Use Databases for your docs life-cycle management (updated)

[Kevin Gérard]

Great article! 

We're currently maintaining a 'masterlist' with the table filter 

It's been nice enough, but with almost 200 records in the table, it starts to be cumbersome, and limited. 
We're looking for more automated ways.

Right now using the Confluence Databases for this looks very promises, but it laks in depth features to really bring out its potentia. 

When i create a new record, i need to set the document code myself, which should basically auto-increment... this isn't supported right now. 

it's impossible to import the currently existing pages in a comfortable manner, while they're only a list of strucutred documents. 

Automation in Confluence supports 'creating database' but no trigger on added entry. it would be nice to generate the page once a record is added. 

I strongly agree to the need of loading 3rd party tools in the fields of the database, whereof comala document management & publishing are of very high priority! 

without these features, it's just a fancy table for us. 

Does anyone have an idea about the roadmap for Confluence Databases? i'm eager to learn what Atlassian is planning for it. 

[Kristian Klima]

Update! 

Review this discussion - https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Confluence-questions/Exporting-a-CSV-from-Confluence-of-all-the-articles-their-owners/qaq-p/2969913#M336814

Basically, to get all the pages into a DB...

1. Use the Connect Confluence function.
2. It will get all pages from all spaces into the DB (which may be cool for some folks), then deploy filter by space(s) that you don't want to have in the DB
3. DO NOT SAVE the view - just delete the pages from those spaces from your DB.
4. When left with just the space you want, save the DB.

[Kevin Gérard]

@Kristian Klima i can't just import my entire Confluence? 

why is it not possible to filter on import? 

[Kristian Klima]

@Kevin Gérard - That, I don't know... I wish it was possible, but that'd a question for someone from Atlassian.

[Kevin Gérard]

@Kristian Klima Vintage Atlassian ;)

[Kristian Klima]

@Kevin Gérard 

Well, considering how quickly my article went out of 'fashion', several times, the product is being updated constantly.

I call it 'the salami method' - one thin slice at a time, over a long period of time.