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Confluence Team Calendar
Asked by John Wood:

Hi,

Just wondering if we have any Confluence Team Calender experts here, as I'm having difficulties getting it to work.

I've tried using both Project (then selecting "Requested window start" and "Requested window end" as the range) and using a JQL query (that does bring back results when used purely as a query). Also tried saving the query and using it that way.

In all cases, the calendar stays resolutely empty! I have a feeling I'm missing something very simple, I just can't work out what it is.

Testing has shown that where I use system fields like created and resolved, it works - but this is supposed to be a forward schedule of change so it needs to show the range between 2 custom date fields (the requested windows above). As far as I can see, it should work with custom fields? Is there a particular date format they need to be in?

\*edit: should also have noted that it works as a range with created and resolved, not just as single dates

edit2: Just realised the field types are "Date Time Picker" - not sure if this is from an add-on?

Thanks in advance


Answers:
author: Fabian Lim
body: Hi John,

Fir me it works with both types of customfields.

Regards


Tags: confluence-app

confluence-server

jira-server

jira-service-desk-server
Is there a version control depth configuration for the pages in space?
Asked by Sridhar Ravinuthala:

Hi,

If I want to configure a versioning depth on conflucence pages as a whole how can I do that? we have 6.11 running.

I would like to know managing confluence page history depth automatically if there is ?


Answers:
author: Sridhar Ravinuthala
body: page history has versions right, How can I administer the depth or number of versions that can be retained in a space automatically instead of manually going there and deleting it

comments: author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: That's not "depth", that's "a number of versions". There is no limit - the point of a wiki is to keep them all!


author: Sridhar Ravinuthala
body: We have slowness issues, synchrony issues and also we want to clean up space


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: Ah, ok, well, butchering your page history is not going to fix any of these (well, the clean up, arguable, but as the history isn't reported on, it's still not going to do much)


author: Sridhar Ravinuthala
body: synchrony collaborative editing is becoming unresponsive. and I am seeing websocket timeouts. Any suggestion on correcting this?


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: Synchrony doesn't look at the history, it is something else. Has it got enough resources?


author: Sridhar Ravinuthala
body: How about unpublished changes where do they get stored If I edit and close


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: Those drafts are stored as single pages in a sort of invisible space. Again, they'll not have any significant drag on your system.

You need to look at the resources Synchrony has and what Confluence is doing that makes it slow.


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: Could you explain what "versioning depth" is expected to do?

Confluence pages are simply versioned for each change made to their content, so I suspect you won't get what you want, but I can't be sure without knowing what that is!


Tags: version
Can normal users migrate their own personal space from one Confluence instance to another?
Asked by NikD63:

Note: I am not a sys admin but have been asked to investigate this issue.

Our organization is migrating content from one site to another. We would like to allow users to migrate their own personal Confluence space from the old site to the new. As a normal user I was able to export my personal space on the old site into XML. However, there doesn't seem to be a way for me, as a normal user, to import that into my personal space on the new site. I believe sys admin permissions are required for the import/restore.

Both sites are running the same version of Confluence.

I have looked at the following pages but they don't address my case of a normal user doing the restore.

<https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Migrating-personal-spaces/qaq-p/398790>   
<https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/How-to-export-personal-space/qaq-p/583580>   
<https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/restoring-a-space-152036.html>


Answers:
author: Sreenivasaraju P
body: Hi [@NikD63](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2357049),

Please refer below document , it will provide more details.

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/confcloud/import-a-confluence-space-724765531.html>

End user can export his personal space, as he is having export permission. But for importing , user should have admin rights


Tags: confluence-server

export

import

migration

restore

server

space
Charts and Header rows
Asked by Monica Kostreba:

How to I make the header of a chart stay while I scroll down on a long chart, similar to Freeze Top Row in Excel.?


Answers:
author: Alexis Robert
body: Hi [@Monica Kostreba](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1880871),

if you're using Confluence Server , the headers will stick in [view mode](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/tables-136463.html#Tables-stickytableheadersStickytableheadersinviewmode).

If you're using Confluence Cloud (also applies to Server), you can use the [Table Filter and Charts](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/27447/table-filter-and-charts-for-confluence?hosting=cloud&tab=overview) addon, it has an option called **Fit table to screen area**that will keep headers visible when scrolling.

Let me know if you have any questions,

--Alexis


author: Davin Studer
body: If you put a long table on a page the header row should stick. However that is assuming the top row is a header row and not a row with a background color. You need to use the header row button. There are other things that will break it. You can read about them in the link below. It's at the bottom of that page.

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/tables-136463.html>


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
How to automatically update/ manage a team in Confluence?
Asked by Valentina Ical:

We are currently using Spaces in Confluence for Projects and Teams. The only issues is that some of the teams are dynamic and change members quite often, case in which someone should manage that space and always update the member. Is there an automatic way in which a new member can be linked to the team in Confluence? Or a former member to be deleted from Confluence once he is not part of that team anymore?

Thank you


Answers:
author: Diego
body: Hello there Valentina, glad that you came here to our Community!  

Well, first thing I would like to point out is that **we should not delete users from Confluence** . There are connections that exist between the content and its creator. However, if the user **has not created any content** , you should be able to delete the user. Up to**Confluence 6.12** it is not recommended to**delete users** :  
- **[Delete or disable users](https://confluence.atlassian.com/conf612/delete-or-disable-users-958778090.html)**

<br />

For Confluence 6.12.x and earlier, we have a workaround for situations where GDPR applies:  
- **[Right to erasure in Confluence server and data center](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/right-to-erasure-in-confluence-server-and-data-center-962342412.html)**   

Now on Confluence 6.13, due to GDPR, Confluence can handle the process of deleting users:  
- **[Delete or disable users - Confluence 6.13.x](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/delete-or-disable-users-138318.html)**   

For the team management, you should be able to **create a group** and then include the users in it:  
- **[Confluence Groups](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/confluence-groups-139478.html)**   
- **[Adding or removing users in groups](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/adding-or-removing-users-in-groups-138321.html)**   

After creating the desired groups, you can now include them into the **Space permissions** :  
- **[Space permissions overview](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/space-permissions-overview-139521.html)**   

When someone is **not part of the project** anymore, you can remove them from the group and they should not be able to access the space. Please keep in mind that **they should not be granted individual permissions** to the space for this to work.

If the user is granted with individual permissions to the space, the access to it will still be available.   

So, Valentina, please let the Community know if this helps your case!


Tags: atl-adm

space

team
Custom JIRA field based on versions does not display correctly in Confluence
Asked by jllange:

I have a custom field in JIRA called "Planned Release" and it is a version picker. When I try to display this column in confluence, I get a series of numbers, which I am guessing is the internal ID of the version, rather than the version name.


Answers:
author: Stephen Sifers
body: Hello Jennifer,

I was able to take your example and test through without issue. I tested on Jira 7.12.3 and Confluence 6.12. I created a custom field with a single select drop down and created it with 5 versions. From there I created a Confluence page with the Jira issue/filter macro and displayed the issues from my project. Here is what I am able to see within testing:

![image.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/39094iBCCFBE38CBAA43A9/image-dimensions/405x167?v=v2 "image.png")![image.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/39095iCDDDFE396A78B9B9/image-dimensions/343x238?v=v2 "image.png")![image.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/39096i62C292E92A8DC554/image-dimensions/533x89?v=v2 "image.png")

To further test, please let me know what version of Jira and Confluence you are actively using and I can attempt to re-create on those versions to see if there is a problem.

I look forward to your response so we may get this resolved and working for you!

Regards,  
Stephen Sifers

comments: author: jllange
body: hi Stephen! Thank you so much for looking into this, here is what I see, the first in JIRA the second in confluence:

![Screen Shot 2018-11-30 at 2.29.34 PM.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/39099iDF456FCF68197323/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Screen Shot 2018-11-30 at 2.29.34 PM.png")

![Screen Shot 2018-11-30 at 2.30.15 PM.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/39100iBA26DC96C6D5B8C6/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Screen Shot 2018-11-30 at 2.30.15 PM.png")

Confluence version 6.10.1 and JIRA version 7.12.0


author: Stephen Sifers
body: Hello Jennifer,

I attempted to recreate on the same versions you listed (Confluence 6.10.1 and Jira 7.12.0). I attempted to break the application links, recreate the application link and add additional custom fields. I was unable to recreate what you're seeing on your end.

The good news is it seems there is a bug report with similarities to your current issue. You can find more for the bug report at [CONFSERVER-43035](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-43035). I will be linking this post to the bug report, we also suggest you vote and watch this to get future updates.

For the time being, there is not a current work around that is not disruptive. I have created a support request on your behalf for this issue as it may be something that may be resolved outside of an update. You should have an email shortly with the details of the support case.

Regards,  
Stephen Sifers


author: jllange
body: Thank you!


Tags: jira
Set Confluence Homepage
Asked by Mihai Schwarz:

Hi guys,

<br />

Do you know if it is possible to set a certain homepage for a batch of users?

Currently the only way to do that is accessing each individual account and change it from Settings.

Thanks!


Answers:
author: Mihai Schwarz
body: Hi [@Mihai Schwarz](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/853676),

Natively it is not possible to create custom homepages. However, you can achieve this using third-party add-on [Custom Dashboards for Confluence](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1210990/custom-dashboards-for-confluence?hosting=server&tab=overview).

Thanks,

Sravya

comments: author: Mihai Schwarz
body: Hi,

Thanks for the reply!

I know that there is a way to change the homepage for everyone, but I only want to change it for a group of users.


Tags: confluence-server

server
Confluence Server License on Azure
Asked by Dalectric:

Hi

I'm currently running Confluence Server on a local VM server.

Can I simply move this to an Azure cloud based server and continue to use the Server license or would I need to upgrade to a Data Centre license to move the server to Azure?

Thanks


Answers:
author: Alexis Robert
body: Hi [@Dalectric](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/502017),

you simply migrate your current instance from your local server to an Azure VM, no need to change the license.

The Datacenter version is pre-packaged on Azure Marketplace but you can very well setup your own VM with a Jira Server version yourself.

Let me know if you have any questions,

--Alexis

comments: author: Dalectric
body: That's great, many thanks for the prompt response as I was struggling to find a concrete answer in the documentation.


Tags: confluence-server

server
Cannot create Clone
Asked by Iro Karavasili:

Hello all,   

A Jira user is facing a cloning issue.   
When user tries to create a clone (More \> Clone), the following error appears:  

![clone.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/38774iC76586C25EBDB42B/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "clone.png")

Thanks in advance,

Iro


Answers:
author: Manon Soubies-Camy
body: Hello [@Iro Karavasili](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1605208),

Could this be related to this bug: [Cloning an issue that contains required field displays a generic workflow error instead of the required fields message](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRASERVER-65829)? Could you check if there is any required field/condition/validator to create an issue in this project?

Hope this helps!

- Manon

comments: author: Iro Karavasili
body: [@Manon Soubies-Camy](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1215212),  
I have checked validators/conditions etc and as far as I can see everything seems ok.  

I will open a ticket to Atlassian support and I will post their final answer here.  

Thank you,  
Iro


Tags: jira

jira-server

server
"Unable to communicate with server" error
Asked by Iro Karavasili:

Hello all,   

I would like to ask a question about an issue a Confluence user is facing.  
When user tries to save some changes in a Confluence page, the following message always appears:

<br />

![unable to communicate with server.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/38773iCC4D54A0DFE59D6E/image-dimensions/418x116?v=v2 "unable to communicate with server.png")

<br />

Could you help me with this error?  

Kind regards,  
Iro


Answers:
author: Fede Espinoza
body: Improvement of error message in confluence  
<https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-55478>  
Summary: When customer hit into an issue editing a page or saving a page, the error message that shows to the customer are "Unable to communicate with server. Saving  
is not possible at the moment". However, this could cause confusion to the customer as the root cause of the issue is caused by a page containing some special characters.

<br />

Can someone please let me know what this bug means?  
<https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Can-someone-please-let-me-know-what-this-bug-means/qaq-p/884320>  
Answer:  
Nic Brough \[Adaptavist\] COMMUNITY CHAMPION Sep 06, 2018  
The log file tells me that you're using MySQL on the back-end, and your users have put emojis (or other standard-but-not-quite characters) in the body of the page they are  
trying to save. MySQL does not support them normally, and hence crashes out with this sort of error.  
Either swap to Postgres (MySQL can handle them with config settings, but those settings are not supported by Atlassian, so I can't recommend you do that), or tell your  
users to stop using silly characters.


author: Amith Mathur _Appfire_
body: Hi [@Iro Karavasili](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1605208),

Can you please check if the Collaborative editing is turned ON or off? If you are getting any error message in the atlassian-confluence.log file, then please share it.

Thanks,  
Amith Mathur


Tags: confluence-server

server
When collapsing the side bar for space with space banner, a grey area is shown. Can this be ajusted?
Asked by Therese B?rter:

Hi,

I've added a wide space banner for several spaces, this is done with following chunk of code:

\<!-- Message Banner --\>  
\<div style="background-color:White; border: 2px solid red; margin: 4px; padding: 2px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; color: red;"\>  
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx  
\</div\>  
#if (!$helper.action.remoteUser)  
\<style\>  
span.aui-iconfont-help {display: none !important;}  
#help-menu-link {display: none !important;}  
\</style\>  
#end

When I collapse the side bar, now there is a grey area instead of expanding/moving the information on the page. Is there a way I can fix this so the information get ajustable even with a space banner?

See attached screenshot. ![SpaceBannerConfluence.PNG](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/38768iFB65238B7497900D/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "SpaceBannerConfluence.PNG")


Answers:
author: Stephen Sifers
body: Hello Therese,

I tested your layout CSS on Confluence Server 6.12 and found it did not have the same issue you are presented with. Here are screen shots of what I am able to see in a test environment:

![image.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/38966iC2EFAC983097BDD7/image-dimensions/454x168?v=v2 "image.png")![image.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/38967i494AA882190F0139/image-dimensions/426x269?v=v2 "image.png")  

<br />

So I may test further, which version of Confluence are you currently on? This will allow me to attempt to re-create to your version.

Regards,  
Stephen Sifers


Tags: atl-adm
Icrease log level for Companion App
Asked by Mario W?rndl:

How can I increase log level in Companion App (Companion App 0.5.3, Confluence 6.12) to see things like interrupted communication caused by failed SSL handshake etc.

In Preferences I found

```
{
  "brightray":{
    "media":{
      "device_id_salt":"someSalt=="
    }
  }
}
```


Answers:
author: Nikola
body: Hi Mario,

currently that's not possible, but there's a feature request to add more detailed logging for SSL etc, see ticket below:

<https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-56380>

Make sure to *vote* for the feature and *watch* if you would like to get updates.

Cheers,

comments: author: Mario W?rndl
body: Thanks for your information, I instantly voted for ;-)
Building knowledge base system with AzureAD / Office365
Asked by vadaszgabor:

Hello,

We would like to build a knowledge base system for our AzureAD / Office 365 users.

How can I do it? Which is the best product for it? Confluence or Jira SD? (Cloud version)

We have only 2-3 author who managing the KB articles.

Thanks,

Gabor


Answers:
author: Mirek
body: If you use Jira SD you still need to have Confluence. Anyway SD is only having integration when you create a ticket not a complete KB system. The only choice I think it is Confluence.


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: Confluence is the better place for a knowledge base - it's designed for us to write, collaborate on, and share docs as easily as possible, whereas Jira is an issue tracker, so it's aimed at more structured (field based) data and having a workflow that eventually says "this issue is done, so it will generally be ignored from now on)

But, JSD is for gathering issues and helping people fix stuff or get things done. So I'd use that for gathering work and for directing people through the knowledge base. It suggests documents from Confluence when people start raising issues.


author: vadaszgabor
body: Thank you for your answers. Currently we only use JIRA Cloud, but I'll try Confluece for building KB.

And can I easily integrate with o365 users without pay for this external users?


Tags: jira-service-desk

knowledge-base
Working with ConfiForms...
Asked by uahmad:

I want to set the CreateDate when an entry is made to a ConfiForm. I ant to be able to perofm some other custom action so I made use of ConfiForm IFTTT Macro but can't get ti to set the value to the field.

I also want to set the **titleField** form a *ConfiForms Form* in a *ConfiForms TableView* to show up as a link by rendering the **urlField** from the *ConfiForms Form* as the destination. I currently have ***urlFiled.asLink(titleField)*** in the ++Field name++ of the *ConfiForms Field* in the *ConfiForms TableVie*w, but the titleField is not rendering.

Appreciate any guidance or advice.


Answers:
author: Alex Medved _ConfiForms_
body: Each record in ConfiForms has a set of metadata fields built-in for each record. You don't have to define them - they are just there.

One of the fields holds exactly the value you need, and it's called "created" (without quotes). As [@Davin Studer](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/781467) has previously noted

See more on [ConfiForms documentation](https://wiki.vertuna.com/display/CONFIFORMS/Documentation "ConfiForms plugin documentation for creating forms in Confluence")

To answer your second question, I suggest to put an "autolink" field into your ConfiForms Form and set the pattern you want to construct these links dynamically.

Why the "***urlFiled.asLink(titleField)***" you have does not work for the "titleField" is because the function "asLink" does not support variables in the parameters at this point.

Again, using instead the "autolink" field allows you to construct your links dynamically and based on the pattern you give


author: Davin Studer
body: The created date/time is automatically set when you create an entry. It is a hidden field called created. You don't need to create a new field for that it's already done for you.

comments: author: Fred Bunting
body: That addresses the first question, but not the second. (This probably should have been two questions.)  

I'm having the same problem. The **asLink** virtual function works with no argument (it constructs a well-formatted HTML link). But when given an argument, as in **asLink(titleField)** , it fails. Not only does it fail to use **titleField** as the display text for the link, but it fails to build the HTML link at all -- **urlField.asLink(titleField)** just returns the value for **urlField**, not wrapped in any HTML \<a\> tag.


Tags: confiforms

confluence-server

ifttt

render

server
Calendar week-start day no longer changing based on language preference
Asked by Byron Nagy:

Week-starting day no longer working as expected. Changing language settings between English UK and English US does not seem to alter calendar week-starting days.

**Affected service:** Confluence Cloud

**Expected results:** When English UK is set as user language preference, calendar begins week on Monday. When English US is set as user language preference, calendar begins week on Sunday.

**Current results:** User language settings do not affect calendar week-begin day. Confluence defaults to US settings of week-begin Sunday regardless of language setting.


Answers:
author: Byron Nagy
body: Still broken


author: Francis Tuason
body: Any updates on this?


Tags: calendar

cloud

confluence-cloud

team-calendars-for-confluence