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title: "Introduction to Scaffolding"
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## What is Scaffolding?

Scaffolding is a powerful app for Atlassian Confluence that helps you manage structured data with editable forms and reusable linked templates. It includes custom macros that capture, store, and manage structured data on a Confluence page. This data can then be manipulated, evaluated, or compiled into reports.

## What Scaffolding provides?

Consider these features when evaluating Confluence forms solutions.

| **Feature** | **Available** | **About** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| User community | :check_mark: | Visit our Scaffolding Community to learn from our experienced user community. |
| Ease of use | :check_mark: | Access comprehensive text and date editors, plus versatile dropdown lists. |
| Templates | :check_mark: | Create templates to help structure data collections and presentation. |
| Dynamic forms | :check_mark: | Use the Confluence Edit Content capability to enter data and create new entries. |
| Drop-down list selections | :check_mark: | Access customer drop-down lists. |
| Advanced list selections | :check_mark: | Use custom drop-down lists based on attachments, images, user pages and other non-text selections. |
| In-Form calculations | :check_mark: | Display the data gather in Scaffolding with numeric summaries and data analysis. |
| Dynamical show/hide data | :check_mark: | Control the data displayed to your users based on custom constraints. |
| Custom data retrieval/grouping | :check_mark: | Display your data using custom grouping and display rules. |
| Reporting | :check_mark: | Basic report capability of Scaffolding can be enhanced with the advanced features of the [Appfire Reporting Add-on for Confluence](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/REPS). |
| Integration | :check_mark: | Add advanced reporting and SQL database access with the Appfire Reporting app and the M20 Reporting Connector for SQL Databases (the latter app is for server only). |

## See next

<span style="color: #97a0af">[Create a Simple Form](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SCAFS/pages/477603449)</span>

## Related pages

- [Basic tutorials](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/x/HpR3H)
- [Intermediate tutorials](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/x/35V3H)
- [Macro reference](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/x/Uph3H)
- [Knowledge base](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/x/mpl3H)

## Help and support

- [Scaffolding forum on the Atlassian Community website](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/tag/addon-net.customware.confluence.plugin.scaffolding/tg-p/category-id/atlassian-marketplace).
- Contact our [support team](https://appfire.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/11).