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Creating an Export Scheme


After you've created your template you have to create an export scheme. In the export schemes you can define which template should be used and set the general export settings. The export schemes can later be used to export your Confluence content to the wanted output format. You can either upload a global export scheme, or upload a space export scheme.

Creating a Global Export Scheme 

Before you begin: To upload a global Export Scheme, you must log in with Confluence Admin permissions and a template must exist.

To upload a global template:

  1. Click the cog icon at top right of the screen and select Confluence Admin.
    The Administration Console is displayed.
  2. In the  Scroll DocBook Exportersection, click Export Schemes.
    The screen Global Export Schemes is displayed.

  3. Click Create.
    The screen Create New Export Scheme is displayed.
  4. Enter a name, an optional description, and configure the wanted settings. For more information about the available settings, see Explanation of the Export Settings.
  5. Click Create.

The Export Scheme is created, listed in the available Export Schemes, and can be used to export your Confluence content globally.

Creating a Space Export Scheme 

Before you begin: To upload a space Export Scheme, you must log in with Space Admin permissions and a template must exist.

To upload a space template:

  1. Click Browse > Space Admin.
    The Administration Console is displayed.
  2. In the  Scroll DocBook Exportersection, click Export Schemes.
    The screen Available Export Schemes is displayed.

  3. Click Create.
    The screen Create New Export Scheme is displayed.
  4. Enter a name, an optional description, and configure the wanted settings. For more information about the available settings, see Explanation of the Export Settings.
  5. Click Create.

The Export Scheme is created, listed in the available Export Schemes, and can be used to export your Confluence content in the specific space.

Explanation of the Export Settings 

TabCategorieElementDescription
General Choose a template

Select the template you want to use.

 ExportThis page and its children

Acticate this option, if you want to export the page you have clicked the button Export to DocBook in, and all the children of this page.

  Only this page

Activate this option, if you just want to export the page you have clicked the button Export to DocBook in.

  This page and all children with label ...Activate this option, if you want to export the page you have clicked the button Export to DocBook in, and all children with (a) certain label(s).
Enter a space seperated list of labels in the opened field. To exclude certain labels, prepend the ^ character to the label. For example 'admin_guide ^draft' will include pages with label 'admin_guide' but not draft.
Content ProcessingMacrosOutput toc macros

Clear this check box, if you want to exclude all macros creating tables of content from the export.

  Output children macros

Clear this check box, if you want to exclude all macros creating listings of children pages from the export.

  Output section macros as table

Select this check box, if you want to exclude all macros creating listings of children pages from the export.

  Output numberedheadings macrosSelect this check box, if you want to output the numbering of the Numbered Headings macro.
 ImagesExport images with original resolution

Select this check box, if you want to automatically convert thumbnail images to full size images.

 AdvancedMerge single, first heading and page title

Select this check box, if you want to automatically convert the page title to Heading 1. For more information, see How Scroll Handles Headings.

DocBook SettingsIndexGenerate IndexSelect this check box, if you want to genereate an index.
  Convert Labels to Index Terms

Select this check box, if you want to automatically use the page labels as index terms.
(info) This option is only applied if an index is generated.

DocBook Metadata Author First NameEnter the author's first name of the document.
  Author SurnameEnter the author's surname of the document.
  Editor First NameEnter the editors's first name of the document.
  Editor SurnameEnter the editors's surname of the document.
Ad hoc WorkflowsAd hoc WorkflowsOnly published versionsSelect this check box, if you want to export only pages that have been published with the Ad hoc Workflows plugin.
(info) This option is only active, if workflows are activated for this space.




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