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Wiki.nci.nih.gov was upgraded to Confluence version 4.2.8 on Saturday August 18th, 2012.

The wiki failover site is available (inside the firewall) in read-only mode so you can view content in the previous release. Changes to this instance are disabled and NO changes made to this instance will appear in the production instance.

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View a complete list of wiki spaces in the format of previous releases.

This is a significant version upgrade and has an effect on how pages are displayed and edited. For Information regarding the changes to Confluence in version 4.2.8 refer to the following pages, which show and describe the new Confluence 4 editor.

The Tips on the NCI Wiki show wiki markup, which you can use as a guide to completing the macro dialogs in the new editor. You can also insert wiki markup in the new editor.

Demonstrations of Confluence 4.2 are also available.

The following issues have been identified:

  • The Calendar plugin has been deprecated for Confluence 4.2.8 and has been replaced with Team Calendars. Refer to Creating a New Team Calendar.
  • Links to sections on the same page made in the form

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    show the # in the text. Hover over the link, select the option to Edit, and remove the # in the editing interface.

  • Some macros migrated from 3.5 are surrounded by paragraph breaks after the page is saved in Confluence 4.2.8 for the first time. This happens frequently with multi-excerpt includes. In the Edit page interface, select the option to view the XHTML source (displayed as <> on the upper right) and remove the paragraph breaks.
  • To put characters used in wiki markup in your text, type the character. For a pair of characters such as square brackets, enter the characters and then press the back arrow and enter the text. For example, the following was entered in this way: [This is not a  link.].

Once the upgrade is complete, please look over your most often used pages and spaces and, if you have an issue, create a ticket by sending email to Application Support. App Support will answer or forward your question.

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You must not merge cells in tables. Merged table cells are not Section 508 compliant. You must enter meaningful information in each cell, as blank cells are not Section 508 compliant. Repeat data in each cell to which it applies. Indicate "none" or "not applicable" where appropriate.

Alt text must be included for every image posted on the wiki.

In Confluence 4.2, provide a caption and describe the important aspects of the image in the text. The writers will add alt text in the XHTML editor.

A link to a disclaimer must be included for every link posted to a site external to the US Government. In Confluence 4.2, the writers will add the disclaimers in the XHTML editor.

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Wiki Use, Duplication of Content, Links to Wiki Pages

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The goal of the NCI Wiki is to allow users to collaborate on developing documents and information.

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Users are responsible for the accuracy of the information posted and for verification of information that they use. You can contribute content if you have an account (to request one, click the New Account link at the top of the page).

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For details, refer to  Tips for Authors and Editors

Follow the links for the tips that interest you. For general information, visit About Confluence and Using a Wiki. If you log in, you are welcome to add a comment to request a tip on a particular topic; the NCI Wiki team will respond.

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