Content scanning alert trigger does not fire when a specific Alert type (e.g., "Sensitive data detection: passwords") is selected

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      Issue Summary

      When creating a Confluence Automation flow using the "Content scanning alert" trigger, the automation does not execute if a specific Alert type is selected (e.g., "Sensitive data detection: passwords"). However, the same automation triggers correctly when the Alert type filter is left empty (i.e., "All content scanning alerts").

      The Guard Detect alert itself fires correctly , the issue is isolated to the automation trigger's Alert type filtering logic.

      Steps to Reproduce

      1. Navigate to Confluence Admin → Automation
      2. Create a new flow with the trigger: "Content scanning alert for Confluence"
      3. In the trigger configuration, select a specific Alert type → "Sensitive data detection: passwords"
      4. Add any action (e.g., send email, restrict page, add comment)
      5. Enable the flow
      6. Create/edit a Confluence page with content that contains a password pattern (e.g., password=abc123)
      7. Wait for Guard Detect to fire the content scanning alert
      8. Observe the automation audit log

      Expected Results

      • Guard Detect fires the "Sensitive data detection: passwords" alert ✅
      • The Confluence automation flow with the matching Alert type filter should trigger and execute the configured action

      Actual Results

      • Guard Detect fires the alert correctly ✅
      • The automation flow does not trigger
      • No errors appear in the automation audit log , the rule is simply skipped
      • The same flow triggers correctly if the Alert type filter is set to "All content scanning alerts"

      Workaround

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

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              Reporter:
              Nitika Arora
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