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Version: Early Access

Confluence Plugin

The Digital.ai Release Confluence plugin integrates your Confluence workspace with Digital.ai Release, enabling collaboration within your release workflows.

Using this plugin, you can:

  • Create a new Confluence page.
  • Update an existing Confluence page.
  • Add a comment to a Confluence page.
  • Delete a Confluence page.

Prerequisites​

  • Digital.ai Release 25.1 or later.

Install the Digital.ai Confluence Plugin​

Install the Confluence plugin using the Plugin Manager.

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Connect Release to Your Confluence Server​

  1. Log in to Digital.ai Release.

  2. Select Connections from the sidebar navigation menu.

  3. Under Digital.ai connections, click the + icon next to Confluence Server.

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  4. Enter the required details:

    • Title: A name for the Confluence server connection.
    • URL: The base API URL for Confluence. For example, https://{your-domain}/wiki.
    • Username: Enter the username to authenticate with Confluence.
    • Token: The authentication token for Confluence requests.

  5. If your Digital.ai Release server is using a proxy, specify the necessary values.

  6. Click Test to verify your connection.

  7. Click Save.

Retrieving Confluence Identifiers​

To use the plugin, you need to have Page ID and Space Key.

Finding the Space Key​

  1. Open your Confluence workspace.
  2. Go to the space where the page is located.
  3. Look at the URL in your browser's address bar. 
    `https://your-domain.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SPACEKEY/overview`.
    The SPACEKEY in the URL is the required Space Key.

Finding the Page ID​

  1. Open the Confluence page you want to reference.

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    Ensure that the user has permissions to view and edit the page.

  2. Click the ellipses (...) at the top-right.

  3. Select Advanced Details and click Content Information.

  4. The Page ID is displayed in the URL.

    `https://your-domain.atlassian.net/wiki/pages/viewinfo.action?pageId=123456`.

    The pageId in the URL is the required Page ID.

Available Tasks​

The Confluence plugin provides the following tasks for interacting with Confluence.

Add Wiki Pages​

This task creates a new page in Confluence under a specified space or parent page.

To create a page:

  1. In the release or template, click Add task.

  2. Click All types and select Confluence > Add Wiki Pages.

  3. Open the added task. alt

  4. Enter the required details:

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    Fields marked with (*) are mandatory.

    • Server: Select the Confluence server connection.
    • Space Key: Enter the Confluence space key where the page should be created.
    • Parent Page Title: Enter the title of the new page that has to be created.
    • Parent Page Id: Enter the ID of the parent page where the new page will be created.
    • Page Title: Enter the title of the page to be created.
    • Page Text: Enter the content or body of the new Confluence page.

Once the task is executed, a new Confluence page is created under the specified space. The output variable will contain the newly created page ID.

Add a Comment to a Wiki Page​

This task adds a comment to a specified Confluence page.

To add a comment:

  1. In the release or template, click Add task.
  2. Click All types and select Confluence > Add Comment To Wiki pages.
  3. Open the added task. alt
  4. Enter the required details:
    • Server: Select the Confluence server connection.
    • Space Key: Enter the key for the Confluence space.
    • Page Titles: Enter the title of the pages where the comment must be added.
    • Page Ids: Enter the IDs of the pages where the comment should be added.
    • Comment: Enter the comment.

A comment is added to the specified Confluence page. An output variable captures the newly created comment ID.

Update a Wiki Page​

This task updates the title and content of an existing Confluence page.

To update a page:

  1. In the release or template, click Add task.
  2. Click All types and select Confluence > Update Wiki Pages.
  3. Open the added task. alt
  4. Enter the required details:
    • Server: Select the Confluence server connection.
    • Page Ids: Enter the Confluence page ID to be updated.
    • New Page Title: Enter the new page title to be updated.
    • New Page Text: Enter the new content or body for the page to be updated.
    • Update Message: Enter the message or comment explaining the reason for update.

The specified Confluence page is updated with the new title and content.

Delete a Wiki Page​

This task deletes an existing Confluence page using its page ID.

To delete a page:

  1. In the release or template, click Add task.
  2. Click All types and select Confluence > Delete Wiki Pages.
  3. Open the added task.
  4. Enter the required details:
    • Server: Select the Confluence server connection.
    • Space Key: Provide the space key for the Confluence space.
    • Page Titles: Enter the titles of the pages to be deleted.
    • Page Ids: Enter the Confluence page ID to delete.

The specified page is deleted from Confluence.