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Overview
Here's a quick start guide to working with Scaffolding.
In this example, you will learn to build a knowledge-base system consisting of a set of knowledge-base articles that would look like the following.
Set up the template
Click Space Settings > Look and Feel > Templates.
You need space administrator permission to view all the features in the Space settings menu. Non-space admin users see a limited feature set.
Choose Create New Template.
Name the template Knowledge Base Article Template.
Add a Scaffolding Field Group macro in the template editor.
The Field Group settings appear with the available fields.
drag and drop a Paragraph field from the sidebar into the editor area
type in "Summary" above the Paragraph field
See Tips below on how to quickly insert paragraphs.
Below is the Summary paragraph
Insert a 2x2 table to hold the System and Version fields
Type in System and Version into the left-hand cells
See the Tips below on how to quickly insert a table.
Select the empty cell on the right of the System.
Then drag and drop a Dropdown List field from the sidebar into the empty cell.
Alternatively, you can type /dropdown and click on Dropdown List in the popup.
This creates a dropdown menu later.
In the sidebar under Field Settings
Fill in the labels for the dropdown, for example, Mac OS X, Windows 10, Ubuntu, etc
Press enter to create a label
Select the empty cell on the right of Version to continue
The label text is auto-saved
Drag and drop a Number field from the sidebar into the empty cell on the right of the Version.
Add any other necessary fields like Diagnosis, Cause, and Solution
The end result will look something like this.
Choose Save to save the Field Group. This will exit the Field Group settings menu.
Finally, to save the overall template. Choose Save at the top right corner.
Create a page
Create a new page.
Add a Live Template macro.
See Tips below on another alternative to insert a macro quickly.
Specify the template name, Knowledge Base Article Template.
Choose Insert to continue.
Enter a page title.
Choose Publish to publish the page.
Add content
On the newly-published page, choose Edit Content.
Populate the fields accordingly. The Paragraph editor under Summary supports most of the features you would normally find in a standard Confluence Cloud editor.
This includes fonts, text color, lists, links, and more.
Continue with the System and Version fields below
The System row now includes a dropdown menu that allows you to pick from the labels you created earlier.
The Version field only allows you to enter numbers.
Fill in the rest of the fields as needed
Then choose Save Content
Your page will be displayed as below.
Update template
Go back to the Knowledge Base Article Template you created and edit it
Edit the Field Group macro.
Let's change this page to demonstrate the benefits of using a Live Template.
We'll add a new text field and change some existing fields.
above the Summary section, add some contact information
in the 2x2 table below
change system to Operating system and
Version to Version affected
Choose Save to save the Field Group
Now Save again to save the template
Load the "fails with error 52" page again, or refresh the page
The changes you made to the template are now automatically reflected on the "fails with error 52" page, without you having to edit that specific page.
This allows you to manage tens or even hundreds of pages easily by just applying changes to the template.
Tips
In the Scaffolding editor
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In the editor toolbar
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Speed up macro entry with autocomplete
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