Problem Definition

Allow Search for content that is related to an inactive user

Currently, an inactivated user is not able to be searched in the fields below at the Full Search page:

• Contributor
• Creator
• Mentioning user

This means that it is not possible for existing users to search for contents that are related to an inactivated user using the fields above.

Suggested Solution

Allow the inactivated users that have content tied to them to be able to search in the field mentioned above.

Workaround

It is still possible to search for the content by including the user's username in the URL such as:

1. The URL below will search for content that has the Contributor with the username admin:

   MyConfluence.com/dosearchsite.action?cql=contributor+=+"admin"
   

2. The URL below will search for content that has the Creator with the username admin:

   MyConfluence.com/dosearchsite.action?cql=creator+=+"admin"
   

3. The URL below will search for content that has the Mentioning user with the username admin:

   MyConfluence.com/dosearchsite.action?cql=mention+=+"admin"
   

It is possible to mix them up together with other Search Syntax as well