What You Will Achieve
After completing this tutorial, you will have:- A Polarion Info Page with a Work Items Gantt widget
- Filtered work items displayed as task bars on the Gantt chart
- Parent-child hierarchy showing grouped work items
- Dependency roles configured for linking tasks
Prerequisites
- Nextedy GANTT installed on your Polarion server
- A Polarion project with existing work items (or use the E-Library template)
- Edit permissions on the project’s Documents & Pages
Step 1: Create an Info Page
- Open your Polarion project
- Navigate to Documents & Pages
- Select a space (for example, Default Space)
- Click Expand Tools in the upper toolbar
- Click the Gear button and select Create New
- Choose Info Page
- Enter a title (for example, “Project Gantt”) and click Create
Step 2: Add the Work Items Gantt Widget
In the widget picker on the right side of the page:- Expand the Work Items category
- Select Gantt (Work Items)
- The widget loads onto your page, displaying all work items in the project
Polarion shows two Gantt widgets: Gantt (Work Items) under the Work Items category displays individual work items. Gantt (Plans) under the Plans category displays Polarion Plans. For this tutorial, use the Work Items variant.
Step 3: Filter Work Items by Type
By default, the Gantt loads all work items in the project. To show specific types:- Open the widget parameters (click the Edit button on the page, then the widget gear icon)
- In the Query section, click the + button to add a filter
- Select Type from the filter options
- Choose the work item types you want to display (for example, Epic and Release)
- Click Apply
Step 4: Enable Maximize View
To use the Gantt chart in full-page mode:- In the widget parameters, scroll to the Advanced section
- Set Maximize Gantt View to Yes
- Click Apply
Step 5: Configure Parent-Child Hierarchy
The hierarchy of items on the Gantt chart is derived from work item link roles.- In the widget parameters, find Parent Role
- Click Select and add the relevant link role (for example,
has_parent) from the left list to the right - Set Load Children to
1to display one level of child items - Click Apply
2 and add additional parent roles (for example, implements).
| Load Children | Result |
|---|---|
0 | Only top-level items, no hierarchy |
1 | One level of children (e.g., Epic > User Story) |
2 | Two levels (e.g., Epic > User Story > Task) |
Step 6: Configure Dependency Links
Dependency links are derived from work item link roles, just like parent-child relationships.- In the widget parameters, find Dependency Role
- Click Select and add the dependency link role (for example,
depends_on) - Click Apply
Step 7: Save the Page
Click the Save button on the Polarion page toolbar to persist your widget configuration.Key Widget Parameters Summary
| Parameter | Purpose | Example Value |
|---|---|---|
| Query / Type | Filter which work items appear | Epic, Release |
| Parent Role | Define parent-child hierarchy | has_parent |
| Load Children | Depth of child loading | 1 or 2 |
| Dependency Role | Define dependency relationships | depends_on |
| Maximize Gantt View | Full-page display | Yes |
Next Steps
- Set Up a Plans Gantt Chart — display Polarion Plans as top-level Gantt items
- Create Your First Dependency Link — learn to create dependencies interactively
- View Resource Allocation — enable the resource view to track team workload
- Explore the Demo Project — see a fully configured example
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