You can restrict which users will be able to edit staffing timeline macro by changing Confluence page restrictions
To do this, go to Restrictions option in a way as illustrated below:
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In an opened prompt, click here (1) to open a drop-down menu with three elements:
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No restrictions: here everyone can view an edit;
Editing restricted: viewing is enabled for anyone, however only selected and added here people are able to edit Confluence page content;
Viewing and editing restricted: only selected people can view page content and modify it.
After selecting particular position, like presented above "Edition restricted" (2), prompt view should change:
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Now it's possible to find a person to whom restrictions are to be applied (1) and press "Add" button (2)
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