Using the Viable States macro

After reading the Quick start guide Viable States we now can go on a deep dive using the Viable States macro.

Using Viable States for Confluence

Add the Viable States macro to a Confluence page. Please follow the instructions of Atlassian's official documentation for macros (Confluence 7.6).

1. In edit mode the macro Viable States can be found by using the function "Insert additional content" → "Other macros".
2. In the macro parameters, the Default Title and a Default Color can be assigned first. This is used if no status has been selected yet (default status). The selectable statuses can be specified in the States parameter.
3. A status is always defined as follows and separated by a comma:
   1. Name of the status (e.g. Approved)
   2. Status color (e.g. green)
   3. Label (e.g. status-approved)

Use-cases

Viable States for Confluence can be used in various use-cases. Basically customers use it to change the status and the corresponding label on a page. Have a look at our Use-Cases page to read about the glorious use-cases of Viable States for Confluence inspired by our customers.