Hello, I'm trying to create a custom link to Page version comparisons that will be mailed to a reviewer for them to easily identify what has changed in the latest version. The sample comparison link for Confluence is - https://confluence. .com/pages/diffpagesbyversion.action?pageId= &selectedPageVersions= &selectedPageVersions= What I could think of is using event references in the following way - https://confluence. .com/pages/diffpagesbyversion.action?pageId=&selectedPageVersions=version@&selectedPageVersions=version-1@ Obviously "@version-1@" is not a valid reference and that is what my question is. How can I decrement the @version@ metadata to use it in this example as that value should be 1 less than the @version@ value. I came across the "increment-metadata" macro but couldn't seem to find a decrement macro for the same. Is there any other way to achieve this?

Hi Davin, What I did in one of my workflows is to record the previous version in one variable that I can reuse at the next approval. E.g. 1st approval: @{set-metadata:oldver}@version@{set-metadata} Following approvals: https://confluence. .com/pages/diffpagesbyversion.action?pageId=&selectedPageVersions=version@&selectedPageVersions=oldever@ @{set-metadata:oldver}@version@{set-metadata} // for the next round Matteo

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How to manipulate Event Reference values in Comala Document Management?

davin_yg3ijx

Hello,

I'm trying to create a custom link to Page version comparisons that will be mailed to a reviewer for them to easily identify what has changed in the latest version.

The sample comparison link for Confluence is -

https://confluence.<servername>.com/pages/diffpagesbyversion.action?pageId=<PageID>&selectedPageVersions=<CurrentVersionNo>&selectedPageVersions=<PreviousVersionNo>

What I could think of is using event references in the following way -

https://confluence.<servername>.com/pages/diffpagesbyversion.action?pageId=&selectedPageVersions=version@&selectedPageVersions=version-1@

Obviously "@version-1@" is not a valid reference and that is what my question is. How can I decrement the @version@ metadata to use it in this example as that value should be 1 less than the @version@ value.

I came across the "increment-metadata" macro but couldn't seem to find a decrement macro for the same. Is there any other way to achieve this?

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Matteo Gubellini _SoftComply_

Hi Davin,

What I did in one of my workflows is to record the previous version in one variable that I can reuse at the next approval.

E.g. 1st approval:

@{set-metadata:oldver}@version@{set-metadata}

Following approvals:

https://confluence.<servername>.com/pages/diffpagesbyversion.action?pageId=&selectedPageVersions=version@&selectedPageVersions=oldever@

@{set-metadata:oldver}@version@{set-metadata} // for the next round

Matteo

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davin_yg3ijx

@James Conway would appreciate your guidance here.

Matteo Gubellini _SoftComply_

Hi Davin,

What I did in one of my workflows is to record the previous version in one variable that I can reuse at the next approval.

E.g. 1st approval:

@{set-metadata:oldver}@version@{set-metadata}

Following approvals:

https://confluence.<servername>.com/pages/diffpagesbyversion.action?pageId=&selectedPageVersions=version@&selectedPageVersions=oldever@

@{set-metadata:oldver}@version@{set-metadata} // for the next round

Matteo

davin_yg3ijx

Hey Matteo, this is a good workaround and it works exactly how I needed it to. But a direct approach like the "increment-metadata" macro would be useful for complex workflows.

But again, this is a great workaround and thank you for this solution!

James Conway_4h3kp2

@davin

Currently we do not have the ability to decrement a metadata value. The solution suggested by @Matteo Gubellini _SoftComply_ is the approach we would recommend.

Do keep in mind that any user of Comalatech products can get help from our Customer Success team via https://support.comalatech.com

Kind regards

James
Senior Product Manager

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