Confluence Data Center
Confluence is a collaboration wiki tools used to help teams to collaborate and share knowledge efficiently. Confluence captures project requirements, assigns tasks to specific users, and manages several calendars at once with the help of Team Calendars add-on.
Creating a Confluence Data Center connection
Create the connection by using one of the following methods:
Using Username and Password
To create the connection you need:
- An API Address
- A Username
- A Password
Confluence Data Center uses multiple structures for API base URIs:
http://host:porthttp://host:port/contexthttp://host:port/confluence
Provide the API base URI structure that matches your instance.
Using Access Token
To create the connection you need:
- An API Address
- A Personal Access Token
Confluence Data Center uses multiple structures for API base URIs:
http://host:porthttp://host:port/contexthttp://host:port/confluence
Provide the API base URI structure that matches your instance.
Obtaining the Access Token
- In Confluence, select your profile picture at the top right of the screen, then choose Settings > Personal Access Tokens.
- Select Create token.
- Give your new token a name.
- Click Create.
Creating your connection
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In the Blink platform, navigate to the Connections page > Add connection. A New Connection dialog box opens displaying icons of external service providers available.
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Select the Confluence Data Center icon. A dialog box with name of the connection and connection methods appear.
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(Optional) Edit the name of the connection. At a later stage you cannot edit the name.
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Select Username & Password as the method to create the connection.
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Fill in the parameters:
- The API Address
- The Username
- The Password
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(Optional) Click Test Connection to test it.
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Click Create connection. The new connection appears on the Connections page.