Due to functional differences between the Cloud and Server platforms, we are not able to deliver 1:1 feature parity between the environments.
But we are committed to a cloud experience that offers the same end result as that found in server - effective control and management of documentation.
Please visit the Atlassian Migration Program for Atlassian's step-by-step migration resources, free tools, and dedicated support to guide you every step of the way.
Have questions? Please contact us.
The Confluence Server Timeline
| February 2021 | February 2022 | February 2023 | February 2024 | |
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| Atlassian Confluence Server | New Confluence Server Licenses no longer sold by Atlassian. | No more upgrades and downgrades for Confluence | No more Confluence license sales | End of support for Confluence server |
Comala Document Management and any Comalatech apps | Comala Document Management for Server licenses continue to be available for sale | No more upgrades or downgrades for Comala Document Management for Server | No more Comala Document Management for Server license sales | End of support for Comala Document Management for Server |
Comala Document Management Server Migration Options
There are different outcomes for your Comalatech apps depending on how you want to proceed with your Atlassian software.
If you are: | Continuing In Server | Moving To Cloud | Moving To Data Center |
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| Existing Server Licensee (below 500 users) | End of support on February 2024 | We continue to explore implementing Comala Document Management Server features into Cloud, and are aiming for feature parity by 2023 (depending on Atlassian improvements to the platform). See our roadmap and migration plan below. | Comala Document Management is a Data Center approved app, but it is only available for 500+ users licenses. Check the pricing (Confluence, Comala Document Management) to determine if it is an option for you. Price increases announced by Atlassian from Feb 2021. |
| Existing Server Licensee (500+ users) | End of support on February 2024 | We continue to explore implementing Comala Document Management Server features into Cloud, and are aiming for feature parity by 2023 (depending on Atlassian improvements to the platform). See our roadmap and migration plan below. | Comala Document Management is a Data Center approved app, and is already used by hundreds of customers. Price increases announced by Atlassian in Feb 2021. |
Atlassian continue to update their migration platform, and we proactively raise issues with Atlassian and work with them to support migration.
As updates are made to the Atlassian Migration platform and tools we are continually investing in migration projects for our apps to support increasingly smooth migrations for our clients.
Comala Document Management Cloud Feature Parity
Comala Document Management Server's wealth of features and functionality has been built over the years on the Atlassian Server platform. Cloud is a much different environment than server, and it is much more difficult to deliver all of Comala Document Management Server features in the cloud. However, our goal is to make most of the features available in server by the second half of 2023 (depending on Atlassian's own progress with their Cloud platform).
| Feature | Description | Supported in Cloud | Notes |
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| Page Workflows | Ability to enable a workflows on a specific page/blog-post | Supported | |
| Space Workflows - All Pages | Ability to enable workflows in all pages/blog-posts in a given space | Supported | |
| Space Workflows - Subsets | Ability to enable workflows on a subset of pages/blog-posts in a given space e.g. based on page labels | 2024 | Not all the filters may be supported; please contact us if you have specific concerns |
| Global Workflow Configuration | Ability to assign workflows to spaces from global administration level | 2024 | |
| Custom Workflows | Ability to customize workflows to cover a variety of needs |
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| Custom Triggers | Ability to invoke specific actions when specific events or conditions take place |
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| Custom Workflow parameters | User, string, user group, duration and options parameters can be defined in workflows. |
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| Custom Workflows - Value References | Ability to refer to page properties such as author, modifier or updated dates | Q4 2023 | |
| Space Workflows parameters | Ability to define value parameters to a workflow on the space level |
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| States: Customize Names & Colors | Ability to add and change a state in a workflow, also supports color and name changes. | Supported | |
| States: Modify Due Dates | Ability to change a due date in a state | Supported | |
| States: Initialize Workflows to a Specific State | Ability to set a specific state on all the pages in a given space. | Supported | |
| Integration with other Apps | Communardo Metadata, K15t Scroll PDF Exporter | Roadmap milestones
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| Public Comala Document Management for Cloud API | Cloud API for Comala Document Management | 2024 | |
| Publishing: In Page Draft / Approved view | Ability to view the Draft or Approved version of a page | Supported with alternative publishing through draft/public space via Comala Publishing Cloud. | Due to Atlassian's API limitations provision made with alternative behaviour via Comala Publishing Cloud |
| Publishing: Draft / Public Space | Ability to publish approved pages to a public space | Supported via Comala Publishing Cloud | |
| Publishing: Removing Page Restrictions | Ability to remove all view and edit restrictions when pages are approved | Supported | |
| Reporting: Page Activity, Space & User Reports | Ability to check the status of the different documents within a space that have a workflow applied | Basic Reporting Supported | Adding more reporting/filtering capabilities Q4 2022 |
| Reporting: Document Info macros | Ability to add macros with Comala Document Management content to your page |
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| Custom Email Notifications | Ability to send email notifications throughout the life cycle of page | Supported | |
| Approval E-signatures | Require electronic signature when approving/rejecting pages | Supported through Timed-based One-type Passwords (using 2FA app) | |
| Read Confirmation | Ability to request confirmation that users have read a document | Use Comala Read Confirmations for Cloud to request confirmation | |
| Confluence Audit Logging | Leverage the Confluence Audit Log to track important workflows activity | 2024 | |
| States: Add Due Dates | Enable user changes to state due date | 2023 | |
| Workflow tasks | Ability to assign workflow tasks (tasks assigned at a given state) | 2024 | |
| Page Layout | Changes to page header and page footer content via workflow state transition | Not Supported | Due to Atlassian's integration limitations, it is very unlikely this would ever be implemented. |
| Multi-language Support | Support for other languages besides English | 2024 |
Migrating to Comala Document Management Cloud
Before committing to a migration, you need to determine if the features currently supported in Comala Document Management for Cloud meet your requirements.
- review the Migration Process Steps
- try Comala Document Management for Cloud now with a free evaluation; please follow this link to install it via the Atlassian Marketplace
- reproduce your server approval workflows inside Comala Document Management for Cloud. If your team has any questions do not hesitate to contact our support team
Any questions? Please contact us, we will be happy to assist you.
If the features of Comala Document Management Cloud meet your needs, you must decide if you need to migrate your team's workflow history. We do not currently support migration of all workflow historical data, but some information can be moved to the cloud.
Comala Document Management Workflow Migration Process
Currently, the process for transitioning each workflow is a manual one, provided by our Migration Engineering team.
Once complete, our team will share a JSON file that will allow the implementation of the workflow in your Confluence Cloud instance.
We will support transitioning customer Confluence Server approval workflows into the Confluence Cloud platform, including the following information
- active page workflow states
This process requires time from our team to prepare each workflow and should be taken into account when planning for the migration from Server to Cloud.
We advise our customers to reach out to our support team in advance, so we can plan accordingly and do our best to adjust to your organizational timeline.