Event references

Overview

Event references are only available during workflow events.

Many of them are context-sensitive, and some are limited to specific events.

Where can they be used?

You can use predefined references in the following situations:

triggers and actions, which are initiated by workflow events

Limitations apply to custom newevent events – see Availability section below.

References

Reference	Type	Event(s)	Description	Ver

Reference	Type	Event(s)	Description	Ver
Attachments These references are available in events arising from changes to page or blog post attachments. See also: `@type@` in Content section.
`@comment@`	Text	`attachmentschanged` `attachmentadded` `attachmentremoved` `attachmentversionremoved` `attachmentupdated`	Comment associated with the attachment. Can be set when uploading attachment via web form Can be edited from the attachment properties screen Page: Attachment events
`@name@` or `@filename@`	`Text`	`attachmentschanged` `attachmentadded` `attachmentremoved` `attachmentversionremoved` `attachmentupdated`	The filename of the attachment, including extension. Page: Attachment events
`@size@`	`Number`	`attachmentschanged` `attachmentadded` `attachmentremoved` `attachmentversionremoved` `attachmentupdated`	The file size, in bytes. Page: Attachment events
Content These references are available in all events, and relate to the content associated with the workflow event.
`@author@` or `@creator@`	`Username`	all events	The username of the person who created the page or blog post. Specifically, it returns the username of the person who clicked the Publish button when the page or blog post was first created. Page: Add, remove and set page restrictions Page: Adding page activity to email Page: Assignment Examples Page: Require Parameters on a state transition Page: Restricting drafts to specific users using the add-restriction macro
`@page@`	`Link`	all events	A link (looks like: <content title>) to the page or blog post. Will include workflow state status indicator circle. See also: Publishing, State Status Indicator Circles
`@pageid@`	`Number`	all events	The ID of the page or blog post See also: How to get a Page ID (Atlassian)
`@pagelatest@`	`Link`	all events	A link (looks like: <content title>) to the latest version of a page or blog post, irrespective of workflow state. Page: Adding page activity to email Page: Scaffolding app - Retrieve list-data via supplier reference See also: Page history (Atlassian)
`@pagetitle@`	`Text`	all events	The title (looks like: <content title>) of the page (or blog post?) Page: Adding page activity to email	4.9.4
`@pagetitle@`	`Text`	all events	AWP-3193 Unavailable in `pagecreated` event from v4.17.4 → v5.0.8 (fixed in v5.1)	4.9.4
`@snapshoturl@`	`Text`	Comala Publishing snapshot publishing events only	The snapshot document url for a snapshot created using the snapshot-page macro in a workflow trigger. See also: Snapshot document publishing Requires Comala Publishing v3.0+ and Comala Document Management v6.17.6+	6.17.6+
`@type@`	`Text`	all events	The content type, either: `page` – wiki pages `news` – blog posts `attachment` – file attachment (only in attachment-related events) Page: Adding page activity to email
`@version@`	`Number`	all events	The version number of the page or blog post See also: Page history (Atlassian)	5.1
Content Reviews These references are only available in events arising from Approving or Rejecting content during Reviews. See also: Attribute References
`@approval@` or `@approvalname@`	`Text`	`pageapproved` `pagerejected` `newsapproved` `newsrejected` `approvalassigned` `approvalunassigned`	The name of the the content review (as specified in the associated approval macro) which the event relates to.
`@approvalassignees@`	`username` _{One or more in a list}	`pageapproved` `pagerejected` `newsapproved` `newsrejected` `approvalassigned` `approvalunassigned`	List of one or more usernames assigned to the content review that the event relates to.
`@approvalcomment@`	`Text`	`pageapproved` `pagerejected` `newsapproved` `newsrejected`	The note that was added whilst Approving or Rejecting during a content review (event name determines which situation occurred). See also: `comment` and `taskcomment` references
`@approvaldate@`	`Text`	`pageapproved` `pagerejected` `newsapproved` `newsrejected`	The date and time on which the page or blog post was Approved or Rejected (event name determines which situation occurred). Format of the date is defined by the Date Format setting in Confluence General Configuration.
`@approvaluser@`	`Username`	`pageapproved` `pagerejected` `newsapproved` `newsrejected`	The username of the person who Approved or Rejected, resulting in the event being sent.
`@approvaluser@`	`Username`	`pageapproved` `pagerejected` `newsapproved` `newsrejected`	If using `partial=true` on the trigger macro, it will be the username of the current user who triggered the event. Otherwise it will be the user who gave the deciding vote.
`@comment@`	`Text`	`approvalassigned` `approvalunassigned`	A note made during a content review while assigning a reviewer, or unassigning a reviewer (event name determines which situation occurred).
`@selectedapprover@`	`Username`		Deprecated Use `@approvalassignees@` instead. Username of assigned reviewer.	Deprecated from 3.2
`@selectedapprovers@`	`username` _{One or more in a list}		Deprecated Use `@approvalassignees@` instead. List of one or more assigned reviewer usernames.	Deprecated from 3.2
Event These references relate specifically to the event itself.
`@date@`	`Text`	all events	Date on which the event occurred Format of the date is defined by the Date Format setting in Confluence General Configuration.	4.4
`@datetime@`	`Text`	all events	Date and time on which the event occurred Format of the date is defined by the Date Time Format setting in Confluence General Configuration.	4.4
`@errormessage@`	`Text`	all events	If an action fails, in a trigger that defines a `newevent`, this reference will contain the error message in triggers that handle the new event.
`@user@`	`Username`	user-initiated events	The username of the person responsible for initiating the event.
`@userfullname@`	`Text`	user-initiated events	The full name of the person responsible for initiating the event.
Labels These references are only available in events arising from adding or removing Labels.
`@addedlabel@`	`Text`	`labeladded`	Name of the label which was added
`@removedlabel@`	`Text`	`labelremoved`	Name of the label which was removed
`@label@`	`Text`	`labeladded` `labelremoved`	Name of the label which was added or removed (as applicable to the event)
PDF Export These references relate to events arising from PDF export with the K15t Scroll PDF Exporter app
`@attachmentURL@`	`Text`	`pdf-export-success`	The URL of the newly exported PDF that has been attached to the page	6.14
`@errormessage@`	`Text`	`pdf-export-error`	Details of the error returned by the K15t Scroll PDF Exporter app if the export action fails	6.14
States These references relate to the current workflow state.
`@comment@`	`Text`	`statechanged` `pagestatechanged` `newsstatechanged`	If specified, the note that was added whilst selecting a state to transition to.
`@duedate@` or `@expirydate@`	`Text`	`statechanged` `pagestatechanged` `newsstatechanged`	The due date for the current workflow state, if defined. Format of the date is defined by the Date Format setting in Confluence General Configuration.
`@duedate@` or `@expirydate@`	`Text`	`statechanged` `pagestatechanged` `newsstatechanged`	For task-related events, the `@duedate@` reference denotes the due date for the task, not the state.
`@state@` or `@awpState@`	`Text`	all events	The name of the current workflow state, as defined by the state macro.
Tasks These references are available in events arising from Tasks.
`@duedate@`	`Text`	any task event	The due date for the task, if defined. Format of the date is defined by the Date Format setting in Confluence General Configuration.
`@task@` or `@taskname@`	`Text`	any task event	The name of the task.
`@taskassignee@`	`Username`	`taskassigned`	The username of the person who is currently assigned to the task.
`@taskassigner@`	`Username`	`taskassigned`	The username of the person who assigned the task.
`@taskcompleter@`	`Username`	`taskcompleted`	The username of the person who completed the task.
`@taskcreator@`	`Username`	any task event	The username of the person who created the task.
`@taskcomment@`	`Text`	`taskassigned` `taskcompleted`	The note associated with a task: assignment note, if event is `taskassigned` completion note, if event is `taskcompleted`
Workflow These references relate to the workflow associated with the content.
`@pageactivity@`	`Link`	all events	A link (looks like: <page activity>) to the Activity Report for the page or blog post.
`@pageactivity@`	`Link`	all events	App configuration settings may prevent view-only users from accessing the Document Activity Report - Content.
`@pageworkflowname@`	`Text`	all events	The name of the workflow, as defined by the `name` parameter of the workflow macro

Availability in custom event triggers

Custom events are created with the newevent parameter on the trigger macro (see: Triggers for details).

Reference availability	Use in custom events?

Reference availability	Use in custom events?
all events
specific event(s)

In cases where a reference will not be available, use the set-metadata macro in the original event trigger to store the value as metadata.

This value is then retrieved in the custom event trigger using Metadata references. Alternatively, you could use another type of value reference, such as Attribute References or Supplier References, to retrieve the data by other means.

The possibility of an event occurring again is a particularly important consideration when using queued trigger actions.

If there is a risk of this happening, you need to take measures to prevent the original event from happening until after the custom event trigger has been processed.

For example,

use the set-state macro in the original event trigger to transition to a temporary state with no transitions
then use it again as the last action in the custom event trigger to transition back to the normal workflow

Overview

Where can they be used?

References

Attachments

Content

Content Reviews

Event

Labels

PDF Export

States

Tasks

Workflow

Availability in custom event triggers

All examples

See also