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# Gantt

> Project scheduling with dependencies, versioning, and resource allocation.

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Welcome to the Nextedy GANTT documentation. Gantt is a project scheduling product for Siemens Polarion ALM that brings interactive project scheduling, resource management, dependency tracking, and visual timeline planning directly into your Polarion environment.

## Quick Navigation

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  <Card title="Getting Started" icon="rocket" href="/gantt/getting-started/index">
    Install the extension, set up your first chart, and explore the demo project.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Concepts" icon="file" href="/gantt/concepts/index">
    Understand architecture, scheduling modes, resource load calculations, and configuration hierarchy.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Guides" icon="file" href="/gantt/guides/index">
    Step-by-step how-to guides for scheduling, dependencies, resources, calendars, visualization, and scripting.
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  <Card title="Reference" icon="gear" href="/gantt/reference/index">
    Complete widget parameter lists, configuration properties, scripting API, and compatibility details.
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  <Card title="FAQ" icon="circle-question" href="/gantt/faq/index">
    Answers to common questions about scheduling, resources, licensing, scripting, and configuration.
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## Key Features

* **Work Items Gantt** -- display Polarion work items as task bars on an interactive timeline with drag-and-drop scheduling
* **Plans Gantt** -- schedule and track Polarion Plans with cross-team and release planning views
* **Resource view** with capacity planning, multiple load calculation modes, and cross-project resource allocation
* **Working calendars** with holidays, custom working hours, and per-user calendar overrides
* **Auto-scheduling** with dependency-driven date calculation and conflict detection
* **Critical path analysis** highlighting the longest dependency chain in your project
* **Baselines** for comparing your current schedule against saved historical snapshots
* **Scripting API** for custom color logic, markers, and dynamic behavior

## Documentation Structure

| Section                                         | Purpose                                                      | Start Here                                                                                |
| ----------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Getting Started](/gantt/getting-started/index) | Install, configure, and explore your first Gantt chart       | [Install Gantt](/gantt/getting-started/installation)                                      |
| [Concepts](/gantt/concepts/index)               | Understand how scheduling, resources, and configuration work | [Product Overview](/gantt/concepts/overview)                                              |
| [Guides](/gantt/guides/index)                   | Task-oriented instructions for specific features             | [Configure Auto-Scheduling](/gantt/guides/scheduling/configure-auto-scheduling)           |
| [Reference](/gantt/reference/index)             | Look up widget parameters, properties, and API details       | [Work Items Gantt Widget Parameters](/gantt/reference/widget-parameters/work-items-gantt) |
| [FAQ](/gantt/faq/index)                         | Quick answers to common questions                            | [General Questions](/gantt/faq/general)                                                   |

## Common Tasks

* [Set Up a Basic Gantt Chart](/gantt/getting-started/setup-basic-gantt) -- create your first Work Items Gantt widget
* [Create Your First Dependency Link](/gantt/getting-started/first-dependency) -- connect tasks with finish-to-start dependencies
* [View Resource Allocation](/gantt/getting-started/first-resource-view) -- enable the resource view to monitor team workload
* [Configure Item Colors](/gantt/guides/visualization/configure-colors) -- customize task bar colors based on type or status
* [Compare Schedule with Baselines](/gantt/guides/visualization/baselines-comparison) -- track schedule drift over time
* [Write Item Scripts](/gantt/guides/scripting/item-script-basics) -- add custom logic to task rendering
* [Troubleshooting Blank or Non-Loading Gantt](/gantt/guides/troubleshooting/blank-gantt) -- resolve common display issues

## Need help?

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<LastReviewed date="2026-06-24" />