How to convert a Confluence space template as a global template using the Comala Document Management App

Confluence templates save time when creating content and ensure consistency across different pages.

With templates, Comala Document Management workflows associated with labels can be automatically applied to pages. This eliminates the need for users to remember to add the page label that assigns the corresponding workflow when creating a page.

For more details about Confluence templates and labels, please refer to this article: Comala Document Management Datacenter | How to automatically assign a workflow using Confluence templates.

Confluence global templates can be used for all spaces in the Confluence instance, but that is not true for space templates. If you want to convert an already existing Confluence space template into a global one, please follow the instructions below:

Instructions

You can manually make a Confluence space template a global template using the Confluence Source Editor app.

From the Find Apps section in the Confluence Administration:

1. Install the Confluence Source Editor app

Open

_{Find Apps screen - Confluence Source Editor}

Open

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2. Edit the desired Confluence space template

   1. open the source editor by clicking the <> near the upper right-hand corner of the editor

   2. Copy the XHTML of the template
      
      

3. Create a new Confluence global template and save it.
   
   

4. Edit this new global template

   1. open the source editor by clicking the <>

   2. paste the source XHTML of the space template from the clipboard

   3. Save the template

Check the following screen recording for more details: