Global Templates

The Classification Templates screen (under Apps → Classification Templates) is where a Confluence administrator defines classification once for the whole site and rolls it out to many spaces consistently. This is the recommended way to keep every space using the same classification levels, colours, labels, and restrictions.

The global Classification Templates library.

What a global template is

A global template is a named, reusable set of classification levels — the same levels described in Space Settings (name, colour, description, view and edit groups, label, page header style and image).

When a space admin applies a template, the levels are deep-copied into that space. The space then runs independently — later edits to the template do not retroactively change spaces that already applied it (they re-apply to pick up changes).

The template library

The screen lists all global templates. Classify ships with 6 predefined templates (for example Enterprise Standard and Simple Business) that are seeded automatically the first time you open the screen. You can use these as they are, edit them, or add your own.

Creating or editing a template

1. Add a new template or open an existing one.
2. Give it a name and description.
3. Add classification levels — the same fields as space levels.
4. Save.

Enabling or disabling a template

Each template has an enabled toggle. Only enabled templates appear to space admins in the byline onboarding and the “Add from template” picker. Disable a template to retire it without deleting it.

Applying a template to spaces

From a template you can push it to many spaces at once via Apply to Spaces:

1. Open the Apply to Spaces panel for the template.
2. Search and select the spaces (paginated 25 per page).
   • Spaces already linked to this template are pre-selected, greyed out, and marked “Already linked” — you cannot double-apply.
   • The selection count and Apply button reflect only new selections.
3. Click Apply.
   • If some spaces already have a configuration, you see a conflict prompt — confirm to override them, or cancel.
4. Classify applies the levels and updates the template’s linked-spaces list.

Applying a global template to multiple spaces.

Spaces that get skipped

Any space blocked by Space Access Control is skipped automatically — it is never written, even if you selected it. The result shows an info message such as:

“N skipped — blocked by Space Access Control: …”

This is a safety guard: an admin cannot accidentally classify a space that policy forbids. See Space Access Control.

Seeing which spaces use a template

Each template shows its linked spaces as pills (up to 5). If more than five spaces are linked, a “+N more” link opens a dialog listing them all.

Manage access

A Manage access button at the bottom of the templates list opens Space Access Control, where you decide which spaces are allowed to use classification at all. See Space Access Control.

Tips

• Edit the predefined templates rather than starting from scratch — they cover common classification schemes.
• Disable instead of delete when retiring a scheme, so existing spaces keep working.
• Changing a template does not auto-update spaces that already applied it — re-apply the template (with override) to push changes out.

Related

• Space Settings — how space admins apply templates locally.
• Space Access Control — controlling which spaces can classify.