Summary
This page (available since 6.8) provides instructions for configuring the Bob Swift Atlassian Excel for Confluence Cloud app. You can customize this app using various configuration options that are explained in the succeeding sections.
Global configuration
After upgrading or installing Excel for Confluence, follow the steps mentioned below to navigate to the Global configuration:
- Log in as a Confluence administrator with global permissions.
- Navigate to CONFLUENCE ADMINISTRATION > Cog menu Click Settings icon (
) > Manage apps. Scroll down to BOB SWIFT CONFIGURATION on , scroll down to ATLASSIAN MARKETPLACE on the left sidebar, and select Excel Excel Configuration to navigate to open the Excel for Confluence Configuration page.
This page contains global explains the various configuration settings that control the rendering of Excel content. Use Click any of the following sections for more details:
Global configuration
Use the toggles to enable or disable the settings.
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As an administrator, you can:
| Parameter | Description | Default | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Default process option | Select an option to control the method used to process Excel files through the macro. However, depending on the way the macro is used, this setting can be overridden. The following options are available:
Both options process the xlsx files in the same way, with the difference being in how xls files is handled. | Legacy | ||||||
| Maximum xslx file Maximum file size | Enter the maximum size of the Excel file to be processed, in MBs. If a user tries to upload a file larger than the specified size, an error message is displayed.
| 1 | ||||||
| Maximum row limit | Enter the maximum number of rows to be displayed from an Excel workbook. If defined, the specified number of rows are displayed from each worksheet in the workbook. Leave the field empty to display all rows. (Available since app version 6.8) | <empty><empty> | ||||||
| Select this option to control whether or not URLs conform to the Confluence Whitelist, provided whitelisting is enabled. Confluence allows administrators to turn on whitelisting to restrict access to URLs configured in the Whitelist settings. | false | ||||||
| Blacklist domains | Select this option to control whether or not certain domains are blacklisted. By default, this option is disabled for backward compatibility. If enabled, and if a request from any of these sites is received, an error message is displayed. However, if users still need to access a blacklisted site, they must contact their administrator to disable this option. Click the link named listed (in the description beneath the option) to view a pre-defined list of the most commonly blacklisted domains in a pop-up window. The following sites are blacklisted, by default:
(Available since app version 6.8) | false | ||||||
| Help Us Improve the Product | Enable this option to report usage data that helps us improve the app continually. The app does not send any private user data or personally identifiable information. To learn more about what is being sent, refer to Analytics information. | trueHelp us improve the product | Enable this option to report usage data that helps us improve the app continually. The app does not send any private user data or personally identifiable information. To learn more about what is being sent, refer to Analytics information. | true |
Whitelist
Manage the URLs that the app can access from this page. If the Restrict URL access option is enabled, the app is restricted to allow the specified URLs only.
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Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Expression | Enter a URL or an expression here. |
| Type | Select a type from the following list:
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You can perform the following actions on this page:
- Add the URL after specifying the Expression and Type.
- Update after modifying the details. Select the Expression to enable editing of the URL.
- Delete to remove the URL.
- Save after adding or modifying any URL in the list.
Profiles
Profiles consist of a common set of parameters that allow users to choose a profile in the macros. Some advantages of using profiles are:
- Profiles allow user authentication required by some URLs to be hidden from page viewers and editors. Only Confluence administrators have access to this information.
- Enables macro editors to quickly configure the macro by reusing a shared definition for URL access.
- Relative addressing can be used making the page content less likely to require changes when base URLs are relocated.
- Macro configured URL (that is not a full URL) is appended to the profile provided URL.
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The page displays a list of profiles available for the macros. Click Add Profile to open a pop-up window as:
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Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Profile name | Enter a name for the profile. |
| Profile type | Displays URL as selected, by default. |
| URL | Enter the URL to be accessed. |
| User; Password | Enter the user name and password to access the specified URL. |
| Access token | Enter the access token to access the specified URL, if needed. Administrators must generate the access tokens from applications, if required, and enter that here. |
| URL parameters | Mention any extra parameters that must be appended to the URL here. |
| Request headers | Displays the request header(s) created as per the given information. |
You can perform the following actions on this page:
- Click
to edit the profile details. - Click
to remove the profile. - Click Save profile to create the profile.