Create from Template Macro
Screenshot: Page showing the Create from template button, used to create DACI decision pages.
Add this macro to your page
To add the Create from Template macro to a page:
- From the editor toolbar, choose Insert
> Other Macros. - Choose Create from Template from the Confluence content category.
- Select a template.
- Choose Insert.
You can then publish your page to see the macro in action.
Screenshot: Configuring the macro to have custom button text, and a default page title which includes the current date.
Change the macro parameters
Macro parameters are used to change the behaviour of a macro.
To change the macro parameters:
- In the editor, click the macro placeholder and choose Edit.
- Update the parameters as required then choose Insert.
Here's a list of the parameters available in this macro.
Parameter | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Button Text | 'Create from Template' | The description that people will see when viewing this macro on the page. | |
| Template Name | None | Select the template or blueprint to base the new page on. Only global and user-created templates for the current space appear (unless you have specified a different space in the 'Space Key' field). | |
Template Title | Blank | Specify a default title for pages created using this macro (optional). You can include @currentDate, @spaceName and @spaceKey variables in the title. Some blueprints, such as the Decision blueprint, will override your custom title. | |
| Space Key | The space where the current page is located | Supply the unique space identifier (space key), to determine where the new page will be created when someone uses this macro to create a page. |
Where the parameter name used in Confluence storage format or wikimarkup is different to the label used in the macro browser, it will be listed below in brackets (example).
Other ways to add this macro
Add this macro as you type
Add this macro using wiki markup
You can't use wiki markup to add this macro.