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The Table Excerpt and Table Excerpt Include macros combine different kinds of table excerption and multi-excerption in one tool:

  • excerption within one page
  • multi-excerption within multiple pages and spaces searched by:
    • page names
    • page trees
    • labels

The macros improve the performance of pages storing large tables and let you use the original tables for any purpose, including filtering, building multiple charts and pivot tables.

 

Why should I use these macros?




When you build multiple pivot tables and charts from table ➜ 

Multiple copies of a large source table within one page cause reducing of processing speed  ➜ 

Inserting references to a source table with the Table Excerpt/Table Excerpt Include macros leads to continued productivity.




Using the Table Excerpt Macro

Adding the Table Excerpt macro to a page:

  1. In the Confluence editor, choose Insert > Other Macros.
  2. Find and select the required macro.
  3. Enter the unique identifier for the macro.
  4. Click Insert.

You will be able to reference the marked table by inserting the Table Excerpt Include macro and entering the specified unique name.


Speeding up macro entry with autocomplete: type { and the beginning of the macro name 'Table Excerpt", to see a list of suggested macros. Select the Table Excerpt macro from the prompted results.

Adding a Table into the Table Excerpt Macro:

  1. Copy (cut) a table.
  2. Paste the table into the Table Excerpt macro placeholder.



Using the Table Excerpt Include Macro

Adding the Table Excerpt Include Macro to a Page and  Specifying the Settings:

  1. In the Confluence editor, choose Insert > Other Macros.
  2. Find and select the required macro.
  3. Specify the settings:
    • Enter the Excerpt name of the macro.
    • Select the Excerpt source to define the pages containing the Table Excerpt macro:

      - Current page
      - Specific page (specify the page title)
      - Page and childpages (specify the page title)
      - Page and all descendants (specify the page title)
      - Pages with labels (specify the page labels and the space title)

    • If you select the Current page option, select the  Show a copy of the source table checkbox in case you want to show a copy of a source table in the page view mode.
    • If you select other options, choose to Show page meta data in case you want to include such meta information as:
      - page
      - parent page
      - space
      - labels
      - excerpt
      - author
      - last modifier
      - created
      - updated.
    • To improve performance of the page, select the Output cached results checkbox. Please note that in this case the included content is static, meaning that the edits of the source content made after its inclusion in Table Excerpt won’t be displayed in Table Excerpt Include. To update the content in the Table Excerpt Include macro, you need to visit the source page. If the checkbox is unchecked, the included content is dynamic, i.e. the latest edition of the source content will be displayed in Table Excerpt Include.
  4. Click Insert.

Speeding up macro entry with autocomplete: type { and the beginning of the macro name 'Table Excerpt Include', to see a list of suggested macros. Select the Table Excerpt Include macro from the prompted results.


You can use the Table Excerpt Include macro withing one page without showing the source table in combination with the Pivot Table and Chart from Table macros because a pivot table and a chart can be built without displaying a source table.

On the other hand, if you want to use the Table Excerpt Include macro within one page in combination with the Table Filter macro you need to select the "Show a copy of the source table" checkbox because this macro requires a table for its correct work.


Note that after changing page permissions for a user, viewing the restricted data in the Table Excerpt Include macro is still possible using the Output cached results option until this user or another with the same restrictions revisit the page.

The reason for this is that the user has already viewed or exported restricted data on the page earlier.




Using the Same Table for Generating Multiple Charts

  1. Insert the Table Excerpt macro and place the source table into the macro body according to the instructions above.
  2. Insert the Table Excerpt Include macro according to the instructions above and place it into the Table Filter, Pivot Table or Chart from Table macros or their combination.
  3. Adjust the parameters filtering, pivot tables and charts.
  4. Save the page.

As the result, you will receive multiple charts generated on the basis of the same data table from multiple pages.

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Combining of Table Excerpt/Table Excerpt Include with Table Filter


1. You need to use the following structure: Table Filter > Table Excerpt > Table if you want to reuse the source table without filters on the same or another page with the help of Table Excerpt Include.

Wrap Table Excerpt Include with Table Filter and filtration will affect its data on the page.


2. This structure: Table Excerpt > Table Filter > Table will let you use the already filtered table on the same or another page with the help of Table Excerpt Include.








Table Filter > Table Excerpt > Table

Table Excerpt > Table Filter > Table



Combining of Table Excerpt Include with Page Properties Report

If you want to combine data of Table Excerpt and Page Properties, you need to add a column with the page title to the table inside Table Excerpt first.

Then you need to wrap Table Excerpt Include and Page Properties Report with the Table Transformer macro and merge their data by the Title column.






Merging Tables

If you need to merge tables that have the same column names from different pages, please do the following steps:

1. Wrap tables on different pages with the Table Excerpt macro and name them identically.
2. Insert the Table Excerpt Include macro on a new page.
3. Specify the settings: 

  • the Excerpt name of the macro
  • the Excerpt source to define the pages containing the Table Excerpt macro.

4. Choose Show as a report table option.
5. Save the page to see the result.


Note, that if your tables have different column names, you need to use the Table Transformer macro and choose Custom Transformation for merging.





Showing page metadata

To depict page metadata, please do the following:

  1. Open the settings of the Table Excerpt Include macro.
  2. Specify the settings for the Show page meta data field.
  3. Save the page to see the result.