Create from Template

[Rob Peters]

Hi, 

Does anyone has the same issues?

The situation is as follow; I have a template space in which I define the content for a new spaces. When a new space is created, automation will copy the content of the template space into the newly create space. 

In the template space a use a "Create from Template" macro a few times. One of the setting is to define a space key. Unfortunately this is a mandatory field which can only be filled with existing space, there is no option to leave blank so that it takes the current space. So for now I am using the key of the template space. When I copy (or the automation) the template space content into a new space and use the button to start a new page it for some reason it remembers the original space key since the new page is added in the template space. 

At first this seems to be logic, since i have entered the template space key. However when i check the setting of the macro the space key of the newly create space is in the space key field. But when I save the setting (without making any modification) it all seems to be working fine. 

Looking forward you your experience and how you guys would handling/fix this issue?

[Marc -Devoteam-]

Hi @Rob Peters 

Can you show the automation, we might be able to do something with the content defined and see if we can change the body the creation step, based on setting a variable?

[Rob Peters]

Hi Marc, 

Thank you for your reply. 

See below a screenshot of the automation, I have a few branches, one of that (not shown) is copying the Project Meeting Notes but is done in the same way. 

[Marc -Devoteam-]

Hi @Rob Peters 

Using the API, you could get the full body of the template page.

Then in the automation you have get the space key, place this into a variable

Then do the create page actions based on API calls, and use the created variable in the body of the space content in the macro's on the page.

[Sandro Leone - EPS]

Hi @Rob Peters 

Our app, the Page Tree Creator Pro supports this feature with out-of-the-box pre-defined placeholders (like the target space title).

Best regards

[Rob Peters]

Hi Sandro, 

Thank you for your reply. I like to solve this issue/situation using the standard tool in Confluence to keep the cost under control :-). 

But in case it doesn't work, does Page Tree Creator Pro support automation, so that when a new space is created ( under specific conditions) automatically a predefined content can be added?

Thanks