Variables for Confluence

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Capable Variables lets you define a value once and show it inline on any Confluence page. A variable is a named, typed value: Text, Number, User or Date. You keep it in a space, so pages in that space can use it, or make it global, so any page in any space can.

You place a variable in a sentence with the Variable (Capable) macro, or add it from the page byline. Readers see the value as ordinary text in the flow of the paragraph. When someone edits the variable, every page that shows it displays the new value the next time it loads, without a new page version and without notifying watchers.

Variables are managed from the Variables page in Capable: a catalogue of space and global variables with a details sidebar, edit restrictions and version history. Variables is part of the Capable Suite and needs the Advanced edition.

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OverviewWhat it is, which edition you need, and where it lives.Get startedHow to use Capable Variables, from your first variable to changing it on every page.How it worksHow Variables behaves: 8 things worth understanding before you rely on it.MacrosThe one macro Variables adds to the editor, and what to know about it.AdministrationTurning Variables on or off for a site or a space.IntegrationsHow Variables connects to search, exports and published sites, and where it deliberately does not.Troubleshooting14 symptoms, grouped by where they bite.ReferenceLimits, and the things that look like features but are not available.How-to guides and FAQStep-by-step guides for real jobs, and quick answers to the questions people ask.

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