Recap - Are you smarter than a Confluence Admin? | September 2024

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This past Friday, September 20, we finally found out that "Events" @Fun Man Andy and "Online" @Andy Gladstone were not the same person. We hosted the 2nd edition of #AYSTACA and like Batman and Robin, we complemented each other in entertainment and education. With over (45) participants playing along and even more watching on, it was an #AYSTA to remember.

YouTube Episode Link

The participants took the game down to the wire and were competing for the following fame and glory:

Podium Prizes:

• 1st place - $100 Atlassian Community Gift Card
• 2nd place - $50 Atlassian Community Gift Card
• 3rd place - $25 Atlassian Community Gift Card

Top 10:

• 100% Free certification vouchers from Atlassian University
•  Special digital badge + name in honor roll on online community

Without further ado, here is the podium and top 10!

1. @Brandon Davies (Confirmed) 🥇
2. @Stefan Draber  (Confirmed) 🥈
3. @Bryan Guffey (Confirmed) 🥉
4. @Ajay Goud Gaddam (Confirmed) 🏆
5. @Marcela Junyent   🏆
6. @Todor Velikov (Confirmed) 🏆
7. Gary S 🏆
8. @abhishek_sharma03 (Confirmed) 🏆
9. @Rodney Nissen - ReleaseTEAM (Confirmed) 🏆
10. @Remy Paya  🏆

If you are on the leaderboard, please comment from your "real" profile or link the same in the comment so that we can get you this awesome badge and your 100% free certification vouchers.
Top 3, post you have confirmed your account, and we will reach out to you for your gift cards as well!

Don't forget to sign up for the next episode of #AYSTA which is #AYSTAJA #3 taking place on Friday October 25! It's guaranteed to be an entertaining and educational event with @Teodora V and @Rodney Nissen - ReleaseTEAM taking over the hosting helm.

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To assist you with your test prep, here are the questions and answers from this session for your studying pleasure!

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Q1: View restrictions were changed on a particular page and you need to investigate it. Which is NOT a possible root cause?

A) A group was added to space permissions.

B) An automation rule ran.

C) Its parent page was deleted.

D) The content tree was reorganized.

Reasoning

A) Correct. This is NOT a possible root cause. Adding a group to space permission (to View pages) allows the users to view all the non-restricted content but doesn't change view restrictions on a particular page.

B) Incorrect. This is a possible root cause. Automation rules can be configured to change view restrictions based on certain triggers or conditions.

C) Incorrect. This is a possible root cause. Child pages may have inherited view restrictions. If you delete the parent page but not its children, you may inadvertently make those children visible.

D) Incorrect. This is a possible root cause. Reorganizing the content tree will affect view restrictions. For example, a page moved beneath a parent page with view restrictions inherits its view restrictions.

Add or remove content restrictions

What are space permissions?

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Q2: Review the following page hierarchy.

-Page 1

---Page 2

Which statement is definitely true?

A) Page 2 was created after Page 1 was published.

B) Page 2 can only be edited by the owner of Page 1.

C) Page 2 inherits Edit restrictions from Page 1.

D) Page 2 inherits View restrictions from Page 1.

Reasoning

A) Incorrect. Creating and publishing dates are independent of page hierarchy.

B) Incorrect. The page owner is unrelated to permissions and restrictions.

C) Incorrect. Edit restrictions are not inherited from parent to children.

D) Correct. Child pages always inherit View restrictions from their parent page. Additional View restrictions can be added, however, to the child page. 

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Q3: You have both a table and a layout on a blog post. What can you do with one but not the other?

A) expand to full page width

B) insert macros

C) format content

D) sort the columns

Reasoning

A) Incorrect. Both layouts and tables can be expanded to full page width. With layouts, you can choose the arrows on the right to “Go wide”, “Go full width” or “Back to center”. With tables, you can drag the columns' edges.

B) Incorrect. Both tables and layouts support many macros.

C) Incorrect. Both tables and layouts offer flexibility in terms of formating, resizing. and distribution of content across the page. Tables focus on the dimensions of cells within a grid, while layouts focus on the distribution of space within page sections.

D) Correct. When viewing a table, you can sort it by clicking the sort icons in the header row. While editing, you can select a column drag handle to access the “Sort increasing” and “Sort decreasing” actions. This is not possible with layouts.

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Q4: Where can you add a new variable?

A) In a Template

B) In a Whiteboard

C) In a Blog

D) In a Database

Reasoning

A) Correct. When creating a template you have the option to add a new variable (field) into the page for the template user to fill out.

B) Incorrect. Whiteboards do not use variables.

C) Incorrect. Blog posts do not use variables.

D) Incorrect. Databases do not use variables.

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Q5: What can you evaluate from the Mission Control page under the Confluence administration menu?

A) Space Permissions

B) Macro Usage

C) Inactive Pages

D) Application Links

Reasoning

A) Incorrect. Space permissions are under the Security dropdown of administration settings, not the Mission Control page.

B) Incorrect. Macro usage is under the Data Management dropdown of administration settings, not the Mission Control page.

C) Correct. You can see a graph of the inactive pages under the Content Management section of the Mission Control page.

D) Incorrect. Application links are under the Data Management dropdown of administration settings, not the Mission Control page.

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Q6: Andy is a Confluence space admin with no additional admin privileges. Which task is he able to perform?

A) Edit a template in his space.

B) Install an app in his space.

C) Create a new group to use in his space.

D) Restore a backup of his space.

Reasoning

A) Correct. Andy can create and edit templates in his space.

B) Incorrect. You must be a Confluence product admin to manage apps for any space.

C) Incorrect. You must be an org admin to create new groups.

D) Incorrect. Space admins can export spaces. But only a Confluence site admin can import spaces.

Edit a template | Confluence Cloud | Atlassian Support

Manage your apps | Confluence Cloud | Atlassian Support

Import a Confluence Cloud space | Confluence Cloud | Atlassian Support

What are space permissions? | Confluence Cloud | Atlassian Support

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Q7: Which statement is true about Confluence exports?

A) An end-user can export to XML.

B) Spaces can be exported to CSV.

C) Page comments are included in all exports.

D) Whiteboards can be exported.

Reasoning

A) Incorrect. End users can export a single page to Word or PDF only.

B) Correct. Space admins can export a space (or a group of individually selected pages in a space) to PDF, CSV, HTML, or XML.

C) Incorrect. Single page export never includes comments. Also, PDF and HTML space exports do not include comments.

D) Incorrect. Confluence Cloud can’t export whiteboards or databases. They will appear in the tree when exported but won’t retain their content, data, or functionality.

Export a space's content as Word, PDF, or data files | Confluence Cloud | Atlassian Support

Import a Confluence Cloud space | Confluence Cloud | Atlassian Support

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Q8: Your personal space has not had any admin configurations changed. You’re viewing a page in your personal space and it has a header. What is definitely true about that page?

A) You are the page owner.

B) You created the header.

C) You can delete the page.

D) You are the only user with page visibility.

Reasoning

A) Incorrect. A page with a different owner could have been moved into this space or the owner could have been manually changed for this page.

B) Incorrect. Headers can be set at the space level or site level. It is possible that a site-wide header was created by a different user.

C) Correct. By default, you have Add, Archive, and Delete permissions for pages, whiteboards, databases, and smart links.

D) Incorrect. Pages in one’s personal space are visible to other Confluence users unless the View permission is restricted.

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Q9: Which task can anonymous users definitely NOT perform in a particular space?

A) Export the space to PDF.

B) Set Page Restrictions

C) Delete Attachments

D) Add Comments

Reasoning

A) Incorrect. Although it’s recommended to grant anonymous users only the View permission, it is actually possible to grant them most of the same permissions as logged-in users, including the Space Export permission.

B) Correct. Anonymous users cannot set page restrictions.

C) Incorrect. Anonymous users can be granted the Delete Attachments permission.

D) Incorrect. Anonymous users can be granted the Add Comments permission.

Make a space public with anonymous access | Confluence Cloud | Atlassian Support

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Q10: Who can rename a space key?

A) Space Admin

B) Product Admin

C) Org Admin

D) EAP Customers

Reasoning

A) Incorrect. Currently, no one can rename space keys.

B) Incorrect. Currently, no one can rename space keys.

C) Incorrect. Currently, no one can rename space keys.

D) Correct. CONFCLOUD-2085 (Rename Space Key) has been a long-awaited feature request with a cumbersome workaround: How to copy or rename a space in Confluence - Solution 2. But this is now in EAP as announced in Confluence Cloud changelog and About the Confluence Rename Space Keys EAP category

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Q11: You must configure the Page Properties Report so that it only shows certain pages. Which is NOT a possible configuration?

A) Only show pages with a certain label.

B) Only show pages with certain restrictions.

C) Only show pages that contain certain text. 

D) Only show pages from a certain space.

Reasoning

A) Incorrect. The report can be configured to only return pages that contain a certain label.

B) Correct. There is no setting to only return pages that have particular view/edit restrictions.

C) Incorrect. The report can be configured to only return pages that contain certain text.

D) Incorrect. The report can be configured to only return pages from certain space(s).

Insert the page properties report macro | Confluence Cloud | Atlassian Support

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Q12: What can be added to tables but not to databases in Confluence?

A) PowerPoint Files

B) Usernames

C) Info Panels

D) Status Tags

Reasoning

A) Incorrect. You can insert various files, including PowerPoint, into both.

B) Incorrect. You can add @ mentioned usernames into both.

C) Correct. You cannot add Info panels to databases.

D) Incorrect. You can add colorful status tags within table cells and you can also create a colorful Tag field type in databases.

Create a database | Confluence Cloud | Atlassian Support

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Q13: Which task can be performed by a Confluence admin who is not an org admin?

A) Disable a Confluence automation rule.

B) Rename a Confluence group.

C) Create a Confluence sandbox.

D) Approve Confluence Access Requests

Reasoning

A) Correct. Confluence admins can manage automation rules.

B) Incorrect. Only org admins can create, update, and delete groups.

C) Incorrect. Only org admins can create sandboxes.

D) Incorrect. Only org admins can manage product access.

Control whether spaces can allow public links | Confluence Cloud | Atlassian Support

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Q14: Which requirement can NOT be met with Confluence automation?

A) Create a new database based on page content.

B) Disable users whose private spaces are inactive.

C) Send an email with an AI-generated summary of a page.

D) Change page status when the owner changes.

Reasoning

A) Incorrect. This is a valid use case. When a page with certain content in its body is published, a new database will be created.

B) Correct. Automation rules cannot perform tasks related to user and group management.

C) Incorrect. This is a valid use case. When a page is published, if the title contains some text, an email will be sent with an AI generated summary and a list of AI generated action items.

D) Incorrect. This is a valid use case. When page owner is changed, change the page status.

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Q15: What can you do with an unpublished page?

A) Archive

B) Export

C) Move

D) Copy

Reasoning

A) Incorrect. You cannot archive unpublished pages.

B) Incorrect. You cannot export unpublished pages.

C) Correct. You can move unpublished pages.

D) Incorrect. You cannot copy unpublished pages.

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If you made it this far, you deserve some Confluence Cookies! Until they are a reality, here's some Andes Candies from the Association of Andy's.

[Sravan Indukur]

Hi Team,

Congratulation to the winners, and to the participants too, (as we learned few new things).

This session is actually fantastic and learning.

Regards,

Sravan

[Sravan Indukur]

Hi All,

I registered for next session happening on OCT 25th on Jira.

Here is the link:

https://ace.atlassian.com/events/details/atlassian-quiz-wiz-presents-are-you-smarter-than-a-jira-admin-oct-2024/cohost-quiz-wiz

What's about you...????

[Todor Velikov]

Hello! Number #6 here, commenting from my "real" profile.

Thank you for the thrilling experience @Andy Gladstone @Fun Man Andy

Looking forward to join more of the upcoming events.

[Brandon Davies]

Hey @Andy Gladstone , thank you again for your wonderful hosting along with @Fun Man Andy , I will use this account to accept the rewards and I hope to see everyone back for the following months :D 

[Ajay Goud Gaddam]

I am excited to confirm that I secured 4th place! 🎉 , and this is my real account. Thank you for organizing this amazing event @Andy Gladstone @Fun Man Andy . It was a great, and I'm looking forward to many more in the future! 😊

[Stefan Draber]

Hi @Andy Gladstone @Fun Man Andy and all participants a.k.a Confluence heroes,

it was a pleasure learning and competing with you guys, and congrats to the ISS 🚀 🏆

This is my (#2) account at which I can receive all the swag you have to give 😁

Thanks for these sessions, they are perfect weekend-starters!

[Teodora V]

Thank you for this detailed recap and the Confluence Cookies shout out @Andy Gladstone!

To be honest, after performing quite poorly in this challenge, I scheduled time to start Atlassian University's track on becoming an effective Confluence Admin. This is another proof of the value of these events.

[Andy Gladstone]

@Teodora V street smarts > book smarts. You got this!

[Sajit Nair _Trundl_]

Congratulations to the winners.
and thank you Andys .. You did an awesome job. 

[abhishek_sharma03]

Hey @Andy Gladstone This is #8 Puffy Commenting from my real profile

It was an insightful and fun filled session  with both you and @Fun Man Andy

[Marcela Junyent]

Hey there! I'm Marcela Junyent, and I'm currently holding the 5th position on the leadership board. I just wanted to confirm that this is my genuine profile.
It was a very fun event. Looking forward to the next one!
Thanks a bunch!