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  2. JSDSERVER-170

As an administrator I want to be able to link to multiple Confluence Spaces

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      Atlassian Update – 31 July 2023

      Hi everyone,

      This feature will be released in 5.11!
      We’re introducing the ability to link more than one knowledge base space to a single service project. This feature will improve your customer service experience and reduce request turnaround times, as agents and customers can access a wider range of articles for self-service.

      Project admins will be able to link multiple spaces from the same Confluence instance, and agents can choose the appropriate space when they create new articles. We’re also making some UI changes to the agent view to enhance the knowledge base search and article creation experience.

      Kind Regards,

      Lucy Devine

      Jira Service Management, Data Center

      Problem Definition

      Sometimes there may be existing Confluence Spaces that already contain Knowledge Base data. Having the ability to link a single Jira Service Management project to these spaces would be better, since that would require less Space and Page re-arranging. Not changing the pre-existing Knowledge Base environment would be less troubling for Customers as well.

      Suggested Solution

      Have Jira Service Management be able to connect to multiple Confluence Spaces.

      Use cases
      • related knowledge is scattered among multiple Spaces;
      • a subset of knowledge needs to be shared among more Service Desks, but other topics are covered in specific Spaces.

            [JSDSERVER-170] As an administrator I want to be able to link to multiple Confluence Spaces

            Atlassian Update – 31 July 2023

            Hi everyone,

            This feature will be released in 5.11!
            We’re introducing the ability to link more than one knowledge base space to a single service project. This feature will improve your customer service experience and reduce request turnaround times, as agents and customers can access a wider range of articles for self-service.

            Project admins will be able to link multiple spaces from the same Confluence instance, and agents can choose the appropriate space when they create new articles. We’re also making some UI changes to the agent view to enhance the knowledge base search and article creation experience.

            Kind Regards,

            Lucy Devine

            Jira Service Management, Data Center

            Lucy Devine added a comment - Atlassian Update – 31 July 2023 Hi everyone, This feature will be released in 5.11! We’re introducing the ability to link more than one knowledge base space to a single service project. This feature will improve your customer service experience and reduce request turnaround times, as agents and customers can access a wider range of articles for self-service. Project admins will be able to link multiple spaces from the same Confluence instance, and agents can choose the appropriate space when they create new articles. We’re also making some UI changes to the agent view to enhance the knowledge base search and article creation experience. Kind Regards, Lucy Devine Jira Service Management, Data Center

            Hi,

            This addon was recently archived https://www.anovaapps.com/multi-space-knowledge-base-searcher/#content but he was doing this job.

            Do you know another addon that could do the same please ?

            Regards.

            Sylvain Leduc added a comment - Hi, This addon was recently archived https://www.anovaapps.com/multi-space-knowledge-base-searcher/#content but he was doing this job. Do you know another addon that could do the same please ? Regards.

            Atlassian Update – 14 June 2023

            Hi everyone,

            We are excited to let you know that we are working on this highly requested feature. We are looking to release within Q3-4 2023 (calendar year).

            More updates are to come as we continue progressing.

            Kind Regards,

            Lucy Devine

            Jira Service Management, Data Center

            Lucy Devine added a comment - Atlassian Update – 14 June 2023 Hi everyone, We are excited to let you know that we are working on this highly requested feature. We are looking to release within Q3-4 2023 (calendar year). More updates are to come as we continue progressing. Kind Regards, Lucy Devine Jira Service Management, Data Center

            • Spaces should be linkable with a servicedesk ACROSS different organization.
            • we use a different organization with a confluence knowledge base for our webproduct that is set to public.
              • this because we do want to prevent mixing rights in the same confluence organisation and prevent internal people from posting or exposing information to the public without their knowing. (separation of concerns)
            • we have a big problem of using the 'suggestion features' in the service desk portal for our users to guide them to knowledge base articles without the ability to connect the knowledge base from the 'knowledge base confluence organisation' to the servicedesk.
            • the servicedesk is heavily integration into production Jira projects and boards and sprints such that moving the servicedesk to the knowledge base organisation is undesirable.

            Jochem Berends added a comment - Spaces should be linkable with a servicedesk ACROSS different organization. we use a different organization with a confluence knowledge base for our webproduct that is set to public. this because we do want to prevent mixing rights in the same confluence organisation and prevent internal people from posting or exposing information to the public without their knowing. (separation of concerns) we have a big problem of using the 'suggestion features' in the service desk portal for our users to guide them to knowledge base articles without the ability to connect the knowledge base from the 'knowledge base confluence organisation' to the servicedesk. the servicedesk is heavily integration into production Jira projects and boards and sprints such that moving the servicedesk to the knowledge base organisation is undesirable.

            Atlassian Update – 21 February 2023

            Hi

            We are currently user testing design exploration into linking multiple Confluence spaces and would love to hear your feedback.

            User testing can take up to 45-minutes to go through various ideas and look at possible solutions.

            If you are interested in being involved, please send me an email at umauersberg@atlassian.com. Referencing the ticket and letting me know your company, its size, and how you use Jira Service Management.

            I look forward to exploring solutions with you!

            Thanks
            Uli Mauersberg
            Jira Service Management, Data Center & Server

            Uli Mauersberg added a comment - Atlassian Update – 21 February 2023 Hi We are currently user testing design exploration into linking multiple Confluence spaces and would love to hear your feedback. User testing can take up to 45-minutes to go through various ideas and look at possible solutions. If you are interested in being involved, please send me an email at umauersberg@atlassian.com . Referencing the ticket and letting me know your company, its size, and how you use Jira Service Management. I look forward to exploring solutions with you! Thanks Uli Mauersberg Jira Service Management, Data Center & Server

            I though this would be standard from the beginning.
            Surprised to read that it is not implemented.
            Definitely a +1, particularly to have different access levels to different knowledge.

            Christian Sprenger added a comment - I though this would be standard from the beginning. Surprised to read that it is not implemented. Definitely a +1, particularly to have different access levels to different knowledge.

            This is excellent news, and certainly a Christmas present I'll take. Being able to point to multiple spaces will really help with our KCS initiative and respond more quickly and easily to requests by having multiple sources of knowledge available and searchable, bringing a feature already available in Cloud into Data Center.

            Todd Thomas added a comment - This is excellent news, and certainly a Christmas present I'll take. Being able to point to multiple spaces will really help with our KCS initiative and respond more quickly and easily to requests by having multiple sources of knowledge available and searchable, bringing a feature already available in Cloud into Data Center.

            Atlassian Update – 22 December 2022

            Hi everyone,

            We’re excited to let you know that we’re starting work on this suggestion. This will be added to our public roadmap in the new calendar year, with an indicative release in Q2 2023.

            This improvement will allow you to link multiple Confluence spaces together to create a comprehensive knowledge base and a unified searchable portal for your customers.

            Please continue to follow this ticket for further updates.

            Kind regards,

            Charlie Marriott

            Jira Service Management Data Center

            Charlie Marriott added a comment - Atlassian Update – 22 December 2022 Hi everyone, We’re excited to let you know that we’re starting work on this suggestion. This will be added to our public roadmap in the new calendar year, with an indicative release in Q2 2023. This improvement will allow you to link multiple Confluence spaces together to create a comprehensive knowledge base and a unified searchable portal for your customers. Please continue to follow this ticket for further updates. Kind regards, Charlie Marriott Jira Service Management Data Center

            It's a SHAME how Atlassian milks existing on-premise customers and the majority of investments go to CLOUD products. DC customers are now paying a lot of money, and you are not able to provide this basic feature one year after it's available in CLOUD JSM.

             

            Martin Jerga {TEMPEST} added a comment - It's a SHAME how Atlassian milks existing on-premise customers and the majority of investments go to CLOUD products. DC customers are now paying a lot of money, and you are not able to provide this basic feature one year after it's available in CLOUD JSM.  

            Hi, this is a must have for our company! We did evaluation on JSM Cloud environment where we could link multiple knowledge base spaces, then we decided on JSM Data Center and now during deployment finalization we stumble upon this missing feature. It was delivered to Cloud over a year ago, please move it to DC version as well, it's a blocker for us given how we designed our business processes for our customers basing our evaluation on this being available.

            Tomasz Legutko added a comment - Hi, this is a must have for our company! We did evaluation on JSM Cloud environment where we could link multiple knowledge base spaces, then we decided on JSM Data Center and now during deployment finalization we stumble upon this missing feature. It was delivered to Cloud over a year ago, please move it to DC version as well, it's a blocker for us given how we designed our business processes for our customers basing our evaluation on this being available.

            Any updates on this?

            Eric R Hartway added a comment - Any updates on this?

            It looks like this feature exists in Cloud- having it on Server would be very useful, especially since you can access Confluence in the Cloud version (but also only one Space). This would set our team up better for a transition into Cloud if it came to Server.

            Todd Thomas added a comment - It looks like this feature exists in Cloud- having it on Server would be very useful, especially since you can access Confluence in the Cloud version (but also only one Space). This would set our team up better for a transition into Cloud if it came to Server.

            Diana C added a comment -

            Any updates on when we can expect this in Data Center?

            Diana C added a comment - Any updates on when we can expect this in Data Center?

            C Wilbon added a comment -

            Any update on the Server solution?  Looks like Cloud is rolling out very soon.

            C Wilbon added a comment - Any update on the Server solution?  Looks like Cloud is rolling out very soon.

            Much needed.

            David Luke added a comment - Much needed.

            @brianFrampton: exactly this setup was our goal. As stated in https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JSDSERVER-170?focusedCommentId=1971557&page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel#comment-1971557 we used our own fix as interim a solution (unfortunately the interim state lasts due to the lack of a upstream solution)

            klaus zerwes added a comment - @brianFrampton: exactly this setup was our goal. As stated in https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JSDSERVER-170?focusedCommentId=1971557&page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel#comment-1971557 we used our own fix as interim a solution (unfortunately the interim state lasts due to the lack of a upstream solution)

            This would be very useful, espeically if I could link an internal KB for agents only, and an external KB for customers and agents to see.

            Brian Frampton added a comment - This would be very useful, espeically if I could link an internal KB for agents only, and an external KB for customers and agents to see.

            Evan Wolf added a comment -

            Would be very useful for my company

            Evan Wolf added a comment - Would be very useful for my company

            bede added a comment -

            bede added a comment - someone saw the opportunity & provided a plugin for Jira Server https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1221742/multi-space-knowledge-base-searcher-jira?hosting=server&tab=overview

            klaus zerwes added a comment - @ alexander.schmid   : we achieved this with  https://gist.github.com/rlsit/15f9d1e99274cfdbd2b400ea6284965b see: https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JSDSERVER-170?focusedCommentId=1971557&page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel#comment-1971557

            It would be also really great, if there could be different sections as "internal" and "public" knowledge bases.

            Alexander Schmid added a comment - It would be also really great, if there could be different sections as "internal" and "public" knowledge bases.

            Johannes added a comment -

            This would extremely important for us. Not sure how this is still not implemented after six years.

            Johannes added a comment - This would extremely important for us. Not sure how this is still not implemented after six years.

            Eric Sara added a comment -

            This function would be excellent. We would also like a more granular approach and be able to select Jira Users and what Confluence Space they can be linked to. 

            Eric Sara added a comment - This function would be excellent. We would also like a more granular approach and be able to select Jira Users and what Confluence Space they can be linked to. 

            We have the same issue, I want to connect multiple spaces with one ServiceDesk project.

            Katharina Seidl added a comment - We have the same issue, I want to connect multiple spaces with one ServiceDesk project.

            this is now almost on the top 10 list of most voted requests. Currently on #16. I wonder how much Atlassian cares about that? 

            As they ask us to vote, I would hope it means something for them. If customer satisfaction is important it should not be impossible to solve top-voted issues in each update. 

            Andreas Hagglund added a comment - this is now almost on the top 10 list of most voted requests. Currently on #16. I wonder how much Atlassian cares about that?  As they ask us to vote, I would hope it means something for them. If customer satisfaction is important it should not be impossible to solve top-voted issues in each update. 

            We assumed this functionality was already built into JSD. We have the exact use case as many others here- one external facing Confluence Space while wanting to search multiple internal Spaces. We love that we can put our stuff into so many Confluence Spaces, but if they aren't searchable within JSD easily, it's like it doesn't exist.

            Todd Thomas added a comment - We assumed this functionality was already built into JSD. We have the exact use case as many others here- one external facing Confluence Space while wanting to search multiple internal Spaces. We love that we can put our stuff into so many Confluence Spaces, but if they aren't searchable within JSD easily, it's like it doesn't exist.

            Our customer is going to start using JSD. Not a good start when we have to realise that such a popular request is in an idle mode since years... :-/

            Johannes Rudolf added a comment - Our customer is going to start using JSD. Not a good start when we have to realise that such a popular request is in an idle mode since years... :-/

            We stumbled over this issue in 2016 and implemented a simple interim fix for us at the beginning of 2017.

            I did not post our solution here, as it is really just a hackish and crutchy fix and very strongly tailored to our needs.

            As the issue is still not resolved, I decided to publish our crutchy fix as a gist @ https://gist.github.com/rlsit/15f9d1e99274cfdbd2b400ea6284965b

            It is a pure JavaScript implementation. If I knew we would use the interim q&d fix for more then 2 years I would have used a more robust implementation (script runner / web pannel / ...)

            So I publish this code snippet in the hope someone might find it useful and with the express note:

            • no warranty
            • use at your own risk
            • ugly code (I am no JS programmer!), combined with cerebral diarrhea:  you might risk to vomit

            And I would be glad if atlassian releases me from my own ugly code with a 'professional' solution.

            klaus zerwes added a comment - We stumbled over this issue in 2016 and implemented a simple interim fix for us at the beginning of 2017. I did not post our solution here, as it is really just a hackish and crutchy fix and very strongly tailored to our needs. As the issue is still not resolved, I decided to publish our crutchy fix as a gist @ https://gist.github.com/rlsit/15f9d1e99274cfdbd2b400ea6284965b It is a pure JavaScript implementation. If I knew we would use the interim q&d fix for more then 2 years I would have used a more robust implementation (script runner / web pannel / ...) So I publish this code snippet in the hope someone might find it useful and with the express note: no warranty use at your own risk ugly code (I am no JS programmer!), combined with cerebral diarrhea:  you might risk to vomit And I would be glad if atlassian releases me from my own ugly code with a 'professional' solution.

            Our use case is precisely the same as Daniel's.

            Michael Woffenden added a comment - Our use case is precisely the same as Daniel's.

            Completely agree. I can't imagine how this would be so difficult.

            Scott Fedorov added a comment - Completely agree. I can't imagine how this would be so difficult.

            To be honest I think that, given the will to do it, this should be trivial to implement.

            Another use case popping up for us. We serve internal and external users with the same ServiceDesk. Some articles of the KB are public, that others not. While one could go page by page selecting (via Restrictions) what is public and not, I find that extremely error prone. Our preferred approach would be to have two KBs, one public and one not, both connected to the same JSD.

            Come on Atlassian. At least give some signs of life here...

            Daniel Varela Santoalla added a comment - To be honest I think that, given the will to do it, this should be trivial to implement. Another use case popping up for us. We serve internal and external users with the same ServiceDesk. Some articles of the KB are public, that others not. While one could go page by page selecting (via Restrictions) what is public and not, I find that extremely error prone. Our preferred approach would be to have two KBs, one public and one not, both connected to the same JSD. Come on Atlassian. At least give some signs of life here...

            Having had Confluence (And Jira software) for many years before service desk we have our knowledge spread around many spaces. Particularly for Agent Only use at a level 2 or 3 support scenario, it doesn't really make sense for us to have to realign or duplicate information in Confluence to fit in one single space to suit Service Desk.
            We'd actually like it to be able to search all of Confluence, not specific spaces.

            Damian Wheeler (Otago) added a comment - Having had Confluence (And Jira software) for many years before service desk we have our knowledge spread around many spaces. Particularly for Agent Only use at a level 2 or 3 support scenario, it doesn't really make sense for us to have to realign or duplicate information in Confluence to fit in one single space to suit Service Desk. We'd actually like it to be able to search all of Confluence, not specific spaces.

            Having this capability and flexibility would be outstanding. Atlassian, please seriously consider this essential feature.

            Michael Woffenden added a comment - Having this capability and flexibility would be outstanding. Atlassian, please seriously consider this essential feature.

            I think in total ( all requests regarding multiple spaces ) there are more than 600 Votes but nothing happens at all.

            Thats very frustrating 

            Frank Dombrowsky added a comment - I think in total ( all requests regarding multiple spaces ) there are more than 600 Votes but nothing happens at all. Thats very frustrating 

            This feature would be very useful as our IT Team uses canned responses and internal documentations that external users shouldn't see. 

            As we reference both External Help Desk articles and internal documentation 

            Miguel Equina added a comment - This feature would be very useful as our IT Team uses canned responses and internal documentations that external users shouldn't see.  As we reference both External Help Desk articles and internal documentation 

            Perhaps you could address the issue of user authentication from Jira to confluence knowledge bases first before opening up even more functionality?

            https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JSDSERVER-1551

            I appreciate that this issue has been open longer (since 2013) but sure users need a seamless experience in logging into the service first before they even get directed to content?

            Please make these issues a priority! I can't believe it has taken 5 years / 3 years to get to a stage of just "gathering interest".

             

             

            Anthony Martin added a comment - Perhaps you could address the issue of user authentication from Jira to confluence knowledge bases first before opening up even more functionality? https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JSDSERVER-1551 I appreciate that this issue has been open longer (since 2013) but sure users need a seamless experience in logging into the service first before they even get directed to content? Please make these issues a priority! I can't believe it has taken 5 years / 3 years to get to a stage of just "gathering interest".    

            This would be a super-useful feature. It makes little sense why to limit the search to one space only.  Also add the ability to link to the root (all spaces) in Confluence. Some companies are not that secretive, and need this flexibility.

            Andrew Bilukha added a comment - This would be a super-useful feature. It makes little sense why to limit the search to one space only.  Also add the ability to link to the root (all spaces) in Confluence. Some companies are not that secretive, and need this flexibility.

            We need this feature as we have two sets of customers, but with completely different issues to troubleshoot, and we prefer not to send them into the same experience.

            Wendy Rader added a comment - We need this feature as we have two sets of customers, but with completely different issues to troubleshoot, and we prefer not to send them into the same experience.

            Chris added a comment -

            Certainly need this. Not everybody runs a service desk per product and the likes of Freshdesk already allow client specific spaces only visible to certain companies.

            Chris added a comment - Certainly need this. Not everybody runs a service desk per product and the likes of Freshdesk already allow client specific spaces only visible to certain companies.

            Dan Maxwell added a comment - - edited

            Please move ahead with implementing this feature as this is now a non-starter on implementing Jira Service Desk until it's remedied.

            Dan Maxwell added a comment - - edited Please move ahead with implementing this feature as this is now a non-starter on implementing Jira Service Desk until it's remedied.

            We implement Jira SD now and we missed this feature very hard

            Frank Dombrowsky added a comment - We implement Jira SD now and we missed this feature very hard

            We could work around it using the "hack" presented here: https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-53598

            Johan Johansson added a comment - We could work around it using the "hack" presented here: https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-53598

            Actually, I expected this to be possible. It seemed to be natural to be able to use separate spaces for KB and other documentation needs. Please implement this feature. 

            Magdalena Grefve added a comment - Actually, I expected this to be possible. It seemed to be natural to be able to use separate spaces for KB and other documentation needs. Please implement this feature. 

            Really really need this feature. Created 2013. Will it ever be added?

            Julia Erdel added a comment - Really really need this feature. Created 2013. Will it ever be added?

            We are looking to implement the KB feature in our service desk and having this feature will help us have two partner facing KBs for our separate issues versus having to create a whole new one with both already set up KBs merged into it.

            @Atlassian Please work on implementing this feature..

            Ilyana Miller added a comment - We are looking to implement the KB feature in our service desk and having this feature will help us have two partner facing KBs for our separate issues versus having to create a whole new one with both already set up KBs merged into it. @Atlassian Please work on implementing this feature..

            We could really use this feature! In our scenario, we're separating it by a space for an application specific KB and then a How to space for more general IT help.

            Sharlyne Tsai added a comment - We could really use this feature! In our scenario, we're separating it by a space for an application specific KB and then a How to space for more general IT help.

            Yes please we really need this feature, as it widens the KB search capability....  Very supportive of this feature!

            Ayman Franso added a comment - Yes please we really need this feature, as it widens the KB search capability....  Very supportive of this feature!

            ours too, please add this feature

            ISD Helpdesk Analyst added a comment - ours too, please add this feature

            We have another use case for this one - where we have an IT helpdesk with access to shared KB articles for general circulation to all staff members, and a need for other KB articles which are more technical, or contain confidential details / information / configuration settings which should only be available to IT support staff. 

            When logging a support request / issues through the self service customer portal, the customer would be able to browse KB articles from the general availability confluence space and use them as necessary, but not those from the IT technical space. When the technician picks up an issue that couldn't be solved through the self service customer portal KB's they have the option to search the technical solutions as well as the generally available solutions from both KB spaces. 

            Anthony Martin added a comment - We have another use case for this one - where we have an IT helpdesk with access to shared KB articles for general circulation to all staff members, and a need for other KB articles which are more technical, or contain confidential details / information / configuration settings which should only be available to IT support staff.  When logging a support request / issues through the self service customer portal, the customer would be able to browse KB articles from the general availability confluence space and use them as necessary, but not those from the IT technical space. When the technician picks up an issue that couldn't be solved through the self service customer portal KB's they have the option to search the technical solutions as well as the generally available solutions from both KB spaces. 

            Marc Österlein added a comment - - edited

            Our Use case is the same - @Atlassian please implement this important feature

            Marc Österlein added a comment - - edited Our Use case is the same - @Atlassian please implement this important feature

            My use case is the same as already mentioned here. A company-wide first line support team that wants to access KBs populated and owned by other teams.

            The other only option is to have a huge company-wide KB, but I don't thing that's feasible at all.

            Of the course the first-line team will also have their own dedicated KB, that should be the one chosen by default when issues are "promoted" to KB articles. But then articles might get moved to other KDs

            Daniel Varela Santoalla added a comment - My use case is the same as already mentioned here. A company-wide first line support team that wants to access KBs populated and owned by other teams. The other only option is to have a huge company-wide KB, but I don't thing that's feasible at all. Of the course the first-line team will also have their own dedicated KB, that should be the one chosen by default when issues are "promoted" to KB articles. But then articles might get moved to other KDs

            ict added a comment -

            As 1st line support we want to be able to read article from other spaces to fully support our end users.

            ict added a comment - As 1st line support we want to be able to read article from other spaces to fully support our end users.

            C added a comment -

            We have one JSD project for submitting to our team and the 20 products we support.   The challenge is that we have a separate confluence knowledge space for each product (20 separate Confluence knowledge space) 

            Since Atlassian's implementation is based on the assumption that a JIRA Service Desk will have a 1 to 1 mapping to Knowledge Space, we are unable to use this feature.  

            Our organizational approach is that each team has their own service desk project, however each team has multiple spaces.   This has made our Service Desk implementation less than idea.  we did try the other approach but teams reporting that they struggled to work through the 100's of pages.  

             

            C added a comment - We have one JSD project for submitting to our team and the 20 products we support.   The challenge is that we have a separate confluence knowledge space for each product (20 separate Confluence knowledge space)  Since Atlassian's implementation is based on the assumption that a JIRA Service Desk will have a 1 to 1 mapping to Knowledge Space, we are unable to use this feature.   Our organizational approach is that each team has their own service desk project, however each team has multiple spaces.   This has made our Service Desk implementation less than idea.  we did try the other approach but teams reporting that they struggled to work through the 100's of pages.    

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