is there any way we can refer one confluence page in another space and add delta modification on top

[Anjana V K]

I have a space where design details are written for industry agnostic layer. I need to refer or display the same design page in the industry specific space and then add the delta modifications that are made on top of the base design in the Industry specific space. 

What I did was- 

• Created two spaces - Agnostic and Specific
• Design pages added in the Agnostic space, which has texts and tables
• In the Specific space, inserted the Include Page macro and pulled the Agnostic design page
• Below that, added a heading level Delta modifications and entered the changes.

Is there any other method by which we can add the delta changes into the referenced page itself, but it should appear only in the Specific space?

[Kristian Klima · Accepted solution]

HI @Anjana V K 

So you want to add the Delta text in Agnostic Space's Page but make sure that the Delta text is only visible in the Specific Space' Page, correct?

I presume that there's a cohort of your users who only READ the text in Specific space(s) and do not necessarily contribute.

I have a couple of ideas just need to get the basics right :) 

[Anjana V K]

@Kristian Klima Hi, No. Actually I want the base design to be written in Agnostic space. This design page needs to be viewed in the Specific space and also what are the delta changes they add to the design should be documented in the Specific space itself. 
If I take an example: In Agnostic space I have a design page named Create Corporate customer. This page will have,
- the design diagram (using draw.io)
- the attribute listing and detailing (tabular format with possibility of having 100+ attributes)

- Output (tabular format)

- Functional Logic

- Dependent Services

- Test Cases

In the Specific space, I have a design page named Create FI Customer which consumes the  design of Create Corporate customer and includes some profiling and labelling changes. Now when I use "Include Page" macro, the entire Create Corporate customer page is getting duplicated in the Specific page. 

Is there any other way by which I can refer the the attribute listing and detailing table of the Create Corporate customer in the Create FI Customer page such that I can view the referenced section here and also can make the delta changes there itself as another column against the referenced table.

[Kristian Klima]

@Anjana V K 

So, to simply the concept for the sake of an example, you want to Include a table from Agnostic in Specific and be able to add more columns to the included table in Specific.

[Anjana V K]

@Kristian Klima  Yes :) 

[Kristian Klima]

@Anjana V K 

1. So, I created a page with the pricing table - in my fake Agnostic space :) 
2. Then, in my fake Specific space, I created a page.
3. On that page, I used a 2-column layout.
4. I put the Page include macro in the left column and a copy of the table in the right column.
5. Left column CANNOT be edited in Specific, the right... can. 

The downside is that alignment might be an issue for tables. But you will be able to treat the right column as a place to add specific info, comments, annotations, additions to complement the Agnostic left columns.

This also should work with excerpts - you would split the Agnostic page into logical parts, put each into its own excerpts. Then, in the Specific page, you'd create a series of two-column pairs, include individual excerpts on the left site. This would allow for a more granular approach and better looking content.

Would this work for you? Or at least inspire?

(BTW, I presumed that putting the Specific content UNDER the included agnostic page is not something that would work for you and you prefer vertical arrangement)