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Embedding an existing Draw.io diagram?
Asked by Shawn in Van:

I recently inherited a **Confluence Cloud** project and having little previous exposure to Confluence, I am not enjoying this experience.

*At this point, I am uncertain is it's my ignorance of the tool and/or Confluence (and its macros) are very buggy. Please help me to love Confluence because I expect to have a long relationship with this tool.* :)  

This morning, I began working on a large document, transferring my draft work from Google Docs (which I know well) into Confluence. I needed to embed a Draw.io drawing into Confluence and after about ten minutes of experimenting (it's not intuitive!), I got it to work. Here are the required steps to embed an existing drawing, please tell me if I am doing this correctly:  

1. Insert Draw.io macro.
2. Click Create blank diagram (inexplicably, there is no choice to select existing??).
3. Select File \> Import from \> Device.
4. Select from my Google Drive Sync folder the drawing (in HTML format).
5. Click Open
6. Click File \> Save (inexplicably, I need to save as a new document??).
7. Drawing is inserted into the Confluence document but it is severely vertically compressed. It only appears normal after the document is publish.

**Observations and Questions**

1. I do not see the options shown on this page:   
   <https://support.draw.io/display/DFCS/Adding+a+draw.io+Diagram+to+a+Confluence+Page>  
   \^ Those are instructions for the Confluence Server version. The cloud version instructions seem to assume that one is always starting with a blank diagram. (<https://info.seibert-media.net/display/DRAWIO/draw.io+for+Confluence+-+User+Documentation>)
2. There must be a better way to embed exisiting Draw.io diagrams into Confluence? It's really annoying and somewhat time wasting that I must start with a blank drawing in order to insert an existing drawing.
3. Why must I create a new copy of my drawings? Where is the new copy stored? Since many of my drawings are used in and out of Confluence, I am not at all comfortable that they are only accessible from Confluence. I would rather that the source files are kept in a more accessible Google Drive, which syncs to my local storage.
4. It would be easier to insert an image but one of my requirements is to employ embedding for easier future edits. Like we did with Google Docs; Draw.io embedding works perfectly with Google Docs.

Thank you. :)


Answers:
author: David Benson
body: I would suggest to use <https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.mxgraph.confluence.plugins.driveconnector/cloud/overview>. It embeds files from Google Drive in your Confluence pages, including draw.io diagrams.


author: Benji
body: Didn't try yet, but can't you just move the exsisting draw.IO to the page?

comments: author: Benji
body: Sorry, see that this doesn't work.

When you create a new draw.IO drawing, you have the option to import it. Via that route you can get an exisiting drawing in.


Tags: cloud

draw.io

embed
After creating article in address bar it is not showing correct link
Asked by Mirza Hidayathullah Baig:

I have created one article, but in address bar link is not showing correct, i need some meaningful link, It is showing link as follows:

<http://wiki.quintiles.net/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=71009116>

earlier i have created one article and that link is showing like below, which is fine

<http://wiki.quintiles.net/display/GD/export+import+datapump+utility+on+AWS>

by link itself it shows the topic, i need atleast like, i have tried to move the page as well but it is also not working, could you kindly help me on this.


Answers:
author: AnnWorley
body: Hi Mirza,

Page titles without special characters will create a URL like: http://localhost:8080/display/support/Page+Title, but adding any special characters to the title will cause the pageId to be used instead: http://localhost:8080/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1900546

For a list of the reserved characters please see: [Confluence page URLs contain pageId instead of the page title](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/confluence-page-urls-contain-pageid-instead-of-the-page-title-278692715.html)

I look forward to any follow up questions.

Thanks,

Ann
roadmap object (view) in confluence that shows jira epics
Asked by tglucky:

looking for a macro/add-in that provides this view. i'm capturing requirements and high-level roadmap items in confluence, but want a single source of truth for the roadmap- and ideally show as a graphic (dynamically updated) reflecting the epics we've created in jira. the roadmap plugin is nice, but doesn't connect to jira data.

thoughts/ideas?


Answers:
author: Mike McGowan
body: I came across (and voted for) <https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONF-36777> This is sounds like what you are looking for. If so, I suggest you vote for it.


author: Andrey Khaneev _StiltSoft_
body: Hello Tom,

Not sure, but maybe a combination of Jira Issues macro and [Chart from Table](https://docs.stiltsoft.com/display/TableFilter/How+to+use+Chart+from+Table+macro) ([Table Filter and Charts](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.stiltsoft.confluence.plugin.tablefilter.tablefilter/cloud/overview) add-on) can do this. You can use Jira Issues macro or some Jira gadget macro in confluence as a source table for a [Gantt chart](https://docs.stiltsoft.com/display/TableFilter/How+to+use+Chart+from+Table+macro#HowtouseChartfromTablemacro-Ganttchart) build with Chart from Table macro.
Keep getting Not Permitted when trying to edit CERTAIN pages
Asked by Casey Phillips:

I can edit most pages- but certain shared pages I have always been able to edit in past can no longer be edited. I get NOT permitted- logged in as a confluence_admin and same results.


Answers:
author: AnnWorley
body: Hi Casey,

It could be that page restrictions are preventing you from editing the pages. Page restrictions apply to administrators, but administrators can remove page restrictions. Please check for restrictions as described in [View all restricted pages in a space](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/page-restrictions-139414.html#PageRestrictions-Viewallrestrictedpagesinaspace).

As the notes mention:
>
> Users with 'Admin' permissions in a space, or users with the System Administrator global permission can remove restrictions from pages, even if the page restriction prevents them from viewing the page.

Please also make sure you have **Add** permission in the spaces where the pages you cannot edit are. If you do not have the Add permission on the space, you cannot edit. Please see [Space Permissions Overview](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/space-permissions-overview-139521.html) for instructions and more information:
> Confluence administrators aren't necessarily space administrators. In order for them to be a space admin, they must belong to a group which has space admin and view permission for the space, or their username must be specifically granted space admin and view permission for the space. People with the System Administrator global permission can choose to grant themselves space admin permissions for any space.

I look forward to hearing what you find out.

Thanks,

Ann


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: Could someone have restricted them? As an admin, you'll be able to see that from the space options. (Admin means admin, not permission to do things)
Is there a way to use the Question List macro to display BOTH the question AND the answer?
Asked by Mandy Grover:

To create more searchable, dynamic FAQs, I really need to show the answer along with the question using the Question List macro. Is there any way to do this?

If not, are there any plans to add this feature to upcoming versions of Questions for Confluence?


Answers:
author: AnnWorley
body: At present there is no option to show answers along with questions on the Questions List Macro. I opened a suggestion ticket for the development team to include that feature. [As an admin I would like an option to display answers with the Questions List Macro](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-54730) Please vote and comment on the ticket to add weight to your use case, and hopefully influence the dev team. If you vote or comment you will be automatically added to notifications so you will know when there is any movement on the feature,

comments: author: Mandy Grover
body: [@AnnWorley](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/502040),

Thank you! I will definitely vote and comment. This feature is essential for search to be relevant when our company creates dynamic FAQs for products, teams, and processes.

I was hoping the marketplace might have an add-on or something else to help with this, but it's currently blocking us from using Q4C for all our FAQs, which we're currently handling more manually.


author: AnnWorley
body: Thank you for engaging with us on this. I like the idea of you using Questions for your FAQs and hope this blocker can be overcome soon.


Tags: questions-for-confluence
When will I be able to integrate Trello into Confluence Server?
Asked by Mandy Grover:

We use Confluence Server at my company, and many team also use Trello. I would love to integrate Trello into the wiki like Confluence Cloud users can do. Any timeline?


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hi Amanda,

Per [@Jenny](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/766033)'s post here:

[Solved: How can I embed a Trello board in Confluence?](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/How-can-I-embed-a-Trello-board-in-Confluence/qaq-p/350154#M89034)

We don't have any confirmed plans for this, but it is a long-term idea. I'm tagging Jenny here in case she has any further input on that.

You can also vote on and follow these two feature requests for server, in case anything changes:

* [CONFSERVER-45779](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-45779)
* [CONFSERVER-53529](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-53529)

Let us know if you have any questions!

Regards,

Shannon

comments: author: Mandy Grover
body: [@Shannon S](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/510046) ... Thank you!


author: Adam Bills
body: I vote for this also. At Thales we have server versions of confluence and Jira and see great value in being able to use Trello as a server version or at least be able to embed cloud version of Trello into our confluence server pages


author: Stefan Ermel
body: Any news from Atlassian regarding the support of Trello on the server version of Confluence?


author: Lee Kirk
body: My vote too. We deal with many third parties who use Trello to coordinate work and it'd be great to bring those actions into my confluence server project summaries.


author: Simone Zehntner
body: I vote for this, it will significantly improve our ability to involve more of the diverse teams.


Tags: trello
How to utilize the Java JDK-provided file tools.jar in a plugin?
Asked by Thomas Peter Berntsen:

Hi there,

I am developing a plugin for an Atlassian product, and I would like to use the tools.jar file provided by Java JDKs in my plugin, but I can't grok how.

The file in question is usually found in the lib/ folder directly beneath the JDK home directory as described below (in a simplified form):

The relative path of the tools.jar file:

```
jdk1.8.0/lib/tools.jar
```

The relative path of the JRE:

```
jdk1.8.0/jre
```

As described on the [Managing dependencies](https://developer.atlassian.com/server/framework/atlassian-sdk/managing-dependencies/) page of the Atlassian SDK Developer documentation, when developing a plugin, we have to take classloader isolation and runtime dependencies into consideration when reasoning about what classes are and can be loaded.

If possible, I do not wish to bundle tools.jar with my plugin, however, as I foresee that this could lead to several problems with incompatibilities between the SDK used for the Atlassian server application process and the tools.jar provided by the plugin. I would rather use the file included on the server with the JDK.

The question is then: if I cannot go down the route of bundling the tools.jar file with my plugin, how do I bend/extend the OSGi system to also include tools.jar as a [container-provided package](https://developer.atlassian.com/server/framework/atlassian-sdk/managing-dependencies/), and not a [plugin-provided one](https://developer.atlassian.com/server/framework/atlassian-sdk/managing-dependencies/)?

(I should add that I have verified that I can access and use the classes within the tools.jar file from ScriptRunner using the classic methods of adding jar files to the classpath, so my code works as long as the classes can be loaded).

Thanks in advance.

Best,  
Thomas


Answers:
author: Alexey Matveev
body: Hello,

You would need to convert the jar to OSGI bundle first. Then you can attach it to your plugin. Kindly read more here

<https://helpx.adobe.com/experience-manager/kb/ConvertAJarIntoOsgiBundle.html>

<https://developer.atlassian.com/server/framework/atlassian-sdk/bundling-extra-dependencies-in-an-obr/>

comments: author: Thomas Peter Berntsen
body: Hi Alexey,

Thank you very much for your reply.

I would, however, like to avoid bundling it with my plugin, and instead use the one found in the JDK on the server.

Best,  
Thomas


Tags: app

confluence-app

confluence-development

development

jira

jira-app-development
Upgrade of the license key
Asked by zambrovski:

Hi Folks,

I just upgraded my Confluence Starter License and wanted to enter this into my installation. After submitting it inside of Admin \> License form I get a "This is not a valid license key" error message.

I'm running a Confluence 6.0.3.

My old license is expiring on January 01, 2018. The new license is valida until January 02, 2021.

Please help me to update the license information.

Kind regards,

Simon Zambrovski


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hi Simon,

For this issue, our Advocates team will need more information from you that's best not to post on a public forum.

I've created an account for you in [our support system](https://support.atlassian.com/contact/#/) and created a ticket with the Advocates.

Someone will be in touch with you shortly to help solve your issue.

Thank you for your understanding!

Regards,

Shannon
Can Confluence (Server) be integrated with JIRA to have a unified search in Confluence ?
Asked by sushantsaxena:

We use JIRA JSD and Confluence (all are on-premise). I am trying to implement a unified search solution i.e. ability to search through all 3 products content from one search window. Results could be hyperlink to actual url within the respective application where content resides. (Like having a google search that works on top of JIRA JSD and Confluence.

It would be great if someone can give pointers if they have achieved this within confluence or through an add-on ?

Thanks in advance!


Answers:
author: Igor M.
body: Hello,

Unfortunately, it's not yet possible to natively integrate those two searches, it is, however, a well sought after enhancement to Integrate Confluence search to Jira search:

[CONFSERVER-2689](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-2689?_ga=2.148932338.518637417.1514315849-2099164085.1512132855 "CONFSERVER-2689")

I suggest you vote and let your voice be heard. Comments are also very welcome.

Regards,

Igor

comments: author: sushantsaxena
body: Thanks Igor. Just voted for it!

Is there a third party plugin for this ? any pointers ?


author: Igor M.
body: There is [Alta-Search plugin](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.jtricks.atla-search/server/overview) for Jira, that does a similar thing, can't find anything similar for Confluence.


Tags: jira

search
Confluence Cloud profile picture not change
Asked by John Xolobo:

Hi, i tested confluence for free and change my profile picture. But after 30 minutes I cannot see the changes. I use confluence cloud new version- Personal Space - profile - photo.

![CONF_Profile_Photo.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/11585iE995021DAC2AE0A9/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "CONF_Profile_Photo.png")


Answers:
author: AnnWorley
body: Hi John,

I logged into the Cloud instance associated with the email you used to post this question, and it looks like your avatar did update at last.

If you experience a delay again, or if Confluence is still not showing the latest version, please check with a different browser to make sure it isn't your browser cache showing the old avatar.

I look forward to hearing whether you are all set. If the instance is still slow at updating avatars, please let me know.

Thanks,

Ann

comments: author: John Xolobo
body: Hi Ann, I checked profile and it has been corrected now.

Thank you for your help.

John


Tags: confluence-cloud
Confluence Server upgraded from 5.8.4 to 6.6.0, can't connect to SQL DB via JDB
Asked by Jamie Simon:

I am upgrading my Development instance of Confluence from v5.8.4 to v6.6.0 and using the com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver driver, cannot connect to the existing database on MS SQL Server using a domain service account (mydomain\\mylogin).

On v5.8.4, connection to SQL Server uses the net.sourceforge.jtds.jdbc.Driver and connects like this:

jdbc:jtds:sqlserver://myserver:1433/Confluence;domain=mydomain

<br />

I've iterated configurations many times using the com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver, based on the instructions in <https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/migrate-from-the-jtds-driver-to-the-supported-microsoft-sql-server-driver-in-confluence-6-4-or-later-939505122.html>, with strings like this:  

jdbc:sqlserver://myserver:1433;database=Confluence;

With the added property "IntegratedSecurity=true", the login is ignoring the configured username/password and passing "mydomain\\myservername" to the DB (which is rejected). What I need to do is pass "mydomain\\mylogin". I cannot find relevant examples online. Has anyone successfully configured this?


Answers:
author: AnnWorley
body: Jamie figured out that if he added the IntegratedSecurity=true property to the JDBC connection string, the MS JDBC driver would pass through to the database the credentials used to run the Windows service. So a big part of the trick was changing the default Local System as the account running the service, to the domain account he wanted to connect to the database with.

Using IntegratedSecurity=true causes the database driver to ignore the username and password in confluence.cfg.xml.

comments: author: Jamie Simon
body: Thanks for the repost and followup Ann! :)


author: AnnWorley
body: We did some testing but found we need more information to continue. So that we can have a closer look, I opened a support request on your behalf. You should get an email from the portal shortly.
Site/Space Security Audit
Asked by Morgan.Kennedy:

I'm doing a year-end clean-up of our Confluence site and the permissions are a hot mess (multiple administrators over time).

Is there a way to get an audit of who has access to what pages through what groups? There are conflicts occuring where someone who has individual user access to do everything cannot edit random pages in the wiki.


Answers:
author: Igor M.
body: Hello,

If you want to know which pages user has any access to, admin or view, then [How to list which spaces a user can access](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/how-to-list-which-spaces-a-user-can-access-321258272.html) KB will have some useful queries, it will allow checking both, individually granted or group permissions.

If you prefer to use User Macros instead of direct DB queries, then [How do I view a list of all space administrators for all spaces](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/how-do-i-view-a-list-of-all-space-administrators-for-all-spaces-346325879.html) KB should be useful.

Hope this helps, and good luck in your audit!

Regards,

Igor

comments: author: Morgan.Kennedy
body: We have a hosted account through Atlassian so I don't have access to the DB (that I'm aware of).


author: marc caron
body: I'm searching for similar. I've already found in a dev community [thread](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/rest-api-space-qywh-expand-permissions/13092) that this isn't possible. I think it should be information made available through the REST API. Going to the DB for this is not a practical option.

Also I am trying to do alerts for Anonymous sites and/or pages. A plug in for this would be very heavy compared to just a routine rundown through the REST interface.

I'd like to suggest this as an enhancement. Especially as more companies are becoming more security conscious.


Tags: audit

permission

security

user
CA Jira-Confluence Issue Macro
Asked by ofer rozenberg:

I would like to use this addon ***CA Jira-Confluence Issue Macro***

Anyone can share his expirience with the addon or withje the company who made it

My main concern is that the last update was 1 year ago

Thanks for your shared info

Ofer Rozenberg

Ofer.rozenberg@forescout .com


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: My understanding is that the author has stopped maintaining it.
Problem with sidebar width
Asked by AnnaM92:

Hi, everyone

<br />

I have some problem with sidebar (.ia-splitter-left). I can drag this panel on all window size. How can I fixed max-width=350px for sidebar?  
I use [Atlassian Confluence](http://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence) 5.9.2

![trouble.jpg](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/11574i03479C84D2817FF5/image-dimensions/457x234?v=v2 "trouble.jpg")  

thank you


Answers:
author: IgorYastrebov
body: Confluence 6.12, sidebar max width is hardcoded in JS. Now it is 640 px.

lol

The only way we found is to substitute entire JS method AJS.toInit()... and change hardcoded var d = 640 with var d = 1500

lol lol lol


Tags: side-bar
Print Team calendars for a specified duration
Asked by Ian:

How can I be able to print team calendar on a page and/or specify a duration in date and month then print it out in pdf even if it is using a user macro or script or any other way to solve the problem.


Answers:
author: AnnWorley
body: Printing and saving to PDF have been suggested before. Please see this suggestion ticket for workarounds that have been more or less effective over the years: [Exporting calendar as PDF or Word document](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-50215) You may also emphasize your usr case with a vote or a comment. If you do, you will be added to notifications for the ticket and kept in the loop.

I tested add-ons [Content Exporter](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.metainf.confluence.plugin.pagetreeexporter.pagetree-word-exporter-plugin/cloud/overview) and [Scroll PDF Exporter for Confluence](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.k15t.scroll.scroll-pdf/server/overview) and could not export a Team Calendar to PDF from Confluence. I was able to create a PDF of the calendar by printing the page from the Chrome file menu and then choosing "view as pdf" in the print dialog.

![printteamcal.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/11635i966AAB3E2D4A7A76/image-dimensions/513x360?v=v2 "printteamcal.png")

However, the formatting is pretty bad so I am hoping other members of the community may have had more experience with your use case.

comments: author: Ian
body: I explained the use of printing from the browser to the client but it was shot down hence I am looking for other alternatives


author: Ian
body: [@AnnWorley](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/502040) THanks for you suggestion.I will go with it.I am planining on creating a print button and placing it above the calendar


Tags: team-calendars-for-confluence
support for russian symbols in title
Asked by Andrey K:

Hello, when I am trying to add a page with russian symbols in title it shows me like ??????????  
In database I see the same. but if I change title manually (update CONTENT set TITLE='??????? ?????' where CONTENTID='327706';) from console then it shows correctly.


Answers:
author: Gregor Kasmann_Actonic
body: Which version of Confluence and which database do you use?


author: Alexey Matveev
body: Hello,

Make sure that your databse uses UTF-8 encoding and Jira also uses UTF-8 encoding.

comments: author: Andrey K
body: Hi, I've updated database my.cnf file and setup utf8 directly.

`character-set-server=utf8`

`collation-server=utf8_bin`

And now it works fine. Thank you!