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Can we customize the activity report on Confluence?
Asked by Vanisree Valaboju:

When a due date is added to the workflow the activity report says change expiry date \[mm/dd/yyyy hh:min:ss\]

I want the activity report to say "**review deadline** " instead of "++*change expiry date*++"

I only want the text to say as above in bold rather than the one in underline.

Is that possible in confluence? Please suggest.


Answers:
author: James Conway
body: Hi [@Vanisree Valaboju](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3832542)

I replied to your other post here: <https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Marketplace-Apps-Integrations/Re-Is-there-a-expiry-date-value-calculated-in-confluence/qaq-p/1528811/comment-id/80309#M80309>

Kind regards

James  
Senior Product Manager


author: Vanisree Valaboju
body: If you see the highlighted one that need to be changed to "review date". Is that possible to do? please provide your inputs. Appreciate your response.![Capture_Expiry_Date.JPG](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/117402iD9A6B23D2080BBF2/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Capture_Expiry_Date.JPG")


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Unable to Create Sub-Tasks in Jira API
Asked by JD Lobue:

I am using teams' Jira app plugin to pull in Jira work for a team and I'm not seeing the ability to create sub-tasks. Can this be done? Is there something I need to change in my jira configuration? Thanks.

Jira API message:  

Some issue types are unavailable due to incompatible field configuration and/or workflow associations.  

<br />

![JiraTeams.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/117396i1EA07A1CD25D2B49/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "JiraTeams.png")


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: Yes, it's telling you exactly what the pronlem is. This project is not configured to allow you to create sub-tasks. Your admins can change that.

comments: author: JD Lobue
body: Thanks, Nic. I am an admin, yet do not know how to do this. Can you help? Thanks


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: It's not that obvious (there's a lot in Jira, we can't be expected to know where everything is - I've been with it getting on for 2 decades and still can't find half the admin stuff without having to think or search).

Go to the project, and look at its settings.

For Classic projects, head for the "issue type scheme" to add sub-tasks (check how many projects you may affect in the header though)

For Next-Gen projects, head for just "issue types" and check the bottom of the list of current ones, there should be "add sub-task" in there.


author: JD Lobue
body: I have Sub-Tasks added as an issue type in the scheme, and they are still not exposed in the API for create issue. Is there something else I need to do?![SubstaskInScheme.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/117455i7712899E07A989DE/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "SubstaskInScheme.png")


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: What is the error message you are getting from the attempt to create a sub-task? And how are you doing it?


author: JD Lobue
body: It simply is not a part of the dropdown as depicted in the Jira API posted above. No error message. Are sub-tasks just not exposed? Can this be added?


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confluence-cloud
Keeping Jira Cloud in Sync w/ Azure DevOps
Asked by JD Lobue:

Hello,

Does anyone know of a way to keep Jira Cloud Projects in sync w/ Azure Dev Ops boards?  
I'd like to be able to have a change made in either to reflect on both.  

Thanks in advance....


Answers:
author: Sharif Omar
body: Hi

Did you find a solution for this? I am also interested in the same.

Thanks

comments: author: Dhiren Notani_Exalate_
body: Hi [@Sharif Omar](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3443540) [@JD Lobue](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1729567)

This is Dhiren from Exalate.

[Exalate](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/search?query=issue%20sync), provides a fully bi-directional synchronization between Jira and Azure DevOps (among other ITSM systems) that is fully customizable. It is easy to set up and the entire customization can be configured using a no-code interface.

If you would like to see a customized demo of the product in action, feel free to [book a slot](https://exalate.com/book-demo/) with us.

Thanks  
Dhiren


author: Sharif Omar
body: Hi [@Dhiren Notani_Exalate_](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4855028)

Thanks for this information. I will check out your product and take it from there.

Regards

Sharif


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confluence-cloud
Difference between pageIDFormat URL and "tiny Link" URL regarding permissions in Confluence ?
Asked by Caroline C:

Hello,

We have a Knowledge Base in Confluence linked to a Jira Service Desk. Any active user can view the space.

I have a question : we have a different behavior when we send to a user the link to a page in 2 different URL format :

When we send a link to a page using the pageID format, the user can display the page.

When we send the link using the shortened ("Tiny link") format (we can get from the "Share" button in a Confluence Page), the user isn't able to display the page and has the following message : "Non authorized operation" (see attachment).![operation non autorisee.jpg](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/117390i9BEFFB5D1EF9A467/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "operation non autorisee.jpg")

Why are the results different using these 2 URL formats ?

We used to recommand to use the "Tiny link" format but should we continue ?

Thanks for help


Answers:
author: Brant Schroeder
body: Caroline,

I believe it has to do with how the access works and is processed. If a user is authenticated into Jira Service Manager and you provide a link to a page in Confluence that is associated with the Service Desk then the user is actually being authenticated into Jira and Jira is acting as a proxy to access Confluence. If you use the tiny link it is using Confluence to process the redirect to the actual Confluence page and when it does this the proxy access is not applied. If the Confluence site was public and opened to everyone then the tiny link will work as well.


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Add Macros to Sidebar
Asked by David Kraljic:

I'd like to add a page Table of contents macro to the sidebar. Is that possible. Note: I know there is a wiki page tree already. This is not that. Instead I'd like for a TOC for the actual page I am on appear in the sidebar.


Answers:
author: Brant Schroeder
body: David,

There is not a way to add a table of content to the sidebar menu.


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confluence-cloud
Copy from Confluence and paste in Outlook
Asked by David Cheng:

Basically want to copy a page from Confluence (in this case, a table) and paste to Outlook Email so that all the formatting will retain and send it out.

Seeing different behaviors from folks on the team and my own machine. I can get this to work fine in my Macbook using Chrome and using Outlook 365. On my Windows 10 machine and Outlook client installed, I lose the nice formatting when pasting in Outlook. Tried this from Chrome, Firefox, both the Outlook client and Outlook 365. What am I missing?

Thanks.


Answers:
author: Martin Salece
body: A working way to do this is to copy the table from the page source.  

Top right three dots menu \> view source  

You can then highlight the table, copy, and paste into outlook and the formatting seems to stay intact. Screengrab below...![Capture.PNG](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/135762iBDAEC647959F5960/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Capture.PNG")


author: marc -Collabello--Phase Locked-
body: [@David Cheng](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4152090)I recognize your problem. This copy/paste seems to work in some environments and not in others. One way to solve this, albeit a bit complicated, is to export the Confluence page to word, and then do the copy/paste.

comments: author: David Cheng
body: Hi Marc, appreciate you taking the time and respond to my question. I tried exporting to Word. It doesn't retain the shading at the cell level. But it does retain the boarder and rest of the format. I guess it's a work around. Just don't understand why some system it works fine and not others. Very strange..


author: Aleksander Ratajczak
body: Hi, is there any update in this case?  
I have the same problem, I copy the table and there are no colours and table borders.

Has someone found a way to copy the table to Outlook with formatting kept from confluence?

Best regards,  
Aleksander


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confluence-cloud
Automatic Changelog
Asked by Rihards Struka:

I am maintaining a changelog for changes in documentation for a particular topic. However, so far I am recording the changes in the changelog manually. Is there a solution which detects changes on a paragraph or heading level and records them automatically?


Answers:
author: Diego
body: Hello [@Rihards Struka](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4152028) !

The feature you describe fits the Page History feature present in Confluence. I believe it will server your objective. Here, take a look:
> * [++***\[Confluence Cloud\] Create, edit, and publish a page -- Page Version and History***++](https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/create-edit-and-publish-a-page/#Create,edit,andpublish-Pageversionsandhistory)

I hope that helps!

comments: author: Rihards Struka
body: Thanks, this was useful.


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Template roadmap
Asked by Arno Mulder:

Editing a template is a lot like editing a page -- there are only a few small differences. Currently, there's no way to add images or attachments in templates. Is adding images or attachment on the roadmap ?


Answers:
author: Vero Rivas
body: Hi [@Arno Mulder](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3725020)

Look at this post, maybe can help you

<https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Adding-pictures-to-global-template/qaq-p/1308992>

Cheers


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confluence-cloud
Automate reports
Asked by Leah Bell:

Hi,

we have our service desk reports in Jira but would like them to be copied over to a confluence page and automatically send out each week.

Is there a plugin that allows us to do this?


Answers:
author: Katerina Kovriga {Stiltsoft}
body: Hi [@Leah Bell](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4151939) ,

You may try the [Table Filter and Charts for Confluence](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/27447/table-filter-and-charts-for-confluence?hosting=server&tab=overview) app in combination with the Jira Issues macro. Your JSD should be connected to your Confluence instance and the required support project should be chosen in the Jira Issues macro.

Then you'll be able to use our [filters](https://docs.stiltsoft.com/display/public/TFAC/How+to+use+Table+Filter+macro), [pivots](https://docs.stiltsoft.com/display/public/TFAC/How+to+use+Pivot+Table+macro) and [charts](https://docs.stiltsoft.com/display/public/TFAC/How+to+use+Chart+from+Table+macro) to create reports and dashboards.

Here you'll find several [examples](https://docs.stiltsoft.com/display/public/TFAC/Using+Table+Filter+and+Charts+in+Combination+with+the+Jira+Issues+Macro).

comments: author: Leah Bell
body: Hi [@Katerina Kovriga {Stiltsoft}](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1464746)

Would this automate reports i create in there to send out automatically each week?

Thank you, Leah


author: Katerina Kovriga {Stiltsoft}
body: All the changes from Jira will be reflected on your Confluence page immediately, but unfortunately there are no any triggers to remind your colleagues to check the page (like email notifications, for example).


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Rule to limit a date from being selected
Asked by Gabe Belknap:

HI folks, hope all is well.

I am building a confiform intake, and one of the fields definitions i am using is a date, Field name is RDD.

Is there an opportunity to add a rule, and what would that rule look like, to limit someone from picking a date in the past and restrict them from picking a date that is less than 7 days in the future?

Thanks so much


Answers:
author: Alex Medved _ConfiForms_
body: Absolutely

Just add a ConfiForms Field Definition Rule with validate action

![Screenshot 2020-11-06 at 15.44.33.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/117374i3CAAFDD47F43E1B2/image-dimensions/555x278?v=v2 "Screenshot 2020-11-06 at 15.44.33.png")![Screenshot 2020-11-06 at 15.44.42.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/117373i2B7E6D213CB05C6F/image-dimensions/480x293?v=v2 "Screenshot 2020-11-06 at 15.44.42.png")

Condition is set to

```
mydate:<=[yesterday] OR mydate:>[today]+7
```

Based on shortcut functions we can use for dates in filters: <https://wiki.vertuna.com/display/CONFIFORMS/ConfiForms+Filters>

![Screenshot 2020-11-06 at 15.44.47.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/117372i4C8666CFC26AA590/image-dimensions/345x262?v=v2 "Screenshot 2020-11-06 at 15.44.47.png")

comments: author: Gabe Belknap
body: Thanks Alex,

This field isn't always required, but when it is the date must follow that logic. Is there anyway to accommodate that? With the logic provided, it appears to work but makes the field mandatory.

Thanks in advance.


author: Alex Medved _ConfiForms_
body: Well, change the condition to handle that... into something like this may be:

```
(!mydate:[empty]) AND (mydate:<=[yesterday] OR mydate:>[today]+7)
```


author: Gabe Belknap
body: Thanks Alex!!!


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How can I successfully upload Excel documents to a Page in Confluence?
Asked by Francesca Baldwin:

Hi there,

Hope you're well!

I have a regular .xls Excel file at 861KB that I want to upload and insert as an Office Excel Macro to one of my Pages in Confluence.

The system seems to get stuck at this point, and I cannot insert the macro.

Please can someone advise as to what I'm doing that's wrong?

Additionally, instead of adding a Macro of Office Excel, can you recommend any other Macros in Confluence that are as advanced as Excel?

Thanks!

![Excel Macro Issue.PNG](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/117361i933ABDA625EE36B4/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Excel Macro Issue.PNG")


Answers:
author: Katerina Kovriga {Stiltsoft}
body: Hi [@Francesca Baldwin](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4096988) ,

It seems that you are doing everything right. I've checked this macro in our test environment and got the following result:

*Works if you search for an attachment on the current page -\>*

![Fri 2-1.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/117368iAB997EDB9AAC68A8/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Fri 2-1.png")

*Doesn't work if you try to browse for the Excel file on some other pages -\>*

*![Fri 2-4.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/117369iD134283B88949FAF/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Fri 2-4.png")*Couldn't get a preview and save the macro - seems like the search mechanism is broken.

So we can suggest using the [Table from CSV](https://docs.stiltsoft.com/display/public/TFAC/How+to+use+Table+from+CSV+macro) macro that is provided by the[Table Filter and Charts for Confluence](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/27447/table-filter-and-charts-for-confluence?hosting=cloud&tab=overview) app.

It works with CSV attachments both on the current page and any other pages from your Confluence instance.

*Current page -\>*

![Fri 2-2.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/117370i0038593279013885/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Fri 2-2.png")*Another page -\>*

![Fri 2-3.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/117371iB51256920609F109/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Fri 2-3.png")And note that the result table looks like a native Confluence table.

comments: author: Francesca Baldwin
body: Hi Katerina,

Thanks for your detailed reply, I appreciate the time you spent looking into this.

So do you think that there is no other way I can use Excel in Confluence without buying the Table Filter and Charts for Confluence app?

Many thanks,

Francesca


author: Katerina Kovriga {Stiltsoft}
body: Try to raise a support ticket for the Atlassian and, as for now, attach your files to the current page only. Seems that smth is wrong with the Excel macro search.


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confluence-cloud
Does anyone else also have issues copying and pasting in Confluence?
Asked by Kristiina Mark:

When in editing mode in confluence I can copy and paste one row at the time. If I highlight more text then only some text is copied and pasted.

Any tips on how to solve this issue?


Answers:
author: Daniel Eads
body: Hi Kristiina, welcome to the Community!

I can't say that I've heard of that behavior specifically in Confluence before. Would it be possible for you to get a screen recording of the actions you're taking when this happens, so that we can try to reproduce it? Does it happen in a specific browser, or multiple browsers on your machine?

More generally, I sometimes try putting my cursor at the beginning of a passage, holding down the Shift key, and then clicking at the end of the passage that I want to select. Sometimes this gets around click-drag-release issues with the mouse and selecting text.

You might also be interested to see that you can long-click, holding the cursor down, and move sections as an alternative to copy/paste:

![header-move (1).gif](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/117966iE2B9D458E790F38B/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "header-move (1).gif")

Cheers,  
Daniel


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confluence-cloud
Archive or delete a page
Asked by Glenda Barbosa:

Hello,

I'd like to know how to archive or delete a page that is not useful anymore?

Thank you!


Answers:
author: Hana Ku?erov?
body: Hello [@Glenda Barbosa](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4151768)

welcome to the community!

You can find these information here:

* [Archive pages](https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/archive-pages/)
* [Delete, restore, or purge a page](https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/delete-restore-or-purge-a-page/)

Please let me know, if something is not clear for you. Thank you.


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confluence-cloud
How to watch all pages with a given label or tag in Confluence?
Asked by Greg:

I understand that I can *watch a space* or *watch a page* (and, therefore, be notified by e-mail of change made to either), but I would like also to watch all pages which are labelled with a given label. How can I do this?


Answers:
author: Brant Schroeder
body: Greg,

Unfortunately watching is limited to spaces, pages and blogs. <https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/watch-pages-spaces-and-blogs-139579.html>


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Template button directing to wrong space after copying and moving page from one space to another
Asked by Jennifer Filipe:

HI

This is what we did.

Copied a page and then moved it from one space to another. The page included a template button.

After moving the page, I clicked edit on the page and then edit on the template button to ensure the template info and space key were correct. I confirmed that the space key had updated to the space the page is now held on.

Clicked publish

Clicked on the button to create a template and I'm being directed to the space that i copied and moved the page from.

Points to note:

This is happening on **ALL** the pages I have copied and moved between spaces, even though clicking on edit the button is showing as being relevant to the correct space key.

The pages on each space have the same page title

Help!


Answers:
author: David Richer
body: I am experiencing the same issue as Jennifer. After copying the page, when I click on the macro it creates the template in the original space I copied from.

To fix the issue, I need to edit the page, and then click on the edit pencil icon for the macro. Then I click Save and then I click Publish. Voila. The macro now works properly.

Note that I did not "do" anything. I just clicked edit and save. Also note that when I look at the configuration of the macro, everything looks right. However, even though it looks right, if I click Cancel and Publish, I get the problem where the page is created in the wrong space.

The "Save" of the macro must be actually updating the space correctly (even though it looks correct).

comments: author: Serena Barker
body: Thank you, that has worked for me too :)


author: Rita Leitner Gaspar
body: I am experiencing exactly the same issue reported by David. And doing the same annoying "fix" that David described.


author: Brant Schroeder
body: Jennifer,

Welcome to the community. This is usually due to the space key, are you positive that it is correct? Does the new space have the same template with the same name? If so I would suggest changing the template to a different template, saving and then editing and changing it back to the correct template.

comments: author: Marta Kopij
body: what do you mean by changing the template to a different template? :)


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confluence-cloud
release and document version
Asked by gregory.begue:

hi,

Is it possible to link a version page to a product release ?

I mean, in page history, a page version is flagged as product v1.1, for exemple.

regards,


Answers:
author: Staffan RedeliusEXT
body: I am not really sure what you want to achieve here but i can give you some input on how i work with release notes.

If you want to freeze the requirements or content for a release in Confluence you can use the padlock to restrict editing of the page to yourself or a certain group of people.

To create "dynamic" release notes you can create a blank Confluence page named "Release notes product v 1.1" and add filter(s) publishing issues from Jira included in Fix/Version v 1.1" based on issue type i.e bug, Story, Task or other attributes.

Together with diagrams like Created vs Resolved for the release, pie charts and a description of the highlights of the release it normally gets very informative for the PO or business.

You can publish almost everything from Jira in diagrams and filters in Confluence but focus on what is really relevant so you don't overwhelm people with information.


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