Database associations

[dvaughn]

I am trying to create a project reporting hierarchy within Confluence where items can be associated with (and thus reported in) more than one database as can be done in notion.  Has anyone successfully done this? If so how.  Thanks

[Himanshu Tiwary]

Hi @dvaughn ,

Yes, you can do this to a point in Confluence by linking items between databases, so one project can be connected to risks, benefits, teams, or other records in separate databases.

The limitation is that Confluence does not work as deeply as Notion for multi-database relationships and reporting. So you can create the associations, but the reporting and rollup side is still more limited.

The usual approach is to keep one main database, such as Projects, and then link each item to entries in other databases like Risks or Benefits. That works well for structure and visibility, but if you need more advanced reporting, Confluence may feel limited.

So the short answer is yes, partially possible, but not as flexible as Notion.

If this helped, I’d really appreciate a Kudos.

[dvaughn]

Thanks for the suggestions.  As you pointed out, we seemed to have run up against that limitation.  We can't get past those for some of our advanced reporting scenarios.  Hopefully those improvements are on a short-term roadmap.  

[Himanshu Tiwary]

 For sure, and also if you find it helpful can you please give me a recognition in my profile as it will help me a lot :)

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