"Run CLI Action - JIRA" BobSwift: Auto-create a confluence page from a template

[Venkat Nagarajan]

I am looking to use JIRA to auto-create a confluence page based on a confluence template. 

Can I copy a template using "Run CLI Action - JIRA" addon? (I am currently evaluating this.)

I am guessing I need to use something like the one below. Can I use the template id here instead of the page id?

.......  --action copyPage --id "341566327" --newTitle "%original_summary%" --parent "Home" .......

[Bob Swift · Accepted solution]

No. We always recommend using regular pages as "templates" for automation. There are a number of advantages as well like copying page hierarchies or entire spaces including attachments for instance.

[Venkat Nagarajan]

Ok. For my particular scenario, I need to trigger a page creation from a template. (I am not interested in copying page hierarchies or entire spaces). So, I can copy a template to create a page to make this work.

Eventually it would be beneficial to trigger a page creation from a template especially when I am using JIRA to trigger page creation. Otherwise, I will need to have a template in Confluence (for general confluence use) + a duplicate page for this template just for CLI to be able to copy this.

[Bob Swift]

Confluence traditionally has had poor support for template access from remote APIs. Still the case for server I think, but I see Cloud now has some.

[Venkat Nagarajan]

Thanks. Since there is a workaround, that should suffice for now.

[Rob Woodgate]

@Bob Swift [Bob Swift Atlassian Add-ons] - this one's for you.