluence instance suddenly disappeared. Everything was fine yesterday. Today my instance looks out of the box. My pages and data seem to be in-tact. I am missing macros and themes. This is certainly unacceptable. Can someone help me understand what happened?


Answers:
author: Grigory Salnikov
body: Hello!

Try to reinstall one of the add-ons and check whether its configuration settings are present.

These articles can be of help:

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/plugins-mysteriously-disappear-after-restart-or-plugins-are-missing-once-you-have-done-a-xml-restore-104300782.html>

<https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Missing-AddOns-after-Server-Restart/qaq-p/615527>

comments: author: gerald-romero
body: Thank you. That was apparently the issue. I did restore from XML backup, however the addons did not go away until I restarted the server. Interesting. I guess I will need to keep a log of all add-ons I purchase and install.


author: Grigory Salnikov
body: You're always welcome!

I'm glad you've managed to overcome this issue.

Have a nice day!


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server