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Warning

Please note that the URL user and URL user password parameters were removed in 3.4.2 (see Deprecation notice: URL user and URL user password parameters). We recommend using profiles to access external data.


Note

This article is not applicable for the following macros:

  • Space graph
  • Graph from table

This article illustrates the process of adding a GitLab profile to any of the Graphviz Diagrams for Confluence macros.

Info

Before you begin:

To add a profile, you need the following:

  • Personal access token for information about generating a GitLab access token. Refer to GitLab access token URL for the actual URL to generate the access token if you have a GitLab account.
  • Whitelist the required GitLab URL in Confluence configuration settings if Restrict URL access in Markdown in Graphviz Diagrams for Confluence Configuration is enabled.

  • Raw URL of the file to be rendered. 

    Info

    A raw URL is defined as the part of the URL following the domain information and includes the query string, if present. For example, in the URL string http://www.contoso.com/articles/recent.aspx, the raw URL is /articles/recent.aspx.


    Tip
    titleHow to identify if a file is valid for the macro?

    Paste the file link into your browser's address bar. If the actual code is displayed in the browser, it is considered to be invalid or in an incorrect format. If the file downloads to your system, the macro can process the file and its contents.


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  1. Navigate to CONFLUENCE ADMINISTRATION > General Configuration > BOB SWIFT CONFIGURATION > Markdown Graphviz > Profiles.

  2. Click Add Profile.

  3. Enter a unique profile name in the Profile name text box. 

    Info

    Ensure that you provide a unique profile name. If you enter a profile name that already exists, the existing profile gets replaced with the given information.


  4. Select GitLab from the options in Profile type.
     

    Note

    The Request headers parameter is auto-filled and more information gets appended as other relevant parameters are filled.


  5. Enter the relevant URL for GitLab in the URL text box. Example: https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects.

    Info

    It is recommended to provide only the base URL in this text box and let the users enter the relevant relative path to the actual file to be rendered through the macro. This method allows multiple users to access a profile across pages and instances of the macros.


  6. Enter User and Password credentials required to access the given URL, or enter the access token for your GitLab profile in the Access token text box. Refer to this personal access token article to know how to create your personal access token. 

    Note

    Access tokens or API tokens are a means of user authentication; so, if mentioned, this token is used for authentication instead of using the user credentials. Thus, provide either the user credentials or an access token, but not both.

    In this example, an access token is used to connect and access the GitLab repositories.

  7. Click Save profile to create a profile.

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