Edit access and version history
Because each variable is stored as Confluence content, it has Confluence's edit restrictions and version history. Both are in the details sidebar.
#Restrictions
Open Restrictions from the row's ... menu or the sidebar. The dialog, Permissions followed by the variable's name, says: Choose who can edit this item. Everyone else can still view and use it. Add people or groups to Can edit and select Save.
Who sees Restrictions | For |
|---|---|
Space administrators | Space variables |
People who manage permissions for global Capable content | Global variables |
The person who created the variable, while they can edit it | Their own variables |
Everyone else does not see the option at all.
Restrictions control editing only. They never hide a value. Anyone who can view the space can still read it, find it in search and see its past values.
#Version history
The Version history section lists every saved version, newest first. Each entry shows a version badge (Current on the latest), when it was saved, who saved it and its value. Older versions show Show value to load that value. Show older versions loads more; No earlier versions. means you have reached the first one.
#A few things that catch people out
There is no restore button. To go back to an earlier value, copy it from the history and save it as the current value.
Version history is visible to anyone who can view the space, so an old value is never truly gone. Never store secrets in a variable.
The Edit access column in the catalogue shows at a glance whether a variable is restricted.
#Related
Lock the editing, never the reading.
