How to show and reference content from another application?

[J D]

• Requirements changed, have a look: here

Hey,

is there a straight and easy way to show and reference content from another application?

The Content should be displayed on a specific Confluence Page.

For example a organization chart, issue ticket or orders?

This content should be updated in the night, as a scheduled job.

Does anyone have already such a thing? And how can i implement it?

Thanks for you help in advance.

[Gorka Puente _Appfire_ · Accepted solution]

Hi JD,

That page you mention is the API, which you can use with many different languages. If you want to develop a server add-on, you need to

• Use a Job for the scheduled job https://developer.atlassian.com/display/CONFDEV/Job+Module
• Get the content you need from your source application.
• Perform requests to the REST API to update the content (e.g., Confluence REST API's: Uploading a document to Confluence - JAVA), using the JAVA REST API https://developer.atlassian.com/display/CONFDEV/Confluence+REST+API
• ...

Gorka

[J D]

Okay Thanks i will try that. Do you have experience with that stuff? Marked the Answer as accepted, because its the best hint for me atm. I´m going to write here, when i have more questions about that.

[Gorka Puente _Appfire_]

Hi JD, We develop add-ons for Confluence, like others in this forum, so write your doubts and we'll try to help you. Make your questions as specific as you can, because otherwise people won't reply

[J D]

The projectdescription was edited, know i have to link within confluence pages to content from a database. I tshould be similiar to the confluence->jira inking. :D I love software development :D As i just got informed, i wanted to inform you at once, and ask you for help/hints to this. I m going to read about confluence plugins, triggers and jobs, and also get a look at the confluence jira linking for now.

[J D]

Should i open a new Question?

[J D]

i would very much appreciate your help

[Gorka Puente _Appfire_]

Hi J D, If you need show content from a database, check this add-ons of @Adrien Ragot (Play SQL / CYO) https://marketplace.atlassian.com/vendors/1210634 or this one from @Bob Swift [Bob Swift Atlassian Add-ons] https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/org.swift.confluence.sql

[J D]

First im trying this https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/de.scandio.confluence.plugins.pocketquery. It seems to be free :) Setting up a TestDB to play with it.

[Gorka Puente _Appfire_]

Could you develop your question? Do you want to show content within specific Confluence pages from other applications? or do you want to create pages? or do you want to show content outside pages e.g., within the admin pages?

The answers could vary from using iframes, to develop a server plugin or using REST APis...

Regards,

Gorka

[J D]

It should be displayed in Confluence on a specific page. Thanks for that.

[J D]

Atm i can use those curl commands from here to upload attachements: https://developer.atlassian.com/display/CONFDEV/Confluence+REST+API+Examples But i dont want to produce regular files and upload them then.