youngmon/atlassian-qna huggingface dataset:
Does the /children display macro have a max size?
Asked by Josh Kruik:

- If the depth of descendants and number of children are not set, and even if they are, this macro doesn't seem to show all the children in the list. Shows 4 and that's all

- Even with the smallest heading size set, and no matter what Excerpt Display is set to (ideally I would like rich content)


Answers:
author: kc_ray
body: Hey Josh, have just noticed the SAME issue! I reckon this is a server-side fix for a bug in the Atlassian code. You changed Confluence versions recently?

<https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-43191>

We just upgraded to Data Centre from server, and quite a few of our home pages/index pages just flat-out failed with a timeout error. These all had the child-pages macro on them with maybe 40 or more pages to display as links.

The fix appears to be "limit the return to 4"


author: Fabio Racobaldo _Herzum_
body: Hi [@Josh Kruik](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5086605) ,

welcome to the Atlassian community!

Based on the following documentation <https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/insert-the-children-display-macro/> no limit should be present.

I just performed a check on my istance and more than 4 pages are retrieved through that macro. Are u sure that there are no page restrictions that limit your view?

Fabio


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Macro Usage report for a single space
Asked by brendan_long:

Hi Folks,

I'm running Confluence 7.13.8 - is there a way to generate a report for a particular space that shows the list of macros/apps that are used in that space only? We have somebody who is looking to move some content to another confluence instance and they need to understand how many apps they would be bringing across so that they can budget for it.

Regards,

Brendan


Answers:
author: Nicolai Sibler
body: Hi [@brendan_long](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5086601) .

you may try one of these options, but both of them will take some efforts:

* Use Confluence search as described [here](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/How-to-fund-macro-usage-within-a-space/qaq-p/1982426) - this may take a long time, depending on the total amount of available macros as you'll have to check them one by one.
* Create a test instance with all apps installed in the production site and import the space in question to that test instance (as the only space). You'll see the apps and their macros via General Configuration ? Macro Usage.

Hope that helps!

Kind regards,

Nicolai


author: carlosughini
body: Hi Brendan,

Welcome to the community!

Unfortunately there is no easy way to get a report of all macros and apps for a particular space.

The best option that we have is by using the Space Activity to get more information about that particular space:

* [View Space Activity](https://confluence.atlassian.com/conf713/view-space-activity-1077914524.html)

Please give it a try and let me know if it at least helps with some information.

Kind regards,

Carlos

comments: author: brendan_long
body: Thanks Carlos, I don't think there's anything in Space Activity that would help (and I don't think I could turn it on given the warnings about performance). If it's not something readily available I can probably get by without it, but it would be nice to have!


Tags: confluence-server

server
The search content doesnt work
Asked by Stepanka Halik:

The ability to search content in documents that are in confluence is not working. It only picks up the titles.


Answers:
author: carlosughini
body: Hi Stepanka,

Could you please provide us some examples and also screenshots of the issue that you are having? Are you using Confluence Server or Confluence cloud?

Also, do you have permission to access the page that you are looking for?

If you are looking for a functionality to look for content of attachments/documents, unfortunately that functionality doesn't exist.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards,

Carlos


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud

function
Is there a way to retrieve drafts from a disabled Confluence user?
Asked by Henry Chad Apale:

After off-boarding an employee, their manager requested access to a Confluence draft that was shared with them, but had not been published yet. Is there a way to retrieve this user's draft(s) without having to reactivate the user? Our users are provisioned via Okta, and have already been fully deprovisioned access from our entire company.

Just wondering if there was an easier way to do this without reactivating the Okta user and reprovisioning Confluence access, and me logging in as the user to retrieve the drafts.


Answers:
author: Brant Schroeder
body: [@Henry Chad Apale](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4496174) You would have to login as that user. I am assuming that this is a company managed account so you technically own the account and could change the password. Then you could just login and publish the page and revert back to the previous page version. The draft you wanted would now be in the version history for everyone to use.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud

draft

user
Is there a way to import live or living documents like an excel sheet that is regularly updated?
Asked by Delasha Long:

I have an excel sheet that is regularly updated that I want to import into Confluence Cloud, but I don't want to re-import it every time it's updated. Is there a way to add a consistently updated file like this? Will Confluence pick up the updates automatically?

Thanks!


Answers:
author: Natalie Paramonova [Stiltsoft]
body: Hi [@Delasha Long](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3934065) ,

We can also suggest trying our app that is [Table Filter and Charts for Confluence](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/27447/table-filter-and-charts-for-confluence?hosting=cloud&tab=overview&utm_source=atl_community&utm_medium=answer&utm_campaign=table-filter-traffic-sources&utm_vendorID=1216111).

You'll have two options:

**Option 1.** Use the [Table from CSV](https://docs.stiltsoft.com/display/TFAC/How+to+use+Table+from+CSV+macro?utm_source=atl_community&utm_medium=answer&utm_campaign=table-filter-traffic-sources&utm_vendorID=1216111) macro.

The macro allows you to connect csv/tsv files via urls or connect Google Spreadsheets directly to your Confluence pages. When any changes are made to the source tables, the result tables on your Confluence pages are also updated automatically.

Furthermore, you'll be able to filter, aggregate, transform and visualize these tables right in Confluence.

**Option 2.** Use the [Table Spreadsheet](https://docs.stiltsoft.com/display/TFAC/How+to+use+Table+Spreadsheet+macro?utm_source=atl_community&utm_medium=answer&utm_campaign=table-filter-traffic-sources&utm_vendorID=1216111) macro.

You may import your Excel file to your Confluence via this macro and continue to work with it right on the page (cell formulas, pivots, graphs, etc. are supported). If sometime later you'll need to share this file with somebody who doesn't have access to Confluence, you'll be able to export this spreadsheet in the .xlsx format as well.

Maybe you'll be interested in a live demo from our team -- we'll be happy to organize it, please book a suitable time slot [here](https://calendly.com/tablefilter/live-demo?month=2022-11).


author: Oki__PolarisOffice_
body: [@Delasha Long](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3934065)

Our app, Polaris spreadsheet allows you to embed an existing excel files in a confluence page and directly edit it.  
It offers full editing capabilities for excel files and provides an advanced view mode that allows you to use filters, scroll, and find. Please check the details.  
A month's free trial is available now!

[Atlassian Marketplace](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1223556/polaris-spreadsheet-for-confluence?hosting=cloud&tab=overview)


author: Trudy Claspill
body: Where is the document stored? Is it stored on a local system or in a cloud storage area like OneDrive?


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud

filter

spreadsheet

table

table-filter

table-filter-and-charts
AS9100
Asked by Nicholas Breault:

Hello,

I am looking at using confluence for a AS9100 quality management system. I was wondering if anyone has used Confluence for a AS9100 Quality Management System and had advice for using it. The company I am working with is using the cloud service currently, but we could change to a server version. Also, I am curious if anyone has experience with the validation of such a system.

Best,

Nick


Answers:
author: Brant Schroeder
body: [@Nicholas Breault](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5086458) Welcome to the Atlassian community

I do not know of anyone using Confluence for AS9100. I do know about ISO 9001 which is similar. Really to properly implement the standard you would need to to use an app from the Marketplace. I would suggest the following:

* Data Center - [https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1221533/process-management-suite-for-confluence?tab=overview\&hosting=datacenter](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1221533/process-management-suite-for-confluence?tab=overview&hosting=datacenter)
* Cloud - [https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/142/comala-document-management?hosting=cloud\&tab=overview](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/142/comala-document-management?hosting=cloud&tab=overview) additional comala products [https://marketplace.atlassian.com/search?hosting=cloud\&product=confluence\&query=Comala](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/search?hosting=cloud&product=confluence&query=Comala)

comments: author: Brant Schroeder
body: [@Nicholas Breault](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5086458) can you accept this answer to help others?


Tags: confluence-server

server

validation
What's the benefit of jql allowing variables vs jira filter in Confluence?
Asked by Bea Tea:

Saw some of my peers using the JQL Allowing Variables widget but it seems I can do the same with a Jira Filter macro in Confluence. In fact the latter seems easier to list the fields you want to show in the column. What's the benefit of the JQL allowing variables?


Answers:
author: Brant Schroeder
body: [@Bea Tea](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4866026) using variables allows you to pull in specific information related to the page without having to update the JQL. This can be helpful if you are creating a page from a template where the value might change on each page.

comments: author: Bea Tea
body: [@Brant Schroeder](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/769100) make sense but I noticed when I save the page the fields don't always show values when I use this feature.


author: Brant Schroeder
body: [@Bea Tea](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4866026) are they getting overwritten or removed?


author: Bea Tea
body: The fields (lead names) are empty and don't load the values. Or it could be a huge latency but I don't see them populated


author: Brant Schroeder
body: Can you share a screenshot?


author: Jesse Berkeley
body: I agree with [@Bea Tea](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4866026), it was working fine until about 3 months ago i noticed that i had to capitalize the column names when it actually states in the sub text to not do so. Weirdly when i update my template to look for the columns capitalized, some of the values are shown but when in lowercase as instructed it fails. I believe this is a bug [@Brant Schroeder](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/769100)


Tags: macro
Sharing only 1 child page with selected users
Asked by mop003:

Hi All

I am pretty new to Confluence. I have a parent page with many child pages. I want to share only one of the child pages with a specific group of users. When I manually provide them access to this child page \& they click on the page link, they get this error message:

*You do not have permission to view this page.*   
*This restriction is inherited from the parent page. The administrator of the section or the one who shared this page can grant you access.*

I take it this means I need to give them access to the parent page - however I do not want these users to access the other child pages under this parent page (only the 1 particular page).

Is it possible to give permission to only 1 child page after giving parent page access? If yes, what is the process?

thanks a lot

Olivia


Answers:
author: Mikael Sandberg
body: Hi [@mop003](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5086441),

Welcome to Atlassian Community!

Confluence have three levels of permissions, global, space, and page restrictions. Global and space permissions controls access to your instance and to the space and on the space level it also controls what you can do. Page restrictions controls if you have permission to edit and view the page. Note that only view permissions on a page are inherited down, if you want to limit edit permissions that has to be done on each page.

In your case you would have to move the page you want to share to a separate space, or you could use the [external share link](https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/share-content-externally-with-public-links/), it all depends on what you want the users to be able to do with the page.

comments: author: mop003
body: Thanks a lot [@Mikael Sandberg](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/853579) ! This is super helpful. Thanks for the speed too.

Kind Regards

Olivia


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Can I import a full site export file from a Conf Server site into a Confluence Data Center site?
Asked by Tom Sloan:

We are considering moving from a GCP hosted Confluence Server instance to Confluence Date Center in Azure and I'd like to know if it's an option to create a full export from the Confluence Server site and then to import that file into the Confluence Data Center instance in Azure.


Answers:
author: Robert Wen_ReleaseTEAM_
body: Hello [@Tom Sloan](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5086414) ! Welcome to the Atlassian Community!

Here are instructions for importing a Confluence site from an XML backup. Be aware of the caveats (e.g. both instances must be at the same version).

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/restoring-a-site-152034.html>

Hope this helps

comments: author: Tom Sloan
body: Thanks, [@Robert Wen_ReleaseTEAM_](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3970316)

I am a bit confused by this statement in the article that you forwarded, though:

* **Version compatibility.** Confluence accepts site backups from many previous Confluence versions. You can check which versions are accepted in the Backup and Restore screen. You can only import into a **later version** of Confluence, not an earlier one.

This would seem to indicate that you could import data from a previous version of Confluence.


author: Robert Wen_ReleaseTEAM_
body: Right. The instructions specify that the target Confluence instance must be at the same version of Confluence or newer than the source Confluence instance.

Just to be sure, I like to make sure both instances are at the same version (my rule, not Atlassian's)


author: Tom Sloan
body: Thanks, [@Robert Wen_ReleaseTEAM_](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3970316)


Tags: confluence-server

data-center-migration

export

import

server
View and edit who is a space group
Asked by Richard Zenk:

I am an admin for a space. I can set permissions for groups and individual users. I want to view and edit who is in a group. I can edit permissions for groups and individuals. I don't see a way to view and edit the users who are in groups. I don't want to provide individual permissions instead.


Answers:
author: Brant Schroeder
body: [@Richard Zenk](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5012281) You need to be a Confluence admin to create or edit groups. You will need to contact your administrator. <https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/what-is-a-confluence-group/>


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
How to add page sections within a UI Tab?
Asked by Uma Krishnamurthy:

My page has 4 tabs. I want to add different page layouts for each tab (2-section, 3-section layouts). But as soon as I hit 'Add Section' under page layouts, the section gets added to the page that contains all the tabs instead of the specific tab I am trying to section.

Is there any way to section the page within the tab in Confluence? I don't want to use panels as I am not able to place two panels next to each other.

Thanks!


Answers:
author: Nicolai Sibler
body: Hi [@Uma Krishnamurthy](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5086361) ,

the *Section* and *Column* macros should do the trick - if there are no limitations from the app which generates the tabs.

Hope that helps!

Kind regards,

Nicolai

comments: author: Uma Krishnamurthy
body: Yay!! This worked to meet my needs. Thank you for the suggestion.


author: Mattia _bitvoodoo ag_
body: Hello [@Uma Krishnamurthy](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5086361)

page layouts can only be applied to pages and not within macros. This is a limitation that comes from the Confluence product and cannot be changed by the app vendors.

Best regards

Mattia

comments: author: Mattia _bitvoodoo ag_
body: However, there is the following workaround if you use the [Navitabs](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/28632/navitabs-tabs-for-confluence) app instead of the app that provides you with UI Tab.

You can create pages with the desired layouts and then use the Labeltabs ([On-Premise](https://bitvoodoo-apps.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BVNAVITABS/pages/5272344767/Labeltabs+Macro) / [Cloud](https://bitvoodoo-apps.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/NTCLOUD/pages/5464334290/Labeltabs+Macro)) or Childtabs ([On-Premise](https://bitvoodoo-apps.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BVNAVITABS/pages/5269062100/Childtabs+Macro) / [Cloud](https://bitvoodoo-apps.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/NTCLOUD/pages/5424579353/Childtabs+Macro)) macro to generate the tab navigation out of those pages.

If you have any questions about Navitabs, please contact our [support](https://jira.bitvoodoo.ch/servicedesk/customer/portal/2).

Best regards

Mattia


author: Trudy Claspill
body: Hello [@Uma Krishnamurthy](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5086361)

Welcome to the community.

Are you working with Confluence Cloud or Confluence Server/Data Center?

From which third party app did you get the Tab functionality? That is not native functionality, and must've been added with a third party app. The documentation provided by the vendor of the app may indicate how sections can be added to the tabs.

You may need to ask your Confluence Administrators which third party app supplied the functionality.
drawing tools are not working
Asked by EJ0949:

On or before Nov 18th, when selected to create -\> selected any type of drawing \[uml or flowchat...\] directly the tool used to open. Now the tools are not opening. Some text window comes. Seems need to program for UML/ flowchart drawing/diagrams. Am I not using confluence \[i.e. create -\> diagrams\] right way? Please suggest.


Answers:
author: Jack Brickey
body: What drawing app are you using? Have you contacted their support? Have you tried different browsers? Maybe sharing some screenshots would help diagnosing what is going on.
Include Child page link in each column of the table in the parent page confluence
Asked by Sandhya Srinivasan:

How do i include the child page link in each column of the parent page table.

There are 6 child pages created

I created a table in the parent page

wanted to include the child page link using child display macro.

It is displaying all child or depending upon the depth i include

However i want each child to appear in each column of the parent table


Answers:
author: Dave Mathijs
body: Hi [@Sandhya Srinivasan](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4074985) you cannot split the child pages from the **Children Display Macro.**

What is the use case? Why are you using a table to display the child pages?

comments: author: Sandhya Srinivasan
body: The requirement is to display on the parent page a table with labels.

Example, Overview row has three column with Overview, Team , Investment etc.

Tools row should have Project Plan, Environment, status report and so on

All are child pages

Each column should display the child page name

Click on the child page name \> direct to the respective child page


author: Nicolai Sibler
body: Hi [@Sandhya Srinivasan](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4074985) ,

have you considered to work with Page Properties here?

The Page Properties Report will create a table which contains a link to the desired pages as well as the additional information for each page. However, you would have to live with the fact that the page titles are not in the columns, but in the rows.

Kind regards,

Nicolai


Tags: confluence-server

server
Preciso colocar um ind?ce mais n?o filtrando a p?gina inteira poderia me ajudar?
Asked by Bianca Netto Martins:

Estou tentando criar um ?ndice de uma p?gina somente que criei e o modelo que achei filtra o espa?o todo com todas as p?ginas. poderia me ajudar?


Answers:
author: Trudy Claspill
body: Ol? [@Bianca Netto Martins](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5086116) ,

Bem-vindo ? comunidade.

Voc? pode nos mostrar o que encontrou? Qual macro voc? est? usando?

Acho que a macro do ?ndice fornecer? o que voc? precisa, mas n?o tenho certeza se entendi completamente o que voc? quer dizer com um ?ndice para uma p?gina.

comments: author: Trudy Claspill
body: Voc? est? trabalhando com o Confluence Cloud ou o Confluence Server/Data Center?

Se sua URL for semelhante a esta, voc? est? trabalhando com o Confluence Cloud.

```
https://<something>.atlassian.net
```

Voc? pode postar uma imagem da tela das duas op??es de "?ndice" que voc? v? quando clica em "inserir"?

O que voc? deseja incluir no ?ndice desta p?gina?

Uma macro de "?ndice" ("Table of Contents")

![Screen Shot 2022-11-23 at 9.49.22 AM.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/227340i698275B19C2DE8E6/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Screen Shot 2022-11-23 at 9.49.22 AM.png")

criar? um link com base no uso de formatos de cabe?alho no conte?do da sua p?gina.

![Screen Shot 2022-11-23 at 9.49.14 AM.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/227341i03914244E16FF86B/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Screen Shot 2022-11-23 at 9.49.14 AM.png")

Voc? pode definir o n?vel m?nimo de cabe?alho e o n?vel m?ximo de cabe?alho a serem inclu?dos no "Table of Contents". Pode haver outras op??es dispon?veis para definir dependendo da vers?o do Confluence que voc? est? usando.

Voc? n?o pode alterar diretamente o texto exibido na macro "Table of Contents". O texto exibido ? baseado no texto usado no conte?do da sua p?gina e formatado com os formatos de T?tulo.


author: Bianca Netto Martins
body: Tenho um conte?do que eu fiz dentro do espa?o ok?

uma p?gina de uma aplica??o do meu trabalho e quero colocar um ?ndice nesta p?gina somente.

Mas quando clico em inserir aparece 2 op??es de ?ndices.

Uma diz: cria ?ndice de todas as p?ginas dentro do espa?o.

E eu n?o quero essa op??o pq quero a apenas para uma p?gina em exce??o.

e tem outra op??o de ?ndice: cria um ?ndice para a p?gina atual com base nos t?tulos da p?gina.

Esta segunda na verdade acho que me ajudaria mais n?o consigo interagir com ela, n?o consigo editar e nem simular nada. N?o sei se estou indo no lugar correto, se poder me ajudar ou me enviar um v?deo onde posso ver como funciona.

Agrade?o.
Search function
Asked by Eleni Konsta:

The search result leads you to a page without highlight/indicating the exact place where the material that interests you is located within the page. This is not helpful when pages are long as you have to scroll down a lot to find the exact info.

Is there a tip to make it easer ?

Thank you


Answers:
author: Nicolai Sibler
body: Hi [@Eleni Konsta](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5086102) , welcome to the Community!

I'm afraid there's no built-in function in Confluence to locate the search term when you are on the page so you'll have to use browser search (ctrl+f) for that.

There may be 3rd party apps in the marketplace that meet your need.

Kind regards,

Nicolai

comments: author: Eleni Konsta
body: That' already helpful what you suggested [@Nicolai Sibler](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2649119) Thanks a lot


author: Nicolai Sibler
body: You're welcome :)

Kindly mark my answer as accepted.


Tags: search