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Confluence Database Feature Accessibility/Restrictions
Asked by Sienna Markham:

Why does Confluence allow users to edit the database feature directly on the page without entering "Edit" mode, and how can I restrict this capability? Thanks.


Answers:
author: Amanda Barber
body: We're not using Confluence databases, but we are part of the live-edit EAP. I wonder if you could get around this with the live-edit page?

<https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/create-and-collaborate-on-live-edit-pages-in-confluence/>

comments: author: Sienna Markham
body: Hi Amanda, thanks for the help! I'm actually looking for where no one can live edit on the page. I know there's use of "tables", but is there anything else where users who are just viewing the page can't edit (unless they go into edit mode and publish their changes)?


author: Amanda Barber
body: Oh geez, I completely misread your question. It's been a long day! ????

This sounds less than ideal, although it reminds me a bit of notion. I do love Confluence for the ability to publish some things and prevent editing.

From this support article: <https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/create-and-edit-databases/>

### Database restrictions {#toc-hId-2119766184}

You can restrict database access and editing like other Confluence content. Database permissions are managed at the space level.

See the following topic for more information on restricting content in Confluence. [Add or remove content restrictions](https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/add-or-remove-page-restrictions/)


author: Sienna Markham
body: Haaha no worries!

I don't have admin controls in a specific page I'm working on that's under "Anyone in this space can view and edit". Though a co-worker (who has the ability to restrict access to edit) and I ran a test to see if they were to restrict my access to edit the page, could I still edit the page live. Turns out I did in fact couldn't edit the page itself, BUT I could still edit the database feature with my restricted access. Which isn't the safest option for our case.


author: Amanda Barber
body: Definitely doesn't sound like a safe option. Also sounds a bit buggy since that's not what's documented.


Tags: database

restriction

urgent
How to create a new Page with v2 Editor API v2
Asked by Brett Barrett:

Hello, it seems like v2 of the API doesn't allow for metadata properties like v1 does.

It appears that the v2 [Create page](https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/rest/v2/api-group-page/#api-pages-post) doesn't allow you to pass in additional metadata like in v1 which has "[Additional Properties](https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/rest/v1/api-group-content/#api-wiki-rest-api-content-post)". There was a previous community question asked [here](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Re-Creating-space-using-REST-API-creates-it-with-quot-old-quot-e/qaq-p/1453615/comment-id/185773#M185773) which shows the \`metadata\` property was the way to do this.

Is there a way to remedy this?

Thanks for reading!


Answers:
author: Tom De Backer
body: Hi [@Brett Barrett](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5486774) , we are struggling with the same finding. Did you find anything useful in the meantime? Our main issue is the lack of ability to put a page in the new editor mode (v2) instead of the old one (which it does for some very large pages with large tables).

comments: author: Brett Barrett
body: Hey [@Tom De Backer](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5554989), I did find that there's a Space-level setting which allows all new pages to be created with the v2 editor, so I was able to enable that in my space as a type of workaround.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud

rest-api
Links not appearing between issues on JIRA import to Confluence Whiteboard
Asked by Lucy Dilts:

When importing JIRA issues into a Confluence Whiteboard the links do not appear between the issues that are indeed linked in JIRA.

Is there a setting somewhere in confluence to show these links?


Answers:
author: Alexander Preston
body: Not that I have been able to find, but this is much needed. You seem to be able to create issue links between Jira issues from within a Confluence Whiteboard but not show an existing link - I don't get the logic of this!


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud

whiteboard
SQL copy page with confluence api
Asked by Engteg123:

![Screenshot 2024-04-30 225858.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/321343i269C8DC7FA40F110/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Screenshot 2024-04-30 225858.png")  
I want to make a button that automatically copies the page to another parent when pressed. How can I do this with mySql or with any other rest api?


Answers:
author: Vronik
body: Hi

Did you try reading the documentation of the confluence API itself???

<https://developer.atlassian.com/server/confluence/confluence-server-rest-api/>

<https://docs.atlassian.com/atlassian-confluence/REST/6.6.0/>


Tags: confluence-server

server
Public permission acces
Asked by Diego Alfredo Flores:

Hello again!

I'm trying to give an external user access to my space. I have realized that in the menu space settings, "anyone access," "anonymous," and "all right" aren't available. When I try to modify it, the page doesn't work.

Why is this happening?

Thanks in advance and have a great day


Answers:
author: Diego Alfredo Flores
body: It doens t work . I did it .  
Looks this image , I can't change it  
![](https://attachment.outlook.live.net/owa/MSA%3A873d0bc2ca002ed5a396c926d45ee217a78a4b716026e12357952346af13fdd7%40shadow.outlook.com/service.svc/s/GetAttachmentThumbnail?id=AQMkAGM4YzkwMAItZDY5OC03MGFhAC0wMAItMDAKAEYAAANJUzw0wX1zQbYx8C8BlDqPBwBDbuqo2EVwQr9GzvxC0qUdAAACAQkAAABDbuqo2EVwQr9GzvxC0qUdAAAAVdURQwAAAAESABAACqoNqVSrxEqZdnna%2Bv7Gdg%3D%3D&thumbnailType=2&isc=1&token=eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6IkU1RDJGMEY4REE5M0I2NzA5QzQzQTlFOEE2MTQzQzAzRDYyRjlBODAiLCJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJ4NXQiOiI1ZEx3LU5xVHRuQ2NRNm5vcGhROEE5WXZtb0EifQ.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.PZ2zAX4xF9D2eUl19JJIKS3rh_2RJEo5-RLmpYhT5WOCVzYQ8CycbdMx5KiYPRLUiwABvSVAnY_xR2U9V0i1SmI5l9w4z7652VgToSweh5f_-Tq4QFO8r78_l6S0vwpV4rxYFV02qqooG48hRBgPky0XEhmXui7EYafkyjET0a91lDBdm-eew0GXxYGDr3eZtFwdwZA6plg36fWp3gLQPzvMcf6C36UJgQhtUc4AXsCgPlu3eH3I7MWLCixFf70OvZ88z28aSLHxp9J5C6nkYTA2F-jCpOS12Zeg8NO38RxBqdRc93Fk1fIs1Jb6kDa_8dHKukRiYLGF4ac_FOXC8Q&X-OWA-CANARY=X-OWA-CANARY_cookie_is_null_or_empty&owa=outlook.office.com&scriptVer=20240419007.18&clientId=2F8E454083AF46DBA4234E5DB7BBF023&animation=true&persistenceId=450f450a-ac9b-4ed1-8844-369b766fa3fe)


author: Tansu Akdeniz
body: Hi [@Diego Alfredo Flores](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5487381)

Welcome to the Atlassian Community!

Anonymous access must be enabled in global settings by Confluence admin. Then, you can modify in your space settings.

Please check this KB: [Control whether spaces can turn on anonymous access](https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/set-up-public-access/)


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
how can I change the current whiteboards to Read-only? OR, can the whiteboards be moved into our Ar
Asked by Youmna Alomari:

We have the standard plan.  

How can I change the current whiteboards to Read-only?

OR, can the whiteboards be moved into our Archive page and that will free up one of the spaces.?

Also, with my Standard plan, when importing Mural boards into Confluence whiteboards, does that also stay within the limit of 3 boards?


Answers:
author: Barbara Szczesniak
body: [@Youmna Alomari](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5434290) I believe you can use the **lock** icon on the whiteboard to control access to modify it.

You may want to review the articles and questions in the Whiteboard-specific community group for additional information: <https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-Whiteboards/gh-p/confluence-whiteboards>

comments: author: Youmna Alomari
body: Thank you! :)


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Permission public spaces / pages
Asked by Diego Alfredo Flores:

Hello,

I'm a beginner with Confluence. I have created a space where I want to share content with external users, such as blablabla@gmail.com. I know there is an option to share the space publicly. However, after changing many permissions, it has become impossible to share, even with a public link. I haven't been able to find a solution.

I have copy the link and I don t have acces ...

Could you please help me?

Thanks in advance.


Answers:
author: Amanda Barber
body: Hi, Diego - just confirming you're on a paid plan?

Did you follow instructions here? <https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/share-content-externally-with-public-links/>


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Locking a page
Asked by Janet Shuey:

If I lock a parent page, will all the "child" pages underneath also be locked, or do I need to lock each child page, too?


Answers:
author: Laurie Sciutti
body: Hello [@Janet Shuey](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5132151) \~ View restrictions are inherited from the parent pages, Edit restrictions are not. Ref: <https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/page-restrictions-139414.html>


author: Barbara Szczesniak
body: [@Janet Shuey](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5132151) The page that [@Laurie Sciutti](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1137433) linked to is for Data Center. If you are using Cloud, you can start with this page: <https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/add-or-remove-page-restrictions/>


Tags: unknown-hosting-type
Why do Draw.io diagrams show 'Evaluation Licence - Not for production use'
Asked by ZacT:

I have a paid subscription to Confluence and have added Draw.io, which is free for less than 10 users.

I want to share some documents with a client that contain draw.io diagrams but they all show the message 'Evaluation Licence - Not for production use'. I can't see how I can get rid of the message, has anyone else had this issue?


Answers:
author: Edward Socker
body: I have a similar issue but I am the only confluence user currently on my account. My confluence license is also at the free tier. I added draw.io to my site today so maybe it will go away once the "trial" ends but I am under 10 users given that I am the only user. I had wanted to share out the pages (with diagrams) I am creating as a proof of concept but it looks a little silly with the watermark. Especially since I ensured people this wouldn't cost us anything (for a fully feature rich experience) unless until we go over 10 users. I also was just at Team 24 and was ensured that it was free for up to 10 users which is one of the reasons I decided to go with draw.io over other options. Maybe this is more a limitation of the marketplace only offering a trial to start.

comments: author: Mike Rink -drawio Diagrams-
body: [@Edward Socker](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5493060) the message will go away after the trial period (30 days). Then, if you're in an instance with less than 10 users, you will be able to keep using the app without seeing that message; you will be considered fully licensed. It is a quirk of the Atlassian Marketplace system that everyone starts in the Evaluation phase, even if they already qualify for the free \>10 user plan.


author: Bastian -drawio Diagrams-
body: Hi Edward. Just checked with our tech support. We introduced this message for all users that don't have a valid/matching user tier. Unfortunately, this message also pops-up during the trial period of the free (10 users and below) Cloud user tier. We will have a look at it and do our best to exclude the free user tier from this watermark. Until that day we can assure you that the message will disappear once the trial period (30 days) ended.


author: Edward Socker
body: Thanks for the quick response; my theory seems to be correct.


author: David Benson _draw_io_
body: The user tier of draw.io, like all paid via atlassian app, has to match that of the host tier. If your confluence tier is over 10 users, so is your draw.io tier and the app is paid above 10 users.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud

draw.io
In Phoenix, how does the YTD Adjustment Detail work?
Asked by Lisa Belcher:

I entered a Prior Period Adjustment for an advance payroll as a deduction for hauling, I entered the YTD Adjustment as Base Hauling as the client wanted this to net out at Settlement.

SMI client informed me that Producer 121 was charged again on the March Settlement, 35,404.11.

Would you explain how does the YTD category works?


Answers:
author: Barbara Szczesniak
body: [@Lisa Belcher](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5215259) Is your question related to Confluence or another Atlassian product?

comments: author: Lisa Belcher
body: I apologize I'm not certain how to answer that it's related to a payroll instance in Phoenix.

Lisa


author: Barbara Szczesniak
body: I'm just thinking that you have asked your question in the wrong forum, since it does not appear to be related to an Atlassian product and this is the Atlassian Community forum.

You might want to contact someone in your company who can direct you to the product documentation or tell you who to contact with your question.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Jira Checklist URL new tab automatically
Asked by Matthias:

Hi,

how do ich add a link to a Jira checklist, so that it will be open automatically in a new tab?

I found this:

\[ \]\* \[Link\](<https://www.community.atlassian.com>)

But this opens in the same tab :(

Please no plugins, I cannot install any of them :(

Thank you so much :)


Answers:
author: Brant Schroeder
body: [@Matthias](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5292634) There is not a way to open it in a new window.


Tags: checklist

data-center

jira
Table transformer - split values in different situations
Asked by Matias G Labrana:

Good day community,

I would like to know how to split values in table transformer as it shows in the table below:

|----------|-------------|
| COLUMN A | COLUMN B    |
| Value A  | A, B, C     |
| Value B  | A/B/C       |
| Value C  | A-B-C       |
| Value D  | ? A ? B ? C |

In the 4 cases presented, basically I want this values by separate.

Regards!


Answers:
author: Stiltsoft support
body: Hi [@Matias G Labrana](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5465051) ,

We can suggest the following workaround for your case:

![Fri 12-1.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/321833i259923AF5FE229C3/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Fri 12-1.png")

In the internal Table Transformer macro we replace different symbols by the same symbol (for example, by commas as you have them in the first cell):

SELECT \*,  
REPLACE('COLUMN B', "/", ", ") AS 'COLUMN B'  
FROM  
(SELECT \*,  
REPLACE('COLUMN B', "-", ", ") AS 'COLUMN B'  
FROM T\*)

![Fri 12-2.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/321836iB06E2A8CF9665E65/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Fri 12-2.png")

Now in the external Table Transformer macro we can split our array:

SEARCH / AS @a EX('COLUMN B'-\>split(",")) /  
RETURN(@a-\>'COLUMN A' AS 'COLUMN A', _ AS 'COLUMN B') FROM T1

![Fri 12-3.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/321837i60A88537D1B0B7D3/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Fri 12-3.png")

What concerns the "Value D" row, it seems that here you use bullet points or smth similar. The Table Transformer macro works only with visible separators.


Tags: filter

sql

table

table-filter

table-filter-and-charts

table-filter-charts-spreadsheets

table-transformer
How to have suggestions/results for Smart Link pages while using Live Search Macro on my space?
Asked by BrunoLB:

Hi,

I'm using a Live Search macro on my Confluence page, but I don't manage to have my current Smart Link pages as results. When searching for a term that is written in one of those Smart Link page, I have 0 suggestion and 0 result.

However, if a search for a term written in a Smart Links page title, I get results only if a hit the search button manually (no suggestion while typing).

The pages linked with Smart Link options are from other Confluence's spaces, that I have access to. Live Search macro settings are to search on my Confluence space, filter by all type and no filter by label.

Is there a way to have suggestions and results when using terms that are not necessarily on the title of the Smart Link pages? Is there any other option to try? Open to any suggestion.

Thanks!


Answers:
author: Barbara Szczesniak
body: [@BrunoLB](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5487258) Welcome to the Atlassian Community!

Further down from your question in my daily digest, there was an article posted about the Smart Links in the content tree: <https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-articles/Smart-Links-in-Confluence-s-Content-Tree-All-your-work-in-one/ba-p/2686218>

If this article doesn't address your question, you might want to ask it again in the comments on this article (it is written by someone on the Atlassian team, who might have an answer or bring the issue back to the team developing this feature).


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud

live-search

search

smart-links
I want to auto populate the username and Date in Confi forms.
Asked by Dhiraj Kr_ Gupta:

Please help me


Answers:
author: Vronik
body: Hi

Look at this

<https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/How-to-allow-Confiform-registration-automatically-starting-by/qaq-p/2121876>

<https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/I-want-to-auto-populate-the-username-and-Date-in-Confiforms/qaq-p/2685546>


Tags: addon-com.vertuna.confluence.plugins.confiforms

confiforms

unknown-hosting-type
I want to auto populate the username and Date in Confiforms
Asked by Dhiraj Kr_ Gupta:

Please help New


Answers:
author: Alex Medved _ConfiForms_
body: Hi [@Dhiraj Kr_ Gupta](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5375074)

See this page <https://wiki.vertuna.com/display/CONFIFORMS/Overriding+defaults+of+ConfiForms+Register+macro>

Current user is accessible from \[entry._user\] variable and current date is accessible from \[entry._today\] variable

<https://wiki.vertuna.com/display/CONFIFORMS/Accessing+field+values+and+properties#Accessingfieldvaluesandproperties-Additionalvaluesavailableinthecontext>

Alex

comments: author: Dhiraj Kr_ Gupta
body: I have a confiform field definition macro for name. When a user wants to submit the record. His name should be auto filled already in there Name


author: Alex Medved _ConfiForms_
body: Name=\[entry._user\]


Tags: confiforms

unknown-hosting-type
Restoring lost confluence page
Asked by Gianluca:

Yesterday I wrote a new Confluence page and apparently I did not published it successfully.

I'm not able to view this page neither in my personal space (draft, recently visited, recently worked on). Is there any chance to recover it?


Answers:
author: Hana Ku?erov?
body: Hi [@Gianluca](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5487234) ,

welcome to the Atlassian Community.

I believe the locations you searched are correct ones. If you don't see it there, it is probably lost. I'm sorry.

comments: author: Gianluca
body: Hi Hana, thanks for your answer.

I wonder how it's possible, even if I had any issues in publishing (or simply forgot to do it), I should view the page in draft... Is there any chance to lose a page without deleting it?


author: Hana Ku?erov?
body: Hi [@Gianluca](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5487234) ,

yes, I believe it can be lost.

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/how-do-drafts-work-on-confluence-938043306.html>

This article is for server/DC, but I think it will be similar in cloud.


author: Barbara Szczesniak
body: [@Gianluca](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5487234) Did you try selecting the **Drafts** link on your Confluence **Home** page?

![HomePage_Drafts.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/321465i7C7D1DB3372A516E/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "HomePage_Drafts.png")


author: Patricia Modispacher _appanvil_
body: Hi [@Gianluca](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5487234), you can look for a section in the sidebar or navigation menu called "Recently Edited" or "Recently Viewed." This list might show your unpublished page.

Or, if you remember any specific details from the page, use the Confluence search bar to look for keywords or phrases.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Upgrade Error: NullPointerException - /rest/rebuildindex/latest/job
Asked by Joe:

Hi all,

We have recently updated to 8.5.8. We always re-index as part of an upgrade, however on the re-index page we had the following error

'We can't check the status of your index' {#toc-hId--378275763}
---------------------------------------------------------------

further investigation shows that we am getting NullPointerExceptions errors against /rest/rebuildindex/latest/job. the log file is quite long, however the error points to :at com.atlassian.confluence.plugins.rebuildindex.status.ReIndexNodeStatusJson.\<init\>(ReIndexNodeStatusJson.java:33).

Has something been missed? forcing a index rebuild from the install works. However the GUI cannot access the index information for us to be able to run it from there.


Answers:
author: Fabio Racobaldo _Herzum_
body: Hi [@Joe](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5487212) and welcome,

please take alook to the follwoing troubleshooting article <https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/viewing-content-indexing-page-results-in-arithmeticexception-1097171563.html>

Fabio


Tags: confluence-data-center

data-center
How to bulk update space templates in confluence cloud?
Asked by Sadaf Mufti _105601_:

We have around 150 spaces for software applications on our cloud based confluence. The problem is home pages of these spaces are outdated and the page tree structure is also outdated. We need to change the look and feel of home page plus auto create new pages as per new space template.

How can we do that without manually creating all pages?


Answers:
author: Barbara Szczesniak
body: [@Sadaf Mufti _105601_](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3378270) Once you create a page, it is no longer associated with its template. Making changes to the template does not affect pages created from it.

There may be a third-party app in the [Atlassian Marketplace](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/) that will help streamline the updates you need to make. I'm sure that people who use or make apps that might help you will chime in here in response to your question.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Atlas- getting "We had some technical trouble"
Asked by Shonima Vijeesh:

Hi guys,

I am just trying to get started with Atlas and trying to link project with JIRA Epic but it's keep saying "We had some technical trouble".

This also happens with Goals and Teams in Atlas.

![error.PNG](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/321265i73FB2671C1437E04/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "error.PNG")


Answers:
author: Barbara Szczesniak
body: [@Shonima Vijeesh](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5319632) You might want to look for information and post your question in the Atlas area of the community: <https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Atlas/ct-p/atlas>


Tags: atlas

cloud

confluence-cloud