Recap - Are you smarter than a Confluence Admin? | July 2024
Welcome to August everyone! Before we get too deep into the month, let's talk about a July highlight.
The first ever episode of #AYSTACA, the second episode in the Are You Smarter Than series that has been created and championed by @Sajit Nair _Trundl_ along with the Atlassian Training and Certification Team.
While the IOC was readying athletes from 200+ nations for the Olympic Opening Ceremonies along a rainy Seine River in Paris, we had over 50 competitors and 100 viewers line up in their offices, living rooms, dining rooms and bedrooms to claim a spot on the #AYSTA podium!
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Top 10:
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Don't forget to sign up for the next episode of #AYSTA which is #AYSTAJA #2 taking place on Friday August 23!
To assist you with your test prep, here are the questions and answers from this session for your studying pleasure!
Q1: You just published a page. What does pressing “c” on your keyboard do?
A) Comment on the page.
B) Creates a child page.
C) Copies the published page.
D) Closes the published page.
Correct Answer: B
Reasoning:
A. Incorrect. The 'm' keyboard shortcut is used to create a comment.
B. Correct. The 'c' keyboard shortcut is used to create new content beneath the content you are currently viewing, hence as a child page beneath the current page.
C. Incorrect. A copy of a page can be made from the ellipses (…) menu. There is no keyboard shortcut for this action.
D. Incorrect. There is no keyboard shortcut to close pages. You simply navigate away to another piece of content within Confluence or outside of it via links (Or click ‚Close‚ if editing a page).
Q2: Kara only has two space permissions:
a) View
b) Add Pages, whiteboards, databases and Smart Links.
What can she definitely do?
A) Delete her own pages.
B) Edit unrestricted pages.
C) Add comments to her own pages.
D) Edit attachments.
Correct Answer: B
Reasoning:
A. Incorrect. Delete own is a separate permission and she does not have it.
B. Correct. Since Kara has the permission to add pages, she can also edit pages as long as they do not have edit restrictions.
C. Incorrect. Add comments‚ is a separate permission and she does not have it.
D. Incorrect. Add attachments‚ is a separate permission and she does not have it. Since she cannot add attachments, then she also cannot edit them.
Q3: Until today, Dante could create new pages in a particular space. Which feature will help you troubleshoot?
A) Space Reports
B) Automation Rules
C) Audit Log
D) Analytics
Correct Answer: C
Reasoning:
A. Incorrect. Space reports provide statistics and insights into the content and usage of the space but do not contain information about permission changes.
B. Incorrect. Automation rules automate routine tasks and processes; they don't directly record or display historical changes or events that affected user permissions.
C. Correct. The audit log records all significant actions and changes made within the system, including changes to permissions, page creations, deletions, and updates, among other things.
D. Incorrect. Analytics provide data on how users interact with content, such as page views, time spent on pages, and user engagement metrics. While useful for understanding content performance and user behavior, analytics do not track changes to permissions or user capabilities.
Q4: Users should be able to create Jira issues directly from a Confluence page. Identify one element that must be configured.
A) Public Link
B) Smart Link
C) Application Navigator
D) Application Link
Correct Answer: D
Reasoning:
A. Incorrect. A public link is typically a URL that can be accessed by anyone on the internet, but it does not facilitate the integration or interaction between Confluence and Jira.
B. Incorrect. Smart links enhance the presentation of links on Confluence pages (for example, by displaying a preview of the linked content). Also, you can now add Smart Links in the content tree. But neither enables the creation of Jira issues from Confluence.
C. Incorrect. The application navigator is a feature that allows users to switch between linked Atlassian applications easily, but it does not enable the direct creation of Jira issues from Confluence pages. It appears in the top left corner of the header so users can quickly access other applications.
D. Correct. An application link is required to allow seamless integration between Confluence and Jira, enabling features like creating Jira issues directly from Confluence pages.
Q5: You want only certain pages within a space, and not the space itself, to be viewable by anyone on the internet. What must you enable?
A) Anonymous Access
B) Public Links
C) User Space Permission
D) Global Permission
Correct Answer: B
Reasoning:
A. Incorrect. Anonymous access would allow people who are not logged into Confluence to view the space itself and all of the its public content; and not just certain pages.
B. Correct. Public links enable specific pages to be accessible by anyone with the link, even if they are not logged in.
C. Incorrect. User space permissions are specific to individual users and their access rights within a space, not for making pages publicly viewable.
D. Incorrect. Global permissions apply to broader settings and access control across the entire system, not specific pages.
Q6: ALPHA space is archived while DELTA space is deleted. What is true only about ALPHA?
A) It appears in the main space directory.
B) It can be restored.
C) Its content is accessible via links.
D) Its content appears in activity streams.
Correct Answer: C
Reasoning:
A. Incorrect. Neither space appears in the general list of spaces in the space directory. ALPHA will appear under archived and DELTA will appear under trashed spaces.
B. Incorrect. This is possible for both. A space admin or Confluence admin can restore an archived space and a Confluence admin can restore a deleted space unless it has been permanently deleted.
C. Correct. When you archive a space, you can view the content as usual, by following a link or typing in a URL belonging to the archived space. Deleting a space, however, removes all of its content, until/unless the space is restored.
D. Incorrect. Neither space appears in activity stream
.Q7: You want users to be able to view content in the ALPHA space without logging in. Identify one location you might need to update?
A) Global Permissions
B) Default Space Permissions
C) Group membership
D) Authentication Policies
Correct Answer: A
Reasoning:
A. Correct. You may need to update the Global Permissions to allow anonymous access anywhere in Confluence, if its not already enabled. Then it also needs to be enabled for a particular space.
B. Incorrect. While Default Space Permissions determine the baseline permissions for new spaces, you specifically need to update the permissions for the ALPHA space or ensure global settings allow for such access.
C. Incorrect. Allowing users to view content without logging in means they are anonymous users and not part of any user group, so updating group membership would not be relevant to providing access to non-logged-in users.
D. Incorrect. Authentication policies are found in Admin Hub Security and are not related to anonymous access or specific permissions for space access in Confluence.
Q8: You're looking at several prior versions of an attachment on a page. What can you do with a previous version?
A) Restore it
B) Rename it
C) Delete it
D) Add a label
Correct Answer: C
Reasoning:
A. Incorrect. You can download previous versions of an attachment, but it is not possible to revert to a previous version.
B. Incorrect. Renaming operations apply to the current version of the attachment file name, not to its prior versions.
C. Correct. In Confluence, you have the option to delete specific versions of an attachment, allowing you to manage the version history and potentially conserve space. You just select Delete next to the version you want to delete.
D. Incorrect. Labels are applied to the current version of an attachment but not to previous versions of the attachment.
Q9: What is automatically restored along with a restored page?
A) Page History
B) It's location in the content tree
C) It's Child Pages
D) It's relationship to the parent page
Correct Answer: A
Reasoning:
A. Correct. The page history is automatically restored along with a restored page because it contains a record of all changes made to the page.
B. Incorrect. When you restore a page in Confluence, it will lose its inherited permissions and be restored to the root of the space, not to its previous location.
C. Incorrect. Child pages are not automatically restored along with a restored page as they are separate entities and need to be restored individually.
D. Incorrect. If a restored page was a child page, its relationship to the parent must be manually reestablished.
Q10: You need to change the way that the last updated information is displayed in the Recently Updated Dashboard macro. Which setting controls this?
A) Time format
B) Date format
C) Date time format
D) Long number format
Correct Answer: B
Reasoning:
A. Incorrect. The time format setting specifically affects how time is displayed, but not the date.
B. Correct. The ‚ Recently Updated Dashboard‚ macro displays only dates. The Date format setting influences how dates are displayed in Confluence and does not affect the time part of the timestamp.
C. Incorrect. This setting controls how both the date and time are displayed throughout Confluence.
D. Incorrect. This setting pertains to how long numbers are formatted in Confluence and does not influence the display of date or time information.
Q11: Users see the text "Enroll in benefits now!" on top of pages in the HR space. That text is not visible when editing. Which space setting controls this?
A) Page layout
B) Themes
C) PDF Export
D) Space Details
Correct Answer: A
Reasoning:
A. Correct. Under Page layout in space, Look and Feel settings, admins can add header and footer text that is visible on every page while viewing, but not editing. B. Incorrect. Themes control the layout and colors of a space, not pages.
C. Incorrect. While PDF Export also has a Header section, it does not appear when viewing pages.
D. Incorrect. Page layout options are not found under Space Detail
Q12: Hugo is not able to delete a page he created even though he has the Delete Own permission. Identify a possible reason.
A) The page has comments
B) The page has inline comments
C) The page has attachments
D) The page has edit restrictions
Correct Answer: D
Reasoning:
A. Incorrect. Having comments on a page does not restrict a user's ability to delete their own page in Confluence.
B. Incorrect. Similar to the above, having inline comments does not prevent a user from deleting a page they have permissions to delete.
C. Incorrect. Attachments on a page do not affect the ability to delete the page; if the page is deleted, the attachments are deleted along with it.
D. Correct. If a page has edit restrictions that prevent Hugo from editing the page, he would also be unable to delete it. That's because deletion is considered a form of editing.
Q13: You are editing some pages in Confluence. How can Atlassian Intelligence help you?
A) update page restrictions
B) replace images
C) reorganize the layout
D) summarize inline comments
Correct Answer: D
Reasoning:
A. Incorrect. This is beyond the current capabilities of Atlassian Intelligence.
B. Incorrect. This is beyond the current capabilities of Atlassian Intelligence.
C. Incorrect. This is beyond the current capabilities of Atlassian Intelligence.
D. Correct. Atlassian Intelligence can summarize inline comments by analyzing the content and context of the comments to provide a concise overview. This can save time for users by presenting key points or themes from the comments without the need to read through each one individually.
Q14: Users see too many template options when creating a new page. How can you streamline this list?
A) Add customized templates.
B) Disable unused blueprints.
C) Archive inactive pages.
D) Reduce the number of shortcut links.
Correct Answer: B
Reasoning:
A. Incorrect. Adding more templates will increase the list.
B. Correct. You can disable infrequently used global blueprints to streamline the list of available options when users create a new page.
C. Incorrect. Archiving inactive pages may help users find pages that they're looking for, but it will not affect templates.
D. Incorrect. Reducing the number of shortcut links will declutter the sidebar, but have no effect on template.
Q15: All Confluence users should see this message: "You must enroll in a new healthcare program in 2 weeks". The message should include a link. What feature should you use?
A) Public link
B) Application link
C) Banner feature
D) Sidebar shortcut
Correct Answer: C
Reasoning:
A. Incorrect. Public links enable specific pages to be accessible by anyone on the internet; not to display a site-wide message to all users.
B. Incorrect. Application links are used for seamless integration between Confluence and other websites, but would not display a message visible to all users.
C. Correct. A banner is a good way to instruct or inform Confluence users about important information and it can include an embedded link.
D. Incorrect. Sidebar shortcuts would only be visible on a single space and not include accompanying text.
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