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Description

This article illustrates the process of linking Confluence to another application using application links (sometimes called app links or AppLinks). URLs to this linked application are treated as direct links and do not need any further authentication. Creating app links has many advantages such as:

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titlePrerequisites for creating app links:
  • To link Confluence to another app, you must be an administrator on both the apps.
  • Atlassian recommends that you use OAuth with impersonation authentication if you select the The servers have the same set of users option when linking.
  • You require a working URL link for the application you want to link with Confluence.

Steps

  1. Create the required application link in Confluence administration as mentioned in the Confluence support page on application links. Once the linking is successful, you can see the status as Connected in green.
  2. On your Confluence page, add a Visio Viewer macro and then open the macro editor, or edit an existing macro to see the macro editor.
  3. You can directly enter the raw URL in the macro's URL to Visio file parameter. As an example, the following screenshot shows how you can enter an absolute URL that points to a linked Bitbucket instance:

  4. See the Preview, or click Save. At this point, you are prompted to enter your login credentials. If the login is successful, the linking of your application with Confluence is complete, and on further access to this linked application, authentication is skipped and the required Visio file is rendered on the page.

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