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  2. CONFSERVER-32367

Page Properties Report columns with same name are listed separately or not showing

      NOTE: This bug report is for Confluence Server. Using Confluence Cloud? See the corresponding bug report.

      Symptoms:
      On the Page Properties Report macro either:

      A) Content is missing:

      B) Columns are duplicated:

      Cause:
      When manually modifying a Page Properties table, a hidden tag (like <p> or <span>) might be present in the field text, making fields with same text be treated as different. This also makes impossible to list a column by it's name.

      See the differences in the Storage Format of:

      Project Page 3 <SPAN>
      <ac:structured-macro ac:name="details"><ac:rich-text-body>
      <table><tbody><tr>
      <td><p>Priority</p></td>
      ....
      </tr>
      <tr>
      <td><span>Status</span></td>
      ....
      

      vs

      Project Page 1
      <ac:structured-macro ac:name="details"><ac:rich-text-body>
      <table><tbody><tr>
      <td>Priority</td>
      ....
      </tr>
      <tr>
      <td>Status</td>
      ...
      

      So:

      • in A) there is a Column Filter applied (Status, Priority) but the Report doesn't find those Columns in "Project Page 3 <SPAN>" because those fields have other characters in it.
      • in B) the columns are listed separately because although they look the same, they are different to the Report macro.

      Expected:

      • Special tags to be ignored. If rows look the same, to be treated like the same.

      Steps to reproduce:
      To get the <p> or <span> values in the table you have to:

      1. Write two lines of text anywhere on the page
      2. Copy the lines inside the table
        Editing the field names from now on, will keep the <p> or <span> value on them.

      Workaround:

      • Remove the table's row and create it again, for every row with the problem.

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            [CONFSERVER-32367] Page Properties Report columns with same name are listed separately or not showing

            I am facing the same issue

            Hitesh.Kumar added a comment - I am facing the same issue

            any news on that?

            yarin.benyakov added a comment - any news on that?

            Stefan Hett added a comment - - edited

            @Eric, according to the comment from Agnes the issue got resolved in the Page Properties Macros plugin >= 4.1.2 (which is bundled as of 5.5.1 as I assume due to the fixed version being set). So the resolution of this issue should not be due to some workaround but rather a real fix.

            If you are suggesting the issue is present in 5.8.10 maybe it's a regression in a later version or it's a different issue/bug you are seeing...

            Btw. the issue also exists (or better said existed) on non OD-versions.
            5.4.4

            And I can confirm that the issue indeed is fixed in 5.5.7.

            Stefan Hett added a comment - - edited @Eric, according to the comment from Agnes the issue got resolved in the Page Properties Macros plugin >= 4.1.2 (which is bundled as of 5.5.1 as I assume due to the fixed version being set). So the resolution of this issue should not be due to some workaround but rather a real fix. If you are suggesting the issue is present in 5.8.10 maybe it's a regression in a later version or it's a different issue/bug you are seeing... Btw. the issue also exists (or better said existed) on non OD-versions. 5.4.4 And I can confirm that the issue indeed is fixed in 5.5.7.

            This issue is still present in Confluence 5.8.10 and is a major issue as we cannot have confidence in the associated metadata.
            We are using the property as part of comala workflows to defined approvers for various states of the workflow.
            This misbehaviour of the properties render our workflow very unreliable.

            The presence of a workaround should not be sufficient to consider this issue relolved.

            Eric Toussaint added a comment - This issue is still present in Confluence 5.8.10 and is a major issue as we cannot have confidence in the associated metadata. We are using the property as part of comala workflows to defined approvers for various states of the workflow. This misbehaviour of the properties render our workflow very unreliable. The presence of a workaround should not be sufficient to consider this issue relolved.

            I just found CONF-34141
            It worked for me adding the same ID to all page properties. (befor there where no IDs)
            Info: I'm affraid I played with IDs on those page's properties befor, but removed them. That might caused the issue.

            Florian Zöllner [Communardo] added a comment - I just found CONF-34141 It worked for me adding the same ID to all page properties. (befor there where no IDs) Info: I'm affraid I played with IDs on those page's properties befor, but removed them. That might caused the issue.

            this bug still occurs in CF5.5.2
            copy&pasting a working table row, not even the whole page properties macro and table from a working page didn't work for me.

            Florian Zöllner [Communardo] added a comment - this bug still occurs in CF5.5.2 copy&pasting a working table row, not even the whole page properties macro and table from a working page didn't work for me.

            Agnes Ro added a comment -

            This has been fixed in version 4.1.2 of the plugin which available on marketplace

            Agnes Ro added a comment - This has been fixed in version 4.1.2 of the plugin which available on marketplace

            This ticket description and workaround was AWESOME! I just had to copy/paste for a troubleshooting page on my confluence instance. Thanks!

            Julia Wester added a comment - This ticket description and workaround was AWESOME! I just had to copy/paste for a troubleshooting page on my confluence instance. Thanks!

            Mauro Badii (Inactive) added a comment - https://answers.atlassian.com/questions/271246/page-properties-report

            stheer,
            Yes, one the page, go to Tools -> View Storage Format
            Cheers

            Mauro Badii (Inactive) added a comment - stheer , Yes, one the page, go to Tools -> View Storage Format Cheers

              agnes@atlassian.com Agnes Ro
              mfernandezbadii Mauro Badii (Inactive)
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