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  2. CONFSERVER-41399

JIRA Issue Macro should support Anonymous JIRA users

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      Currently, the JIRA Issue Macro seems to contain a limitation - that, unless a user is in the "jira-users" group on JIRA, it is impossible for them to view JIRA issues presented by the JIM plugin, even though the JIRA project in question is open for anonymous browse access.

      However, it appears that this is supported in the underlying metadata by adding the "<ac:parameter ac:name="anonymous">true</ac:parameter>" (using the Confluence Metadata Editor).

      The only problem with this is that it gets wiped out if you ever perform an Edit/Save on the inserted JIM. Currently, the only solution we've found for this is to reapply the metadata edit.

      I believe this could be resolved in a couple of ways

      1. the JIM editor sucks in the existing metadata, updates only what's changed and writes it all back out - thus persisting any underlying metadata edits or
      2. (my preferred solution) - the JIM plugin is updated to expose the anonymous setting as an "Allow anonymous access" checkbox. The default would be as "unchecked" to replicate current behaviour but ticking the checkbox would cause the insertion of the "anonymous=true" parameter in the underlying metadata. If that setting already exists in the metadata then, when the JIM is edited in the future, it's current value is exposed in the setting of the checkbox.

            [CONFSERVER-41399] JIRA Issue Macro should support Anonymous JIRA users

            Adam Barnes (Inactive) added a comment -
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            Thank you for raising this suggestion. We regret to inform you that due to limited demand, we have no plans to implement it in the foreseeable future. In order to set expectations, we're closing this request now. Sometimes potentially valuable tickets do get closed where the Summary or Description has not caught the attention of the community. If you feel that this suggestion is valuable, consider describing in more detail or outlining how this request will help you achieve your goals. We may then be able to provide better guidance. Thanks again.
            Regards,
            Confluence Product Management

            Adam Barnes (Inactive) added a comment - Atlassian update Thank you for raising this suggestion. We regret to inform you that due to limited demand, we have no plans to implement it in the foreseeable future. In order to set expectations, we're closing this request now. Sometimes potentially valuable tickets do get closed where the Summary or Description has not caught the attention of the community. If you feel that this suggestion is valuable, consider describing in more detail or outlining how this request will help you achieve your goals. We may then be able to provide better guidance. Thanks again. Regards, Confluence Product Management

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