Confluence connector release notes

Confluence Connector 3.3.0.0

This release of the Confluence connector features the following enhancements. For more information about the connector, see About the Confluence connector.

System Enhancements

Feature	Description
Configuration enhancements	The Confluence connector web.config file now includes parameters for configuring retry attempts and messages when timeout errors occur during crawl operations. For more information, see configure Your Confluence Cloud Connector Using Web.config.

Fixed issues

There are no fixed issues in this release

Confluence Connector 3.2.0.0

This release of the Confluence connector features the following enhancements. For more information about the connector, see About the Confluence connector.

System Enhancements

Feature	Description
Index filtering enhancements	The Confluence connector now supports filtering by the space type (personal or global) in Confluence. Admins now have the option of indexing only the selected Confluence space from the Content Filters tab when configuring their content source Content Sources do the following: Receive data from the Source System via the Connection, Filter the data it receives, Provide the results to the Target, Define the specific search index that contains the content you wish to index (and later search). in Connectivity Hub. For more information, see How to Set Up a Content Source in the Connectivity Hub documentation.
Attachment enhancements	When indexing a Confluence page that has attachments, the Confluence connector will now index attachments as part of the page item. When a user searches for a keyword that is included in an attachment, the connector will now return the specific attachment as well as the Confluence page that it is associated with.
Search user enhancements	The Confluence connector can now use the `Get membersByGroupId API` to crawl Confluence sites where the number of users exceeds 10,000. Admins can specify a group ID in the security synchronization process to override the 10,000 user limitation from the Confluence Search user API. For more information on configuring the security synchronization for a content source, see How to Manage Security for Users and Groups in the Connectivity Hub documentation.
ACL enhancements	The Confluence connector will now preserve the security and access levels that exist on the Confluence page, including ACL permissions for users that have access to parent pages and spaces.
BA Insight connector SDK upgrade	The Confluence connector has been upgraded to use the BA Insight connector SDK v3.0.0.12.

Fixed issues

There are no fixed issues in this release.

Confluence Connector 3.1.0.0

This release of the Confluence connector features the following enhancements. For more information about the connector, see About the Confluence connector.

System Enhancements

Feature	Description
Confluence Data Center Edition support	The Confluence Connector now supports the Confluence Data Center edition. The Confluence connector uses OAuth Specifies a process for resource owners to authorize third-party access to their server resources without providing credentials. 2.0 to authenticate against Confluence. As a result, the installation steps have been updated and are available here: How to Set Up and Configure the Confluence Cloud Connector.
Confluence Standard Edition support	Confluence Standard Edition is no longer supported in this release of the Confluence Connector. If you want to upgrade to Confluence Connector 3.1.0.0, you must use the Confluence Cloud or the Confluence Data Center Edition.
Metadata Provides context with details such as the source, type, owner, and relationships to other data sets. Metadata provides details around the item being crawled by Connectivity Hub. enhancements	The following enhancements have been made to the returned metadata for the Confluence connector: The confluence connector metadata now returns the email ID and profile picture of the author (the user who created the content) and the editor (the user who last modified the content). See Confluence Connector Cloud custom metadata for a full list of custom metadata.

Feature

Description

Confluence Data Center Edition support

The Confluence Connector now supports the Confluence Data Center edition. The Confluence connector uses OAuth Specifies a process for resource owners to authorize third-party access to their server resources without providing credentials. 2.0 to authenticate against Confluence. As a result, the installation steps have been updated and are available here: How to Set Up and Configure the Confluence Cloud Connector.

Confluence Standard Edition support

Confluence Standard Edition is no longer supported in this release of the Confluence Connector. If you want to upgrade to Confluence Connector 3.1.0.0, you must use the Confluence Cloud or the Confluence Data Center Edition.

Metadata Provides context with details such as the source, type, owner, and relationships to other data sets. Metadata provides details around the item being crawled by Connectivity Hub. enhancements

The following enhancements have been made to the returned metadata for the Confluence connector:

The confluence connector metadata now returns the email ID and profile picture of the author (the user who created the content) and the editor (the user who last modified the content).
See Confluence Connector Cloud custom metadata for a full list of custom metadata.

Fixed issues

Issue	Description
BAI-15536	On the OAuth page for the confluence connector, the images were broken.
BAI-15620	The Client ID field was not specified as mandatory when using Confluence OnPrem with an OAuth connection Connection defines the how Connectivity Hub connects to your Source System (which contains your documents, graphics, etc.,). Your Connection includes identifying elements such as: URL of the BA Insight web service connector you are using, (File Share connector, SharePoint Online connector, etc.), Authentication mode, User Accounts and Credentials, Database information (for database connectors).

Issue

Description

BAI-15536

On the OAuth page for the confluence connector, the images were broken.

BAI-15620

The Client ID field was not specified as mandatory when using Confluence OnPrem with an OAuth connection Connection defines the how Connectivity Hub connects to your Source System (which contains your documents, graphics, etc.,). Your Connection includes identifying elements such as: URL of the BA Insight web service connector you are using, (File Share connector, SharePoint Online connector, etc.), Authentication mode, User Accounts and Credentials, Database information (for database connectors).

Confluence Connector 3.0.3.0

System Enhancements

Added handling for response JSON objects with missing fields or values.
Addressed vulnerabilities detected in dependency libraries scan.

Resolved Issues

Issue	Summary
BAI-12081	Crawl shows "Failed" with the error message "Cannot perform runtime binding on a null reference."
BAI-12602	WhiteSource detected vulnerabilities in connector dependencies.