Build a Smarter Workflow with Approval Path for Confluence
Review Confluence Page Efficiently Does your organization require Confluence page approvals for documentation reviews or content management purpose? Implementing an approval workflow in Confluence involves defining specific states that a page transitions through during its lifecycle. These states help manage content creation, review, and publication processes. While Confluence doesn’t offer a built-in approval workflow feature, you can establish a structured process using Approval Path for Confluence, an add-on developed by Warsaw Dynamics.
Using External Share for Confluence app with Google Forms
Confluence is a potent tool designed for creating and sharing content within teams and organizations. Its effectiveness is further enhanced by an impressive array of macros and apps that expand its functionality. Among these is the iframe macro, which allows users to embed external content - such as web pages or forms from third-party applications - directly into Confluence pages. This feature becomes even more potent when used with the External Share for Confluence app, which fully supports the iframe macro.
Introducing Success & Rejection Steps
At Warsaw Dynamics, we are continually refining Approval Path based on our customers’ feedback, so we can make their workflow flawless. We have introduced Rejection Step previously, and now we have released the Success Step for both Approval Path for Jira and Confluence. In this post, we will explain what these steps are, with some use cases, showing you how they can help Approval Path process more efficiently based on the application version for Jira.
SSO Verified Domains: External Share for Confluence
In this article, we are excited to introduce a new feature in the External Share for Confluence. This feature allows you to verify a domain by adding a TXT record at the DNS level, which is generated by our tool. After verifying that the record is set correctly on the domain, we are assured that the user who set up SSO also has access to the designated domain. This allows users to skip email verification when registering with Single Sign-On (SSO).
Understanding the Abstain Feature in Approval Path
When it comes to decision-making, there are times when we don’t want to give a definitive “yes” or “no.” Based on our customer’s request, we have launched a new feature in Approval Path: Abstain option. This option is working on both Approval Path for Jira and Approval Path for Confluence. The term ‘abstain’ means to stay neutral in a decision. This option allows you to opt out of a vote without siding with approval or rejection, which can be useful in several situations.
API Capabilities for Approval Path
Approval Path made the approval process so much easier. Still, there are ways companies can do more to improve business efficiency and connect with other tools. With our Approval Path for Jira or Approval Path for Confluence, you can easily generate API Keys from the global setting and customize to suit customer needs. API mechanism applies same to both, but the only difference is that in Jira, approval runs in the issue context.
The Notifications Feature and How to Use Them in The Approval Path for Jira
We’d like to introduce a great feature in Approval Path for Jira & Confluence designed to streamline your approval processes: additional notifications. This feature ensures that users are promptly reminded to take action on their approval steps, enhancing efficiency and accountability within your team. Here’s how it works with the example of Approval Path for Jira and how it can be used. You have a new notification How Notifications Work With the notifications feature in Approval Path for Jira, users can send reminders through either Jira or direct email notifications.
A Strategic Approach to Software Deployment with External Share for Confluence
The deployment of new software solutions in a corporate environment is often filled with challenges, especially when it involves coordination between internal teams and external partners. This was the scenario at DeltaTech, where the deployment of a project management tool needed cooperation from multiple sides. Through this blog, we explore how DeltaTech, a hypothetical company, once again utilized External Share for Confluence to turn its challenges into a success story.
Product Development with Approval Path for Confluence
JES Factory product developers have been tasked with designing new products for the catalogue. Given the complexity of the job, they turned to the Approval Path for Confluence to efficiently coordinate their work with other departments to make sure the product checks off all the boxes. The Journey of the Product Development Lifecycle Ideate and Document the Product Concept The conceptualization team is the first to engage. Organizing and refining their ideas can be chaotic.
JES - Our Brand Hero
You may have noticed that we had a new friend among our ranks for the last few months. You may have seen him on our LinkedIn , in our extensions or during the events. His name is JES and he’s our dynamic robot mascot. With lightning speed and precision, JES embodies efficiency and agility, always ready to assist as your faithful companion in the digital realm. JES symbolizes collaboration, effortlessly integrating into workflows to streamline processes and deliver optimal results.
