Quick Start - An Introduction to Scaffolding
- Step 1: An Introduction to Scaffolding
- Step 2: Create a Simple Form
- Step 3: Create a Dynamic Form
- Step 4: Create a Simple FAQ Form
- Step 5: Use Live Templates
- Step 6: Conclusion and Resources
What's Missing in Confluence?
Confluence is an easy-to-use tool for sharing unstructured data in the native Confluence environment.
However, as our users tell us, some tasks are difficult to do in Confluence:
Easily collecting and displaying structured data
Creating and enforcing consistency in how data is handled, accessed and presented
Capturing and delivering structured data across groups and teams
Scaffolding allows all this and more.
What is Scaffolding?
Scaffolding is a powerful add-on tool for Atlassian Confluence to help you manage structured data with editable forms and reusable linked templates. Scaffolding includes custom macros that capture, store and manage structured data on a Confluence page. The data can then be manipulated, evaluated or compiled into reports.
What Scaffolding Provides
Consider these features when evaluating Confluence forms solutions:
Feature | Available | About |
|---|---|---|
User Community |  | Visit our Scaffolding Community to learn from our experienced user community |
Ease of use |
| Access powerful and easy to use text and date editors, plus flexible drop-down lists |
Templating |
| Create templates to help structure data collections and presentation |
Dynamic Forms |
| Use the Confluence Edit Content capability to enter data and create new entries |
Drop-down List Selections |
| Access customer drop-down lists |
Advanced List Selections |
| Use custom drop-down lists based on attachments, images, users pages and other non-text selections |
In-Form Calculations |
| Display the data gather in Scaffolding with numeric summaries and data analysis |
Dynamical Show/hide data |
| Control the data displayed to your users based on custom constraints |
Custom data retrieval/grouping |
| Display your data using custom grouping and display rules |
Reporting |
| Basic report capability of Scaffolding can be enhanced with the advanced features of the ServiceRocket Reporting Add-on for Confluence |
Integration |
| Add advanced reporting and SQL database access with the ServiceRocket Reporting Add-on and the M20 Reporting Connector for SQL Databases |
Not What You're Looking For?
For information on more advanced topics, consult these pages:
Need Help?
Our forum pages on the Atlassian Community website are a thriving community filled with members and users of ServiceRocket's products who can also help you with any issue.
Check out the Scaffolding section on the Atlassian Community website!
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