Confluence
Confluence
Follow these steps to connect Confluence to your CData Connect Cloud account:
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Open the Connections page of the CData Connect Cloud dashboard.
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Click + Add Connection in the upper-right corner.
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Type Confluence into the search field, then click the data source name.
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On the Basic Settings tab of the new connection, enter a connection name or keep the default name.
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Enter the URL to your Jira endpoint in the form
https://[YourSiteName].atlassian.net/
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Select the Authentication method, then proceed to the relevant section and follow those instructions.
Basic
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Enter the following information:
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User—the Confluence username for authentication.
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Password—the user password.
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Api Token—the API token for the current user. See the Confluence documentation for more information.
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At the top of the CData Connect Cloud Add Confluence Connection page, click Save & Test.
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If the connection test succeeds, a message indicates that your connection has been created.
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If the connection test fails, ensure that you entered your login information correctly with no stray spaces or other characters. Then, try again.
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OAuth
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Enter the following information:
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OAuth Client Id—Set to the client Id in your app settings.
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OAuth Client Secret—Set to the client secret in your app settings.
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At the top of the CData Connect Cloud Add Confluence Connection page, click Save & Test.
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If the connection test succeeds, a message indicates that your connection has been created.
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If the connection test fails, ensure that you entered your login information correctly with no stray spaces or other characters. Then, try again.
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Crowd
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Enter the following information:
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User—The Crowd user account.
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Password—The password associated with the Crowd account.
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SSO Login URL—The login URL associated with the Crowd account. You can find the IDP URL by navigating to your application > SSO > SSO information > Identity provider single sign-on URL.
- SSO Exchange URL—The URL used used to exchange the SAML token for Confluence cookies. This URL can have the following formats:
- https://
/plugins/servlet/samlconsumer - https://
/plugins/servlet/samlsso
- https://
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SSO App Name—The name of the application in which SSO is enabled.
- SSO App Password—The password of the application in which SSO is enabled.
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At the top of the CData Connect Cloud Add Confluence Connection page, click Save & Test.
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If the connection test succeeds, a message indicates that your connection has been created.
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If the connection test fails, ensure that you entered your login information correctly with no stray spaces or other characters. Then, try again.
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Okta
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Enter the following information:
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User—The Okta user account.
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Password—The password associated with the Okta account.
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SSO Login URL—Set to the URL used by the SSO provider.
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SSO Properties—(Optional) This is needed if you use MFA, applications that override the Okta requests, or a proxy. Otherwise it can be left blank.
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SSO Exchange URL—The URL used used to exchange the SAML token for Confluence cookies. This URL can have the following formats:
- https://
/plugins/servlet/samlconsumer - https://
/plugins/servlet/samlsso
- https://
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At the top of the CData Connect Cloud Add Confluence Connection page, click Save & Test.
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If the connection test succeeds, a message indicates that your connection has been created.
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If the connection test fails, ensure that you entered your login information correctly with no stray spaces or other characters. Then, try again.
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More Information
For more information about interactions between CData Connect Cloud and Confluence, see this information page.