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A one-off copy of a space to a target space

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How to set the target space and copy options to simply copy the content in a space

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Overview

You can copy one space to another when you have a space with information you want to replicate.

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You can use this option to copy

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a space

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as it exists at a point in time

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  • a target space for the copy must be set prior to each use of the Copy Space action

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  • Copy Space can be

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  • pages, blogposts, top-level pages

The copy action can also be set to include

  • labels, content properties, scaffolding data, version comments

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  • configured for a different target space to the publishing option

  • The content to be copied is also configured separately to the

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  • publishing

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  • options

Who can use Copy Space?

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Tip

To copy a space you will need to

  • have space admin permission in the space you want to copy

  • have at least View, Edit and Delete permission for pages, blog posts, and attachments in the target space

  • to be a member of the Confluence user group added to

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Using Copy Space

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Copying a space

To copy one space to another:

  1. Create a target space

  2. Choose Publishing in the space tools menu

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  3. Close the popup option box for setting up a Published Space.

    The display will confirm the current Publish Space status
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  4. Choose Copy Space option.

  5. Select the Target Space for the content to be copied to using the dropdown menu.

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    (blue star) You will need view and edit permissions for the target space.

  6. Choose the Copy Options.
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    If you want to replace the target space home page with the source space home page you can do this

    • set the Copy Options to Delete Pages added in the Target Space


  7.  Choose Advanced Options for the copy.

  8. Choose Copy Space when you have set the required copy options and selected a target space.
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  9. Choose Confirm Copy Space.

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    A progress bar indicates the progress of the copy action and a successful copy of the space content will display a confirmation message.

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Copy Options
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Copy Pages

Pages are included in the copy. If not selected, pages are ignored.

Ignore Top-level Pages

The space home page and other orphan pages are not published.

Copy Labels

Include labels when copying pages or blog posts.

Copy Blog Posts

Blog posts are included in the copy. If not selected, blog posts are ignored.

Delete Pages added in Target Space

Delete existing pages in the target space. 

Replace Labels Exactly

Add missing labels on the target space, and do an exact copy of all labels on all pages/blog posts.


Advanced Copy Options
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Advanced Options

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Replace modification date with copying date

For copied pages, blog posts and attachments the modification or creation date will match the date the copying occurred.

By default, the modification date will be taken from the item in the source space that is being published.

Copy Properties

Page properties are attributes associated with pages usually defined by other plugins.

See the specific plugin's configuration for determining the prefix of the properties to be published. Properties with prefixes specified in Confluence Admin only are published. 

Copy Version Update Comments

The most recent comment is published as the page update comment on the target space.

Replace Local Space References

Replace all the local space references (i.e. [SPACEKEY:PageName]) with the public space key.

Copy Scaffold Data

Copy the scaffold data. Only the latest version data will be copied.

Copy Comala Document Management final state version

Copy the version of the page corresponding to the Comala Document Management workflow final state. Pages that do not have a final state will not be copied.