Adding an inline comment on a Database cell as a View-only user produces an unanchored comment that cannot be navigated to from the comments sidebar.

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    • Type: Bug
    • Resolution: Unresolved
    • Priority: Low
    • Component/s: Database
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      Issue Summary

      In Confluence Databases; an inline comment's `inlineMarkerRef` is expected to be embedded in the document so the UI can locate the anchored cell. When a user with View-only permissions adds an inline comment on a Database cell, the comment record is created but no annotation mark is persisted in the document. To editors the comment appears "orphaned" — clicking it in the sidebar does not focus or scroll to any cell. .

      Steps to Reproduce

      1. Open a Confluence Database page as an editor.
      2. Have a separate user with View-only permission open the same page and add an inline comment on a cell (through right clicking on cell and seeing value contextual menu).
      3. As the editor, refresh the page and open the comments sidebar.
      4. Click the view-only user's comment in the sidebar.
      5. As an editor, add a separate inline comment on a different cell and click that one from the sidebar for comparison.

      Expected Results

      Inline comments created by any user permitted to comment on a Database (including View-only users) persist their annotation mark into the document, so that:

      • Sidebar → cell navigation works regardless of the comment author's permission level.

        Actual Results

      Clicking the view-only user's comment in the sidebar does not shift focus to any cell.

      Workaround

      Currently, there is no known workaround for this behavior. A workaround will be added here when available

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              Reporter:
              Abhinay Nigam
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