Here's a quick start guide to working with Scaffolding.
In this example, we're going to build a knowledge-base system consisting of a set of knowledge-base articles that would look like this
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Step 1 - Set up the template
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go to Space Settings > Look and Feel > Templates
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Space administrator permission is required to view all the features in the Space Settings menu. Non-space admin users
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see a limited feature set.
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choose Create New Template
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name the template as "Knowledge Base Article Template"
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In the template editor
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add a
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Scaffolding Field Group macro
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The Field Group settings appears with the available fields.
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drag and drop a Paragraph field from the sidebar into the editor area
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type in "Summary" above the
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Paragraph field
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Below the Summary paragraph
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insert a 2x2 table to hold the System and
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Version fields
type in System and Version into the left-hand cells
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select the empty cell on the right of System
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then drag and drop a Dropdown List field from the sidebar into the empty cell
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creates a dropdown menu later.
In the sidebar under Field Settings
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fill in the labels for the dropdown, for example, Mac OS X, Windows 10, Ubuntu, etc
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press enter to create a label
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select the empty cell on the right of Version to continue
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The label text is auto-saved |
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drag and drop a Number field from the sidebar into the empty cell on the right of Version
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add any other necessary fields like Diagnosis, Cause and Solution
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The end result will look something like this.
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choose Save to save the Field Group
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This will exit the Field Group settings menu.
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, to save the overall template
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choose Save at top right
Step 2 - Create a page
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create a new page
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add a Live Template macro
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specify the template name, "Knowledge Base Article Template"
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choose Insert to continue
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enter a page title
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choose Publish to publish the page
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Step 3 - Add content
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On the newly-published page
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choose Edit Content
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populate the fields accordingly
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The Paragraph editor under Summary supports most of the features you would normally find in a standard Confluence Cloud editor. This includes fonts, text color, lists, links, and more.
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continue with the System and Version fields below
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The System row now includes a dropdown menu which allows you to pick from the labels you created earlier. |
The Version field only allows you to enter numbers.
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fill in the rest of the fields as needed
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choose Save Content
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Your page will
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is displayed as below.
Step 4 - Update template
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go back to the "Knowledge Base Article Template" you created and edit it
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edit the Field Group macro
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To demonstrate the benefits of using a Live Template, let's make make some changes to this page.
We'll add a new text field and change some of the existing fields.
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above the Summary section, add some contact information
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in the 2x2 table below
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change System to Operating system
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and Version to Version affected
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choose Save to save the Field Group
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choose Save again to save the template
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load the "fails with error 52" page again, or refresh the page
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The changes you made to the template are now
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automatically reflected on the "fails with error 52"
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page, without you having to edit that specific page.
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This allows you to manage tens or even hundreds of pages easily by just applying changes to the template. |
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You can insert a table by clicking on the Table icon in the editor toolbar. |
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Speed up macro entry with autocomplete |
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