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Easy Dropdown Menu Documentation: https://doc.eps.ch/pedmc/latest/get-started
Overview
Edit Mode Macro
The Edit Mode Macro renders the currently chosen option/s in view mode, but the option/s can only be selected in edit mode.
Example:
Not Predefined Macro
The Not Predefined Macro gives you the possibility to directly configure your option set and renders a drop-down in view mode.
Example:
Predefined Macro
The Predefined Macro also renders a drop-down, but lets you use predefined option sets that you configured in the space and global configurations of the plugin.
Example:
Status Macro
The Status Macro uses predefined status sets that you can configure for colors, texts and styling in the space and global configurations. It replaces the basic confluence status macro.
Example:
Admin Guide
Space and Global Configuration
On the Space and Global Configuration you can create Predefined and Status sets.
Create a new Text Set
Create a new text set by pressing the + button in the Predefined Sets section.
Enter the name of your set in the Set Name input field.
To create your options for your set, press the + icon and enter the option value in the input field.
If you are finished, then save the newly created set by clicking the Save button in the dialog.
At the end your text set could look like this:
Create a new Status Set
Create a new text set by pressing the + button in the Status Sets section.
Enter the name of your set in the Set Name input field.
To create your options for your set, press the + icon and enter the option value in the input field.
Then click on the pencil icon to change the color of the option.
If you are finished, then save the newly created set by clicking the Save button in the dialog.
At the end your text set could look like this:
Use Cases
Filtering with the Page Properties Report Macro
You can just place the EDM macros inside the page property macro. (Works with every EDM Macro)
After that, it will automatically index the values. This will allow you to filter for the values in the page property report macro.
EDM All Dropdowns | Filter by value for all Dropdown macros |
EDM Dropdown | Filter by value for Easy Dropdown Menu Predefined, Not Predefined and Edit-Mode macros |
EDM Dropdown Fuzzy | Filter for a rough match by value for Easy Dropdown Menu Predefined, Not Predefined and Edit-Mode macros |
EDM Status | Filter by value for Easy Dropdown Menu Status macros |
EDM Status Fuzzy | Filter for a rough match by value for Easy Dropdown Menu Status macros |
Filtering with the Confluence Advanced Search
Currently the search of dropdown macros or values through the Confluence Advanced Search is not supported. However, you are able to make the CQL search in the URL. Navigate to the Confluence Advanced Search page.
Query for EDM Macros
Modify the URL to filter for your desired macro:
https://{confluence-cloud-instance-name}.atlassian.net/wiki/search?cql=macro="{macro-name}"
Macro | Name |
Edit Mode Macro | edm-menu-edit-mode |
Not Predefined Macro | edm-menu |
Predefined Macro | edm-menu-predefined |
Status Macro | edm-menu-status |
Query for EDM Values
Modify the URL to filter for your desired values:
https://{confluence-cloud-instance-name}.atlassian.net/wiki/search?cql={property-name}="{value}"
Macro | Property Name |
Edit Mode Macro | edmTextProp1 |
Not Predefined Macro | edmTextProp1 |
Predefined Macro | edmTextProp1 |
Status Macro | edmStatusProp1 |
All EDM Macros | edmAllProp |
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