Confluence Databases: Restricting Edits & Getting Real‑Time Update Notifications

Question

Hi everyone, I am looking for some guidance on two questions related to Confluence database tables:

1) Is there a way to prevent accidental editing in Confluence database table without making the entire database read‑only? Right now, anyone with edit access can click directly on any field and change it immediately, there’s no Edit button, no Save button, and no confirmation step.

2) Is there a way to receive real‑time notifications when Confluence database tables are updated? I already enabled “Watch this space”, and I do receive page update notifications, but I am not receiving any notifications for database table changes (new rows, edits, etc.).

Thanks!

Dave Mathijs · Answer

Hi @Saranya Sankaranarayanan I'm not aware of any upcoming release for this suggestion.

Roy Mudie · Answer

We have the same situation @Saranya Sankaranarayanan and I've asked for a similar solution. I've JUST found some of our records have been accidentally deleted...

Feature Enhancement - "Edit mode" and "View Mode"

Thanks for the suggestion @Dave Mathijs but as Saranya points out we already have this in place and solves only half the issue.

Saranya Sankaranarayanan · Answer

Thanks @Dave Mathijs for the explanation. The Lock Structure feature is definitely helpful for preventing changes to the database schema.

However, one concern I still have is that anyone with edit access can click into a field and change its value, and the change is saved automatically without any confirmation (like a “Save” or “Apply” button). This makes it quite easy for users to edit data accidentally.
Is this behaviour something that’s planned to be improved, or is it on the road map? any idea?

Also, regarding notifications for database table changes, do you happen to know if this is expected in any future releases? It would be really useful for tracking updates.

Thanks!