Quick Navigation
Getting Started
Install the extension, set up your first chart, and explore the demo project.
Concepts
Understand architecture, scheduling modes, resource load calculations, and configuration hierarchy.
Guides
Step-by-step how-to guides for scheduling, dependencies, resources, calendars, visualization, and scripting.
Reference
Complete widget parameter lists, configuration properties, scripting API, and compatibility details.
FAQ
Answers to common questions about scheduling, resources, licensing, scripting, and configuration.
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 | Install, configure, and explore your first Gantt chart | Install Nextedy GANTT |
| Concepts | Understand how scheduling, resources, and configuration work | Product Overview |
| Guides | Task-oriented instructions for specific features | Configure Auto-Scheduling |
| Reference | Look up widget parameters, properties, and API details | Work Items Gantt Widget Parameters |
| FAQ | Quick answers to common questions | General Questions |
Common Tasks
- Set Up a Basic Gantt Chart — create your first Work Items Gantt widget
- Create Your First Dependency Link — connect tasks with finish-to-start dependencies
- View Resource Allocation — enable the resource view to monitor team workload
- Configure Item Colors — customize task bar colors based on type or status
- Compare Schedule with Baselines — track schedule drift over time
- Write Item Scripts — add custom logic to task rendering
- Troubleshooting Blank or Non-Loading Gantt — resolve common display issues
Sources
Sources
KB Articles
- Classic project view - brackets
- Customizing Progress-Related Coloring in the Gantt Chart
- Gantt configuration index
- Gantt - Configuration Properties and default values
- How to configure the Item Colors
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