Confluence 4.1 how to use macros in template,

simon roberts1

Another issue i have with 4.1 over 3.5 confluence.

I have a template that uses macros, specifically the visio macro

{visio:file=^classesmethods 1.vsd|width=500|height=500|pageTabs=true}

If i create a page from this template, the macro is contained in Wiki Mark-up rather than just adding the macro.

This means it cannot be configured correctly.

How do you add macros in 4.1 to templates?

Thanks

David at David Simpson Apps

This should work as normal. Provided that the macro is Confluence 4.x compatible, it won't get wrapped in the wikimarkup macro.

For example a template containing this

{children:page=Home}

...will work just fine when you build pages based off of it. In this case, the Home page does need to exist though ;-)

In your case, the {visio} macro need to be Confluence 4.x compatible and it will likely throw an error as new pages don't generally have attachment when first created.

-- Hope this helps a bit.