Confluence Templates with variables

Casey Daniell

We currently use a Confluence Template, "Service Info", which documents some of the basic items we need to know to monitor services and provision the correct VMs for running these services. Essentially these templates are the basis of our service catalogue and enforce some formatting standards for the document.

 

Part of these documents we are using variable to ask what version of .NET Framework, or .NET Core a service relies on. The implementation when initially completing this document seems kludgy. There is one page where a user selects the correct value for the variables we have in the document, then they have to select "Next" at the bottom of the page and complete the text versions of these pages.

 

1. Is this how Confluence Templates are expected to function when a user fills one out?
2. Is there a premade template I can and refine to use for this function? I don't see anything on https://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence/templates
3. Maybe a blueprint for this function (service documentation) exists from a vendor that I haven't found? 

Diego_88dj6o

Hello @Casey Daniell!

I believe that, according to your description, you are dealing with a custom Blueprint that exists within your Confluence Server instance.

Blueprints are similar to templates but are more advanced in some ways. Using a blueprint would, for example, allow for User Interface input during page creation and even pre-populated page titles.

In your case, it seems that a blueprint has been created to satisfy a specific need of your organization. Blueprints can be developed to achieve a myriad of results, so I can not say that whoever developed yours, had this exact behavior in mind. You can take a better look at how to develop blueprints here:

• [Atlassian Developer] Confluence Server - Write an intermediate blueprint plugin

For a more detailed explanation about blueprints, you can check here:

• [Confluence Server] Blueprints

Your guts were right! You can surely look into our Marketplace for blueprints that might satisfy your needs:

[Atlassian Marketplace] Search – blueprint

 

 

I hope this helps!