youngmon/atlassian-qna huggingface dataset:
Public Spaces and Hiding Comments
Asked by Katie Pickrell:

Hello - I have a public knowledge base space but would like to be able to leave comments on the page that only my internal team can see (for things like suggestion edits and such.) Is there a way to hide comments from being viewed by anonymous users?


Answers:
author: Suvradip Paul
body: Hi [@Katie Pickrell](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1353148) ,

Thanks for posting.

I presume the one you are referring is similar to this open issue - <https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-24939>. Could you please check and vote and watch this?

Cheers

Suvradip

comments: author: Katie Pickrell
body: Yes that is what i'm looking for. Will vote and watch. Thank you!


author: Suvradip Paul
body: You're welcome [@Katie Pickrell](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1353148) !


author: Jacob Brunson
body: Hi [@Katie Pickrell](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1353148)

There is no way to restrict comment viewing, but I wanted to leave a suggestion for a way to achieve a similar result.

You could create a separate page which is restricted to your team. In this page you could insert the **Include Page** macro, and select the public version of this page.

This would allow your team to comment on the private version of the page, while leaving the public version untouched. Unfortunately this does require an additional page, and inline comments wouldn't work since it's using a macro.

Hope this helps!

Best,  
Jacob


author: Irina_Bel_Stiltsoft_
body: Hi [@Katie Pickrell](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1353148) ,

It seems like our app has a feature to partly work around your trouble. [Talk - Advanced Inline Comments](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/978531/talk-advanced-inline-comments?hosting=datacenter&tab=overview) has a feature that allows setting visibility restrictions for the comments on a space level or/and for the specific comment thread. Say, you want your comments to be visible only internally. You can set space permissions for the comments only for a group or/and users who can view them. However, any user who can make comments can change restrictions for specific comment threads.

For example, you want to restrict **viewing** for the following groups and users as in the picture. A user with Confluence admin right needs to go to the Space tools - Permissions - Talk permissions and add them:

![image (27).png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/171372iBD5C925DEC81D244/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "image (27).png")

This means, that by default all the comments in the space will be visible only to the groups and users listed. But if a user wants to change viewing for a specific comment (for example, to discuss something privately), they can do it like this:

![image (28).png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/171374i95BD20A19AC9B9F0/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "image (28).png")


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confluence-cloud
Using context parameters in a Jira macro?
Asked by Rikki Wright:

I'm trying to create a dynamic confluence page that will populate the Jira Issue macro based on the confluence page name (content.id).

Is it possible to pass a confluence context variable to the Jira Issue macro?

Something like:

"epic link" = $content.id


Answers:
author: Suvarna Gaikwad
body: [@Rikki Wright](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4552416) this type of customisation is not available with jira issue macro.

comments: author: Kishan Sharma
body: that's correct, passing variables to the jira issue macro is currently not supported.


Tags: confluence-server

server
Linking Logo
Asked by Enis Dautaj:

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen  
Since a short time we have the following problem when we click on the Optimatik logo. We are taken to the Confluence home page instead of the Optimatik one. We could not find a link in the settings either. Could you set this back up for us or is this a default setting?  
Currently:  
<https://optimatik.atlassian.net/wiki/home>  
Target:  
<https://optimatik.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/OP/overview>


Answers:
author: Alex Koxaras _Relational_
body: Hi [@Enis Dautaj](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4552326) and welcome to the community!

To change your confluence home page:

* Click cog \> Further configuration
* Click edit and change your homepage on the **Site Homepage**
* Click on your desirable space

![site homepage.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/159815i0AA72436C756B990/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "site homepage.png")


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Why is content disapearing after saving the page when inserting a "collector" html/ja script
Asked by Alberto Salamanca:

Hi,

I added a simple Jira collector script embeded in htm to a confuence page in the html macro.

When "previewing" the page shows its content and the "collector" button.

When saving the page, the regular content ist NOT shown, though. it "disappears" and re-appears when switching to "Edit" mode.

Any hints to what the issue could be?


Answers:
author: Alberto Salamanca
body: Solved it. Deleted the html adn just used the java script from the Jira collector. Works.


author: Brant Schroeder
body: [@Alberto Salamanca](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4524140) Glad you were able to get it figured out and thanks for posting the solution. Welcome to the Atlassian Community.


Tags: confluence-server

html-macro

issue-collector

server
Adding a page into the macro "Inclusiv page"
Asked by Jurgen Tyvaert:

The complete purpose of my question is to make an overview page of several pages which are spread in my space.

I have 7 phases and each phase has at least 10 page. I want to make a live copy of some of these pages and add them to my overview page. This can be done by the macro "include page macro"

I try to link a page of the same space but i get a list of all similar called pages of other projects but not the one i want.

How can i be more specific in declaring the wright page. By using a syntax like this:

//home/2.2 product classification

or

the complet url doesn't work either

{<https://confluence.duco.eu/display/TEMPLATE/2.2.+Product+classificatie>}

But this example does not work. It only recognises 2.2 product classification


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: The include macro suggests are not always the best.

The format for the link is \[space: page name\], it doesn't use the url of a page (because that might change). So, assuming you've got spaces with keys such as alice, bob and charlie, you can create links such as:

bob: a page about chocolate

charlie: why Atlas is upside down

The Mad Hatter took tea with Alice

Note that the last one has no space mentioned - Confluence assumes "the current space this page with the macro is in" if you leave it out.

comments: author: Jurgen Tyvaert
body: Hello, thank you for this answer.

I have tried to put only the name of the page as link, see picture, but i still get a list of pages with the same name and none of them are the correct page of the current space.

![probleem met leggen van link naar juiste pagina in dezelfde space.JPG](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/159988i6394473850DEC153/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "probleem met leggen van link naar juiste pagina in dezelfde space.JPG")


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: Try putting the space name/key in the search as well.


author: Jurgen Tyvaert
body: That doesn't work. Can't find the page.


Tags: server
Is there a way to make images from included pages enlargable on click?
Asked by Arild Vermedal:

On the original page, the image can be enlarged onlick. When that page is included in another page using the include page macro, the image can no longer be enlarged, and to view full resolution I have to right click and open image in a new tab in my browser.

Is there a way to make the image enlargeable?

In case it's relevant, the include page macro is in a table.


Answers:
author: Alex Koxaras _Relational_
body: Hi [@Arild Vermedal](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4552056) and welcome!

I've tried what you are saying and confluence enlarges all the images. I used the include macro both outside and inside a table. What kind of browser are you using?

comments: author: Arild Vermedal
body: Thank you.

I've tested with both Chrome and Edge, on Windows 10 with neither working.

I tested some more after reading that it worked for you, and found that the first time I open the main page after editing the child page, the images are enlargeable. If I refresh the page again (ctrl+F5) they are no longer clickable until I make a new edit.


author: Alex Koxaras _Relational_
body: You are right, it does behave like that. However, if you navigate away from this page and back again, the image are clickable again. To be honest, it does look like a bug.


author: Arild Vermedal
body: > However, if you navigate away from this page and back again, the image are clickable again.

This has not been my experience. Only the very first time I open the page after the child page is edited, is the images clickable. Switching to a new page, going to a different website, reopening the browser, neither of these work to make the images clickable again.

This goes for both Chrome and Edge.

Do you know where/how I should report this behavior as a suspected bug?


author: Alex Koxaras _Relational_
body: You can contact Atlassian support ([support.atlassian.com](https://support.atlassian.com/contact/)), so that they will decide if they will open a bug ticket.

You can search [here](https://jira.atlassian.com/projects/CONFCLOUD/issues/CONFCLOUD-72645?filter=allopenissues) to see if there is such a bug reported.


author: Arild Vermedal
body: Thank you.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Can't login confluence with chrome on ubuntu
Asked by Thomas RANQUE:

Hello,

Everything in the title, I get the 'unsupported browser alert', I've never seen before on Chrome/Ubuntu. Access is ok on Ubuntu with Firefox, and also ok on Windows with Chrome.

I tried emptying cache on Chrome, unsynchronizing it, nothing works...

Any idea?  
Thanxx

tom


Answers:
author: Jacob Brunson
body: Hi [@Thomas RANQUE](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4220338)

Can I ask which version of Chrome you're using? You may see this message if your browser version is outdated.

Best,  
Jacob


author: Kishan Sharma
body: Hi [@Thomas RANQUE](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4220338) are you using any proxy settings on chrome browser installed on Ubuntu ? are you saying that just the confluence site is not working and all other sites can be accessed ?


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
How does the confluence-server docker works
Asked by Tan Thiam Soon:

Hi

I am trying to deploy Confluence-Server in AWS ECS Fargate, by following:

<https://github.com/Staggerlee011/cfn-module/tree/master/confluence>

It then occur to me, there are local files in the servers but containers are NOT immutable and thus does not has "local storage". How does the Confluence docker work? Where does it keeps the local files? Or it is a new architecture and longer keeps any local files?  

PS: My deployment above failed. I will try that again.

Update: The deployment went thru, but the container keeps dying.

This is in the logs \>\> jinja2.exceptions.UndefinedError: dict object has no element Undefined


Answers:
author: Alexis Robert
body: Hi [@Tan Thiam Soon](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1970656) ,

I'm not familiar with AWS Fargate, but I've used Confluence in Docker before.

What you do is have the Confluence binaries and JRE in Docker, and then mount external directories for the CONFLUENCE_HOME (where you will keep attachments, plugins, etc).

You will also connect to an external database for all your Confluence content (spaces, pages) and configuration.

This way you can stop the Docker container at any time and use another one (for a newer version for example) and still keep your data, as only the binaries will change. The container will use the same configuration file, pointing to the database instance, external directory, etc.

Let me know if this helps,

--Alexis

comments: author: Tan Thiam Soon
body: Hi,

Thanks for the fast response. I am not very familiar with AWS yet.

But when I deploy this: <https://github.com/Staggerlee011/cfn-module/tree/master/confluence>

I see that it creates the external RDS, and it has the RDS parameters with the containers, e.g.:  
ATL_JDBC_URL for RDS URL  
ATL_JDBC_USER for RDS USER  
ATL_JDBC_PASSWORD for RDS PASSWORD  
ATL_PROXY_NAME  

But if didn't mentioned any mount external directories.

Is there anywhere in the yml file that I need to edit?


author: Tan Thiam Soon
body: I got the docker working in ECS fargate but I am not able to mount to the EFS. It seems to have some permission deny error. I am able to mount the EFS from EC2.

You need these variables in case someone is trying.

ATL_DB_TYPE \<\< this is missing

ATL_JDBC_PASSWORD

ATL_JDBC_URL

ATL_JDBC_USER

ATL_PROXY_NAME


Tags: aws

confluence-server

server
Confluence and doxygen integration
Asked by Davide Ortenzi:

Dear all,

I need to integrate automatically confluence with doxygen. Is it possible that?

Currently, I have to generate html file or pdf file from doygen, and afterawards, I have to import manually in confluence.

Thanks for your support.

Davide


Answers:
author: Alexis Robert
body: Hi [@Davide Ortenzi](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4551920) ,

I'm not familiar with Doxygen but there was another question about this integration that was resolved by using the HTML Macro.

You should have a look at the proposed solution here : <https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Confluence-and-Doxygen-integration/qaq-p/1023160>

Also, there is a request opened with Atlassian to have a native Doxygen integration, you can add a comment and vote for this feature here : <https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-43743>

Let me know if this helps,

--Alexis


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud

doxygen
Is it possible to add page's version into the footer of a pdf export ?
Asked by Florent R_:

Hello,

I want to export a space as a PDF, but I would like to see the page's version in the footer of the exported pages.

Do you know if there is a way to do it ?

Have a nice day !


Answers:
author: Kishan Sharma
body: Hi [@Florent R_](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3683565) we don't have option to export specific version of document in confluence server, so this is not possible. So by default, the latest version of the page is exported. As a workaround - you can restore the historical version that you would like to export, export it and restore the current version.  
You can delete these restores if you do not want it cluttering your history.

comments: author: Florent R_
body: Thank you for your answer [@Kishan Sharma](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/554991) , but I'm just trying to show the version number in the export, not select one.


author: Kishan Sharma
body: This is currently not possible as far as I am aware. You can raise a [support ticket](https://support.atlassian.com/contact/) with Atlassian to see if they can suggest anything or create a feature request for this.


author: Florent R_
body: Hello [@Kishan Sharma](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/554991) , I did that and I tried [this workaround](https://qupera.blogspot.com/2012/12/generating-title-page-in-confluence-pdf.html), and it seems to work to the title page but not for the footer.


Tags: confluence-server

server
Confluence Synchrony Error
Asked by Neil Anthony Morada:

Hi All,

May I ask how to change the port for synchrony? I think port 8091 is not available on our side. I cannot understand the troubleshooting process in confluence. Can someone explain a detailed synchrony port change. Thank you!


Answers:
author: Alexis Robert
body: Hi [@Neil Anthony Morada](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4551742) ,

yes you can change Synchrony port, it's done in the setenv.sh script directly : <https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/configuring-synchrony-858772125.html#ConfiguringSynchrony-ChangetheportSynchronyrunson>

Let me know if this helps,

--Alexis

comments: author: Neil Anthony Morada
body: Hi [@Alexis Robert](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1213386)

I already changed this two file:

SynchronyConfigInfo

(I saw a text there which is reza.port 8091 and I changed it to 8092.)

SynchronyProxyConstants

(I also saw a text here synchrony.port 8091 and changed it to 8092)

but seems that it has no effect and I still encounter synchrony error.

Is there anything that I did wrong or incomplete? Thank you very much!

--Neil


author: Alexis Robert
body: Hi [@Neil Anthony Morada](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4551742) ,

I think this should be done directly in setenv.sh script and add this parameter :

```
-Dsynchrony.port=8092
```

in the **CATALINA_OPTS=**line.

You should of course first stop Confluence, make the change, then restart Confluence.


author: Neil Anthony Morada
body: Hi [@Alexis Robert](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1213386)

Thank you very much for this! I will let you know if this resolves my problem. Thank you again!


author: Neil Anthony Morada
body: Hi [@Alexis Robert](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1213386)

I already edited the setenv.sh but seems that it has no change on out Confluence. This is what I did, is it correct? Thank you.

![image.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/159951i1DEE00DC3C2102CC/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "image.png")


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
After upgrade 7.4.5 to 7.4.11 Cannot login to Confuence
Asked by Colin Bakker:

Here's the log

http-nio-80-exec-9\] \[atlassian.confluence.user.ConfluenceAuthenticator\] authenticate OperationFailedException caught while authenticating user \<???????\>.  
-- referer: <http://localhost/login.action?os_destination=%2Fdisplay%2FAlfred%2FTroubleshooting%2Barticles%3Fsrc%3Dspaceshortcut> \| url: /dologin.action \| traceId: d805070043202a26  
com.atlassian.crowd.exception.runtime.OperationFailedException


Answers:
author: Alexis Robert
body: Hi [@Colin Bakker](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4551441) ,

there might be a few reasons why you're getting this error. I don't know exactly how you've setup authentication, but if you've linked Confluence to the Jira Directory then it might be an issue with this.

This KB can help in this case : <https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/unable-to-create-jira-user-directory-in-confluence-due-to-applicationpermissionexception-forbidden-403-320602732.html>

It might also be because a setting has changed on Confluence since you've upgraded, if the IP has changed for example you'll need to update it in the whilelist in Jira :

* [Connecting Confluence to Jira applications for User Management](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/connecting-to-crowd-or-jira-for-user-management-229838465.html#ConnectingtoCrowdorJiraforUserManagement-jira)

Let me know if this helps,

--Alexis

comments: author: Colin Bakker
body: Hi Alexis, this has been resolved, i had to add a host file record for our Global Catalog/AD gc.\*.\*.\*


Tags: confluence-server

server
How to display all child issues of an epic using the JIRA filter in confluence
Asked by Margaret Chidgey:

I am trying to use the JIRA filter macro in confluence to create a list of all the child issues of a specific epic.

If I just use key = \[epicname\] I only see the epic itself, and none of the child issues.

I am sure this is really simple but I can't find anything in the documentation.

Thanks in advance!


Answers:
author: Margaret Chidgey
body: Thank you, that works!

I also used a filter in JIRA and then copied the URL into the filter box in the confluence JIRA macro:

"Epic Link" = project-1234

this also worked,.


author: Marc-Andr? Lanciault
body: Using the Jira Issue/Filter Macro, you can use JQL, something like this:

```
parentEpic = "ISSUE_KEY"
```

Where ISSUE_KEY is the key of the Epic.

See below screenshot.

![Markup 2023-08-12 at 04.58.58.png](https://cdn-std.droplr.net/files/acc_1155742/8htX3e)


author: Hans van Nek
body: Three is no simple soluition. Maybe using tjhe query language, but that is work around, and difficult to learn for non programmers.


author: Pramodh M
body: The filter should be changed to include the epic linked issues with parentEpic() function [@Margaret Chidgey](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4551563)

Linking a community question here

<https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-Software-questions/combine-Epic-link-and-jira-filter/qaq-p/1561179>

And documentation here

<https://support.atlassian.com/jira-service-management-cloud/docs/advanced-search-reference-jql-functions/>

Thanks,

Pramodh


author: ASAPU, Rekha
body: Hi Margaret- I am planning to use the formula that you're using for adding all stories of an epic into confluence. can you please share ut


Tags: atl-gruland

cloud

confluence-cloud
Jira SAML's URL keeps redirecting to atlassian.net/wiki/home
Asked by Gary Quay:

Jira SAML's URL keeps redirecting to atlassian.net/wiki/home on OKTA


Answers:
author: Pramodh M
body: Hi [@Gary Quay](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4454680)

Please follow the doc here

<https://support.atlassian.com/security-and-access-policies/docs/configure-saml-single-sign-on-with-an-identity-provider/>

Thanks,

Pramodh


author: Gary Quay
body: May i ask where to get the URL


author: Pramodh M
body: Please change the SSO URL in configuration page !! [@Gary Quay](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4454680)


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Can I report on KB Articles in 7.4?
Asked by Gina Sabella:

Can I report on KB Articles in 7.4?

I'm not seeing any options.


Answers:
author: Alexis Robert
body: Hi [@Gina Sabella](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4233076) ,

what exactly are you talking about when you say "report on KB articles" ? Could you please share a screenshot maybe of what you're trying to do, or describe what is not working ?

Many thanks,

--Alexis

comments: author: Kishan Sharma
body: Yeah, this is unclear from the question.


author: Gina Sabella
body: I would like to create a monthly report that shows me how many Knowledgebase Articles were created, updated, and/or retired

Thanks!


author: Kishan Sharma
body: You can use REST API to create reports on your articles created/updated/expired etc. Refer [this thread](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/List-of-all-pages-in-Space-with-labels-assigned/qaq-p/1781149) for other solution which can be achieved using labels.


Tags: confluence-server

server
Excel Workbooks with Links and Connections in Confluence
Asked by Jeni Li:

Do spreadsheet connections work for Excel workbooks stored in Confluence? That is links (or data connections) from one spreadsheet to another spreadsheets. Will the data refresh after changes are made in the source workbook?


Answers:
author: Katerina Kovriga {Stiltsoft}
body: Hi [@Jeni Li](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4551350) ,

Not sure which is your case, but gonna describe two similar tasks regarding our app - [Table Filter and Charts for Confluence](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/27447/table-filter-and-charts-for-confluence?hosting=server&tab=overview) (maybe you are using it in your company but only for data filtration, aggregation and visualization). So, here are two more options provided by our app:

**Option 1.** If you want to connect your Excel file/Google Spreadsheet to Confluence, update the source file and get all the changes reflected on the Confluence page immediately, you may use the [Table from CSV](https://docs.stiltsoft.com/display/public/TFAC/How+to+use+Table+from+CSV+macro) macro.

The macro allows you to output a table from CSV or TSV data source (URL or an attached file).

**Option 2.** If you want to keep and update your source table right in Confluence and "reuse" it several times on different pages, you may use the [Table Excerpt/Table Excerpt Include](https://docs.stiltsoft.com/display/public/TFAC/How+to+use+Table+Excerpt+and+Table+Excerpt+Include+macros) macros.

It is much better than using simple copy/paste - you update only one source table and all the changes are reflected in the reused tables.

Hope this may help your case.


Tags: confluence-server

server