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User-Select Field in Confluence

Phillip Yero

I am creating a table where others will be inputting information and one of the fields is Status. Now I know Confluence has the Status Macro, but I am looking for something a little more robust that would allow me to limit the choices others have to a list of set stati. This would remove spelling capitolization, and wording errors. I was thinking a drop down user-select field woudl be best, but I'm open to other suggestions.

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Steve Goldberg2

To build on what Davin said. Create a user macro that uses the enum parameter type (see https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Guide+to+User+Macro+Templates#GuidetoUserMacroTemplates-Usingparametersinyourusermacro). The call the status macro within that macro and have it set the variable's value based on the enum value.

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Davin Studer

Would a macro that only allows specific choices work? This could be done fairly easy with a user macro.

Steve Goldberg2

Davin Studer

Exactly what I would have suggested.

Phillip Yero

Many thanks.

Phillip Yero

Thanks, I think that'll work.

Davin Studer

Hers is soemthing I whipped up that could work. Just edit the enum values and what the color assignment for those values are and you should be good to go.

Macro Body Processing:
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Template:
## Macro title: My Status
## Macro has a body: N
## Developed by: Me
## Date created: 09/26/2013
## Installed by: Me
## A specific list of status values.

## @param Status:title=Status|type=enum|enumValues=Good,Mediocre,So-so,Bad,What!|default=auto|desc=Pick a status.

#if ( $paramStatus && $paramStatus == "Good")
#set ( $color = "Green" )
#elseif ( $paramStatus && $paramStatus == "Mediocre")
#set ( $color = "Grey" )
#elseif ( $paramStatus && $paramStatus == "So-so")
#set ( $color = "Yellow" )
#elseif ( $paramStatus && $paramStatus == "Bad")
#set ( $color = "Red" )
#elseif ( $paramStatus && $paramStatus == "What!")
#set ( $color = "Blue" )
#end

<ac:macro ac:name="status">
<ac:parameter ac:name="colour">$!color</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="title">$!paramStatus</ac:parameter>
</ac:macro>

Phillip Yero

Wow, thank you so much! This is perfect. Would you happen to know how to add the "Use Outline Style" option?

Robin Roos

Any idea how this could be changed to allow users to alter a status without actually having to EDIT the page?

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