General App Documentation

Differences between User Profiles for Confluence Data Center and Confluence Cloud

The following table gives you an overview of the current functional differences between our Data Center and Cloud apps.

Feature

Cloud

Server

Extend Atlassian Profile with new attributes

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Sync User Profile data from external directories

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  • Microsoft 365

  • User information is directly displayed within the “Contact Person” macro and is not applied to the Atlassian user profile.

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  • LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol)

“Contact Person“ / “Enhanced Profile” macro 

info The “Contact Person” macro can display relevant information about a Microsoft 365 user. You can see the following information:

  • name

  • profile picture

  • position

  • email

  • telephone number

  • department

  • location

  • city

  • manager

  • employee ID

  • Microsoft Teams availability status

Users can also start a Microsoft Teams chat directly from the macro.

info The “Enhanced Profile” macro can display information stored in the Atlassian user profile configuration. However, you won't be able to see the user's Microsoft Teams availability status.

“Organization Chart” macro

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“Contact List“ / “Profile List” macro

info The “Contact List“ macro can be used to display a list of Microsoft 365 users. The list can be configured using the profile criteria position, department and location. It displays the following information:

  • name

  • profile picture

  • email

  • telephone number

info The "Profile List" macro can be used to display the profile information of several Atlassian users. Flexible configuration options and different display modes are available.

Search for people by additional profile information via People Directory

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