Background

Confluence allows special type of content & formatting via macros. ARN makes it possible to insert some of such macros in the templates & then publish them onto a Confluence page when the automation rule is executed.

If you notice the below image, in ARN Confluence template you will have an option called Add Macros. Clicking on Add Macros displays the list of macros supported.

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Supported macros

Below is the list of supported macros along with the links to corresponding documentation.

Info

Open

Refer to below Confluence documentation for more details -

• https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/info-tip-note-and-warning-macros-51872369.html

• https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/insert-the-info-tip-note-and-warning-macros/

Tip/Success panel

Refer to below Confluence documentation for more details -

• https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/info-tip-note-and-warning-macros-51872369.html

• https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/insert-the-info-tip-note-and-warning-macros/

Note

Refer to below Confluence documentation for more details -

• https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/info-tip-note-and-warning-macros-51872369.html

• https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/insert-the-info-tip-note-and-warning-macros/

Warning

Refer to below Confluence documentation for more details -

• https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/info-tip-note-and-warning-macros-51872369.html

• https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/insert-the-info-tip-note-and-warning-macros/

Status

Refer to below Confluence documentation for more details -

• https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/status-macro-223222355.html

• https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/insert-the-status-macro/

Table of contents

Refer to below Confluence documentation for more details -

• Confluence server documentation

• Confluence cloud documentation

Children display

Refer to below Confluence documentation for more details -

• https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/children-display-macro-139501.html

• https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/insert-the-children-display-macro/

Panel

Refer to below Confluence documentation for more details -

• https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/panel-macro-51872380.html

• https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/insert-the-panel-macro/

Page properties

Refer to below Confluence documentation for more details -

• https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/page-properties-macro-184550024.html

• https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/insert-the-page-properties-macro/

Page properties macro supports ‘Stats’ feature added inside of it.

Jira issues/ Filters

Refer to below Confluence documentation for more details -

• https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/jira-issues-macro-139380.html

• https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/insert-the-jira-issues-macro/

Expand macro

Refer to below Confluence documentation for more details -

• https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/expand-macro-223222352.html

• https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/insert-the-expand-macro/

Date

Users can select a date from the date picker or a date variable from the drop-down. This feature allows the creative use of ARN date variables within other macros such as the page properties and the expand macro.