Problem

Information for same topic can exist in different spaces
Users might not know about important / key terms that would help them
It takes a lot of time to collate information from all sources and place them in pages.

The image below shows a simplified scenario whereby key information can be quickly collated and shared with all users.

Canned Search for Confluence > How to use CQL Macro to build a corporate encyclopedia > key_summary.png

Proposed Solution

Create template with CQL Search Macro (containing $self as Default Query Term) that can be used to create individual pages to present each of the key information.

Example

The image below shows how the template can be used to collate all information on “Macro”.

Similar page can be created quickly for other key terms (E.g. tutorial, testing, setup) presented in a section.

Canned Search for Confluence > How to use CQL Macro to build a corporate encyclopedia > using_title_as_search.png

For the above page, the template is configured as follows:

Create template with name “Collate for Confluence”
- Add CQL Search Macro in Template
- For macro,
  - Set CQL to label = ‘confluence’ AND type IN (blogpost, page) AND text ~ $$query*$$
  - Set Default Query Term to $self