youngmon/atlassian-qna huggingface dataset:
Is "Voting for Confluence" add-on supported in Confluence Cloud?
Asked by Lewis Li:

Hi, guys,

I know there is an add-on name "[Voting for Confluence (Polls)](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.atlassian.confluence.poll/overview)".

May I know if it is possible to make this add-on available in Confluence Cloud? My company is using Confluence Cloud. If the answer is no, then is there a similar add-on for Confluence Cloud?

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Thank you in advance.


Answers:
author: Tim
body: Hi Lewis,

We also noticed there weren't any poll plugins for Confluence Cloud, so we created one. It's really simple to use and we're keen to hear any feedback to make it even better.

Feel free to give it a try: <https://marketplace.atlassian.com/1214861>

Thanks,

Tim

comments: author: Lewis Li
body: Hi, Tim,

I'm glad to hear that such a plugin is now available for Confluent Cloud. I'll definitely try it out soon.

Thank you for creating this handy tool.


author: Phill Fox
body: At present neither Voting for Confluence (Polls) or Polls for Confluence (<https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.simplenia.confluence.plugins.polls/server/overview>) are available for Confluence Cloud.

You could try contacting the developers of these two add-ons direct through their websites to ask what their plans are for supporting Confluence Cloud.


Tags: addon-com.atlassian.confluence.poll

cloud

confluence-cloud
Can we notify assigner by email when a task is completed
Asked by Kritti bala:


Answers:
author: Giles B
body: Hi Kritti,

Sorry to say, I don't believe that's possible.


author: James Strangeway
body: you can modify your notification scheme, by adding a notification on closed issue for the reporter.

Go to Admin-\> Notification Schemes -\> and For issues closed select reporter.

I think that should do the trick.
Different color of the same diagram when imported from Draw.io Desktop.
Asked by Fuming Shih:

Hi all,  

I have question concerning importing XML for diagram created in [Draw.io](http://Draw.io) Desktop to [Draw.io](http://Draw.io) plugin in Confluence. I like this feature a lots. But I found that the imported diagram in Confluence will have/add different color (default?) in gradient to all the boxes I created previously in Desktop. Anyone has the similar problem? I thin they should be identical, but I am not sure why it has different color once imported. It seems to me that the "fill" color is altered between Confluence plugin and the Desktop feature?

**\<Diagram in Draw.io Desktop\>**

Screen Shot 2016-01-29 at 11.24.33 AM.png

**\<Diagram in Draw.io Confluence plugin\>**

You can see that the fill color is changed to purple with gradient by default.

Screen Shot 2016-01-29 at 11.25.09 AM.png

<br />

<br />

best,  
[](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Different-color-of-the-same-diagram-when-imported-from-Draw-io/qaq-p/113502?attachment-id=7915){#link_11911f1ac97243}  
[](/tnckb94959/attachments/tnckb94959/confluence-questions/18899/1/Screen%20Shot%202016-01-29%20at%2011.25.09%20AM.png){#display_11911f1ac97243_0}  
[](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Different-color-of-the-same-diagram-when-imported-from-Draw-io/qaq-p/113502?attachment-id=7916){#link_11911f1ac97243_0}  
[](/tnckb94959/attachments/tnckb94959/confluence-questions/18899/2/Screen%20Shot%202016-01-29%20at%2011.24.33%20AM.png){#display_11911f1ac97243_2}


Answers:
author: David Benson _draw_io_
body: What browser/version is this please?


author: Boris
body: Could you attach the diagram in question to this topic?


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud

draw.io
Have all questions asked in a space linked to that space by default?
Asked by Paul LaBarbera:

*This question is in reference to Atlassian Documentation: [Integrate questions with your spaces](https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=407724495)*

Hi there,

Lets say people create a question, then assign "Widget" as one of the topics. Is there a way I can assign that topic to a space?

I want to have all questions with a given topic be automatically linked to the space for that topic? I can set the topic-space relationship manually if it's feasible. Any help?

This is due to some issues I'm having with theming up Questions using Brikit's theme press


Answers:
author: Dmitry Ree
body: * the default ask a question button defaults to the topic a list of questions is filtered on
* also you can create a button with a link to the list of questions related to a space


Tags: addon-com.brikit.themepress

integration

questions-for-confluence

space
How can I view the groups a user is assigned to
Asked by Janelle Fortelny:

I need to make a page visible to a large group of people, however some of them can view it as is and some of them can't. They're all our internal sales people, so I'm trying to determine what groups the individual viewers are assigned to so I can see the differences in those who can see the page and those who can't.

Thanks!


Answers:
author: RVal
body: If you have admin access to Confluence you should be able to use administration User Management menu, search each user and see what groups they are assigned to.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
I need to manage my all project issue in Exel sheet in confluence
Asked by Akash Dhongde:

Hi,

I want to manage all the project issues and filters in confluence which are live in JIRA

I have installed spreadsheet plugin but not able link the issues from JIRA I want to perform all excel work on this spreadsheet to get the details.


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: I'm sorry, I don't understand the question.

First, the best place to work with JIRA issues is in JIRA. As soon as you take them out to a spreadsheet, your data is obsolete. Assuming that this is not an issue for you, then why don't you just download them directly from JIRA when you need to? Why is Confluence even involved here?


Tags: jira

ms-excel
When is the Documentation Theme expected to become obsolete?
Asked by Robin Rodrigue:

*This question is in reference to Atlassian Documentation: [Switch to the Default Theme](https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=762877014)*

When is the Documentation Theme expected to become obsolete?


Answers:
author: Rachel Robins
body: From today, the Documentation theme is no longer available in Confluence Cloud. All spaces using the documentation theme have been migrated to the default theme.

For Confluence Server customers, the documentation theme will not be available after you upgrade to Confluence 6.0.


author: Alex Yasurek
body: I believe starting with the 6.0 release: <https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/end-of-support-announcements-for-confluence-210239673.html#EndofSupportAnnouncementsforConfluence-features201507>

comments: author: Robin Rodrigue
body: Timeframe? Roadmap? I am in the middle a number of high-priority projects and need to know when this will take place so I can schedule my time around migrating one space to see the affects before pushing everything globally and cleaning things up.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud

documentation-theme
Reporting without plugins?
Asked by Karen Cheung:

Atlassian Confluence 5.1.5

Our company has many spaces and are not comfortable with installing plugins.

My team's space would like to have the capability of having weekly reports displayed on our space. The reports are currently created in Excel with macros, but we are interested in improving and making the reporting process more efficient. Meaning we are open to other platforms and methods for our reports.

Since we cannot use plugins, I've looked into the Office Excel macro, but it isn't convenient as the maximum file upload is 2MB.

Another idea was to create the reports on Tableau and provide a link on the space to view the report. This is a possible solution, but it would be best if the report could be posted right on the space rather than a link. Also, we would like the transition to have minimal training.

If anyone has any ideas, please feel free to share!

Thank you.


Answers:
author: Milo Test
body: If the spreadsheet is static, that is, it doesn't have any functions that manipulate the data, then transferring them to Confluence tables is pretty easy.

1. In Excel, select all the cells in the spreadsheet and copy
2. In Confluence, create a 1 cell x 1 cell table and paste

comments: author: Milo Test
body: Are the macros used just in creating the report, or in manipulating data after?


author: Karen Cheung
body: Macros create and manipulate data after (create graphs)


author: Milo Test
body: Then I don't think there is an Excel to Confluence strategy for you. But there are some options:

1. Use Tableau and use the Iframe macro to offer a window to the reports on that site.
2. Do all the data collecting and reporting within Confluence using built-in and/or add-on macros.


Tags: confluence-administration

ms-excel

report

tableau
Office connector "allow authentication tokens in the url path"
Asked by Robin Peters:

Hi.

What exactly happens if I will enable "allow authentication tokens in the url path" of the office connector?  
Normally the users have to login to Word if they will use "Edit in office". With enabled option, they won't.

We had no secure connection; is there a potential security risk to enable the direct authentication?

Regards


Answers:
author: Jonathan Soo
body: Hi,

If this option is enabled, the Office Connector will use authentication tokens in the URL. Credentials of the users are not required to open and edit the documents. Because the authentication tokens already contain what it needed.

If all the word documents were restrict to internal user, then it optional for you to enable or disable it.

Regards,

Jonathan

comments: author: Robin Peters
body: Thanks, I set the checkbox and the users are glad they do not have to retype their password every time.


author: Ed Schriger
body: BTW - I should add that it was working for awhile and then about 3 weeks ago it stopped again.


author: Ed Schriger
body: Hi. Can anyone clarify WHERE exactly this option is enabled?

Is it in the WebDav launcher options?

Somewhere in my Excel options?

On an Office server somewhere?

I'm having issues with the WebDAV plug in and Office 13/Office 365.

The Atlassian login prompt comes up when I click "Edit in Office" on an embedded spreadsheet but it never takes my password. Sometimes it looks like the file is about to download but then I wind up getting a "could not open document" (sic) type of error. I'd like to flip this switch to see if I can get the plug in to work.


Tags: confluence-administration

ms-office-connector

security
How can I group all open tasks from a set of meeting notes?
Asked by Rosario De Domenico:

The use case is that of recurring meetings' set; i.e. we have a set of Management meetings, a set of Team meetings, a set of Project meetings, etc. For each meeting a new meeting note will be created where tasks are assigned to different people. All meetings notes belong to the same Space.

At next meeting we want to get an overview of all open tasks from all previous meeting notes for a specific set (e.g. at next Management meeting we want to check all open tasks from all previous management meetings).

So the "cut" is per set of meetings, not per person.

How can this be done?


Answers:
author: Rosario De Domenico
body: Actually I could easily achieve what I wonted simply by using the task report macro given that all meeting notes are grouped in a hierarchy therefore pointing to the main page with the macro achieved what I wanted.

Posting this for others benefit.


author: Malcolm Cook
body: I believe this to be not possible. There is no way to filter tasks on anything other than the space and the assigned user.

comments: author: Rosario De Domenico
body: could maybe the search macro or other macro be of help?


Tags: confluence-administration
How to upload files from local system to jira wiki editor in comments?
Asked by mahendra dahiya:


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: Could you explain the question a little - you've said "JIRA", and labelled this with "confluence", so which one is it? Also, if JIRA, what does "wiki editor" mean? Is it the "rich text" editor you use for comments and rich text fields?
attaching a file in confluence leads to error 'java.io.IOException: There is not enough space on the disk'.
Asked by Jens K?nigsfeld:

What's the name of the directory on the server to clear the disc space?


Answers:
author: Kristian Walker _Adaptavist_
body: Hi Jens,

By default all attachments in Confluence are stored in the **\<confluence-home/attatchments**.

The Atlassian documentation [here](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/attachment-storage-configuration-166876.html) outlines how you can see in your instance what the configured attachment file store path is. This should tell you the directory that needs more space adding to it or files removing from.

I hope this helps.

Kristian

comments: author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: Please bear in mind that if you delete files from the disk, Confluence will not be aware of the deletion and will report that the files are still there, and then break when it tries to use them (not crash, but you'll get broken macro displays and errors if people try to open/edit the missing files)


author: vivuu
body: HI Nic,

We are getting unknown attachment error in confluence page.

permission on the attachment folder is firne and the storage has enough space also.PLease help us


author: Jens K?nigsfeld
body: Hi,

we have now solved this disc space issue by deleting some very old backup files. We have scheduled a backup job for our confluence which is running on daily base.

By deleting some very old files we could enable more disc space again.

[Here](https://confluence.atlassian.com/conf56/configuring-backups-658737201.html#ConfiguringBackups)you can find the Atlassian documentation about configuring backups.

Thank you all for your responses.

Jens


author: Jens K?nigsfeld
body: Hi Kristian,

this is the info i was searching for.

Thank you very much for your help.

Cheers,

Jens

comments: author: Kristian Walker _Adaptavist_
body: HI Jens,

Glad I was able to help. If this answer is useful could you please accept it so that others can easily find it as a validated answer in future.

Thanks

Kristian


Tags: confluence-administration
Option to configure internal messaging server?
Asked by Anne EQS:

*This question is in reference to Atlassian Documentation: [IM Presence Macro](https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=771892341)*

We have an internal messaging service we'd like to connect.   
We#re using xmpp protocol, the server is only reachable in our internal network.

Is there an option to add this so the status of our users can be seen?


Answers:
author: Anne EQS
body: Ah ok, found it: http://*\<our-domain\>*/admin/plugins/impresence2/jabber/doconfig.action


Tags: confluence-administration
What do you do when there is no restrictions icon ?
Asked by Dag Corell:

*This question is in reference to Atlassian Documentation: [Page Restrictions](https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=139414)*

What do you do when there is no restrictions icon visible ?


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: Nothing, as you don't have an icon to do anything with.

I think you're asking why there is no restrictions icon for you - the answer is that you're either on a system page (i.e. not content, so a dashboard or an admin screen) so that restrictions are not applicable, or you are on a page where you do not have the permission to set restrictions. Check your permissions with the space admins.


author: Anne EQS
body: If there are no restrictions on a page, the restriction icon isn't shown in view mode.

If you want to add restrictions for such a page edit the page and add restriction in editing mode (there the icon shows up).


Tags: restriction
Confluence system error
Asked by Vasily Filipenko:

HI

I got a system error message. Can you help me?

(I attache all goten information in .docx file)

<br />

[](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Confluence-system-error/qaq-p/373606?attachment-id=820){#link_11876418c91eaf}  
[](/tnckb94959/attachments/tnckb94959/confluence-questions/63166/1/Confluence%20error.docx){#display_11876418c91eaf_0}


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: I think you've run into this issue - <https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=596181603>


Tags: confluence-administration
Roadmap macro for Confluence?
Asked by Ken Frick:

*This question is in reference to Atlassian Documentation: [Delete and archive spaces](https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=777010873)*

Hello, how do I add a roadmap/Gantt chart to the Confluence please?

Also, is there a way to manage metrics such as tasks, who is delegated tasks, tasks dates and when tasks are completed and by whom?


Answers:
author: Adrien Ragot 2
body: Confluence has simple tools:

* There is the [Roadmap macro](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/roadmap-planner-macro-704578202.html). It's simple, it displays schematic information.
* There are also [tasks](https://confluence.atlassian.com/conf54/confluence-user-s-guide/managing-changes-and-notifications-and-tasks/managing-tasks-in-confluence) in Confluence. Just type in a page:
  * "\[ \]" to create a task
  * @someone to assign the task to a person
  * //01-01-2016 to give it a due date.

If you need a complete solution to manage roadmaps, tasks, metrics, Gantts, etc, then you need a specific project management tool.

* JIRA lets you manage tasks, assignations and metrics.
* JIRA Portfolio does capacity management (it checks whether you have enough resources by a given date to complete a project).
* There are surely many plugins for project management on the Marketplace ([for example, for JIRA](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/app/jira/top-grossing?category=Project+management)).


author: Ken Frick
body: Thank you for the informative reply.

I'm having trouble finding the 'Insert' in Confluence, to add the RoadMap macro?

Any suggestion on the breadcrumb/path please?

comments: author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: In a page, click "edit" and look at the editor toolbar, over to the right, there's an "insert" option, which can take you to macros.

I tend to use { as part of the text - that will pop up a dynamic search for macros, so if you type {roa for example, it should find it quite quickly.


Tags: archive

cloud

confluence-cloud

delete

documentation

space
Is it possible to block Anonymous users from accessing the Space Details page?
Asked by ETA:

We are using the cloud-based version of Confluence and allow Anonymous users to view, but not edit, the pages in our space. Is there a way to block access to the Space Details page (Browse \> Space Operations)? And is it possible to prevent users from jumping between spaces (via the Space Directory)?


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: No, on both counts - space details are exposed because you allow access, and the space directory is there to allow users to list spaces that they have access to.


author: Alex Yasurek
body: Your only option is to try and hide the links to those pages with Javascript. You would first need to determine whether the person viewing the page is logged in or not and then hide based on that. You wouldn't be hiding the actual page because they could still get to it if they know the link but it would make it harder for them to find the page.
How to create a list with options to choose in confluence page.
Asked by Coldbond:

I am trying to create a dropdown list on confluence page editor to choose / select a value but dont see any option.

In many videos people are typing a $ sign or inserting variable into the page but that option is not available.

Also, How can I place a small calendar icon to choose the date and time against a label. Is there a way to auto update a field when a page is edited.

Thanks,

Adi


Answers:
author: Milo Test
body: You have three different questions here and it would probably be best if you split them up into three different posts:

* Create dropdown list
* Add calendar icon to choose a date
* Auto update a field when a page is edited


Tags: page
Confluence sending multiple emails
Asked by Chris Prendergast:

When a change is made to a page multiple emails get sent regarding the same change. Has anyone seen this or had to fix this issue?

Chris


Answers:
author: Milo Test
body: I used to see this, and it was because I have a regular and admin account both pointing to the same email address. I don't get dupes any more so I assume IT made a change to the Outlook server, which might be a solution for you as well.


author: Giles B
body: Hi Chris,

Do you have an example of when this is happening? It might be if two notifications are fired for one comment, like in the case of a comment on a watched page, which also mentions you. In that case, you'd get two notifications.

We're currently working on removing these multiple notifications and making them smarter, so keep an eye out for changes in that area soon.

comments: author: Andrew Snyder
body: @Giles Brunning - Do you have an update on this? Confluence just went live at my company, and I am an administrator. Many users are complaining about this issue. Do you have any suggestions to help mitigate the problem?


author: Giles B
body: Hi Andrew,

We've rolled out batched notifications to Confluence Cloud, and they should land in version 5.10 of Server. To be transparent, this doesn't cover all of the multiple email scenarios---you'll still get two emails if someone mentions you when creating a page or making a comment---but it does batch things like comment and edit notifications.

The standard batch window for Server is 10 minutes, and sys admins will be able to configure that window.


author: Andrew Snyder
body: Thanks for the update, @Giles Brunning. The batch email feature would be a helpful improvement. However, if users will still receive 2 emails when they are tagged in a comment on a page that they watch, the batch email feature won't address the issue that our users have been complaining about. Is there any work being done to address that particular issue, or is there a ticket that I can sign up to watch? Thanks!


author: Giles B
body: Hey Andrew, unfortunately I don't think anyone's focused on batching mentions in pages and comments at the moment, but you can always [make a suggestion](https://jira.atlassian.com) so others can watch, comment, and vote on it.


author: Milo Test
body: That's a good point: I don't see it in 5.8.9, but pretty sure I did in 5.7.4.


author: Chii
body: which version of confluence?
Is there any way to set a default for the "Show as Link/Thumbnail" feature? Globally? Per user?
Asked by Eugene Buckingham:

*This question is in reference to Atlassian Documentation: [Display Files and Images](https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=771892231)*

Some Confluence users want to always show attachments as links without having to explicitly set a value. Is there any way set a preference either globally, in the space or per user?


Answers:
author: Brian Haynes
body: Bump


Tags: confluence-administration

link