ConfiForm Create Subpage with Data

[Maximilian Herbert]

Hello together,

i have a question concerning the confiform macro. I will try to describe what i want to do by giving an concrete example.

I created a ConfiForm formular. When someone fills up the formular and clicks on save the following should happen:

It creates a subpage based on a  template (either a space or a global template) I predefined in confluence. In this template there are various variables. These should be replaced with the input of the ConfiForm formular.

For every newly filled up formular a new Confluence Page is created based on the template and the variables are replaced with the actual Info from the formular. 

Is this somehow possible?
Thanks in advance
Max

[Alex Medved _ConfiForms_ · Accepted solution]

Hi @Maximilian Herbert and welcome to this community

Yes, ConfiForms can use templates from Confluence as a templates to create the pages for you

However, you will need to adjust the templates to either use ConfiForms Field macros instead of variables or the [entry.field_name] notations for dynamically set contents

https://wiki.vertuna.com/display/CONFIFORMS/Using+ConfiForms+app+as+template+engine+to+create+pages+in+Confluence

Alex

[Maximilian Herbert]

Hey @Alex Medved _ConfiForms_ ,
thanks for your quick response :)

So basically I would have to change my template in confluence and replace the variables [$variablexyz] with [entry.fieldxyz_name] ?

But how do I reference / call this template in the confiform makro?
I found out that I could put the space template in the IFTTT body [template.mytemplate] but somehow this is not working for me. I cant access the Template which I defined in the space.

[Maximilian Herbert]

Edit: I can access it but it just puts a link to the Template in and does not create a page based on that template 

[Alex Medved _ConfiForms_]

You should not be adding a link... you should have a [template.YOUR_TEMPLATE_TITLE] instruction in the ConfiForms IFTTT

[Maximilian Herbert]

DANG! I found the mistake - if you put in brackets you need to watch out that it doesnt automatically convert into a link. It works now!!! Thank you so so so much!!!!!

[Alex Medved _ConfiForms_]

Yes, on server/dc version of Confluence the editor may “autolink” this… ctrl+z should be able to help if that happens 

Alex