How can I make Confluence table data available to Rovo Chat for analysis?

[Nikolai Ivanov]

We’re starting to use Rovo more in Confluence, especially for page analysis, and I’m wondering how it works with table data.

A lot of our structured information lives in tables on Confluence pages, and ideally I’d like Rovo Chat to use that data directly for analysis instead of moving it somewhere else first.

Is there a recommended way to make Confluence table data available to Rovo, or does this only work with certain table types?

[Clara Vega _Simpleasyty_ · Accepted solution]

Hi @Nikolai Ivanov 

Yes, if your data is in a native Confluence table on the page, Rovo Chat can use that for data analysis. Atlassian’s documentation lists embedded Confluence tables as a supported data source for Rovo Chat.

Where I’d be a bit careful is with tables that come from another macro or from a separate imported source. Atlassian’s support page is very clear about embedded Confluence tables, but it does not describe every third-party table implementation in the same way, so native Confluence tables are the safest documented option.

If you want more robust table functionality while still working in Confluence, Simple Table can help here. Its bodied macro can wrap a native Confluence table and add features like sorting, filtering, data types, and aggregations without changing the existing table structure.

Simple Table also has Rovo support in the product, available from version 5.0.0, although whether the Rovo option appears depends on your Atlassian setup and admin configuration.

So the practical answer is:

• native Confluence tables are the clearly supported path for Rovo analysis;
• if you need richer table features on top of that, Simple Table is a good option to extend those tables inside Confluence.

Hope this helps.

[Arkadiusz Wroblewski]

Hello @Nikolai Ivanov 

yes, if your data is in a normal Confluence table on the page, you can use that directly in Rovo Chat. Atlassian lists Confluence tables as a supported data source for Rovo Chat data analysis, so you do not need to move it somewhere else first. 

I would only be careful if that table is coming from a third-party macro, an attached file, or something external. For a native Confluence page table, you should be fine. 

Here some KB Article:

https://support.atlassian.com/rovo/docs/using-rovo-chat-for-data-analysis/