> ## Documentation Index
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# Planningboard
> Capacity-aware sprint and release planning on a board of swimlanes and cards for Polarion.
Nextedy PLANNINGBOARD is a Planningboard for Siemens Polarion ALM that arranges Plans and work items as cards across swimlanes, giving teams a visual, capacity-aware view for sprint and release planning. It embeds directly into Polarion LiveDoc and Wiki pages as a configurable widget, complementing timeline-based tools with a board/Kanban-style planning experience.
## Quick Navigation
Install Planningboard, set up your first project, and create your first Planningboard step by step.
Understand board structure, swimlane assignment modes, Plans modes, capacity tracking, and prioritization.
How-to guides for configuration, swimlane setup, capacity management, planning workflows, and advanced scripting.
Complete widget parameter listings, configuration properties, scripting API, assignment modes, and UI elements.
Answers to common questions on configuration, capacity, swimlanes, SAFe integration, and licensing.
Resolve script errors, capacity calculation issues, drag-and-drop problems, and version update issues.
## Key Features
* **Board view of Plans and work items** — Polarion Plans become columns and work items render as cards, giving teams a visual overview of sprint and release scope
* **Configurable swimlanes** — Group cards by assignee, parent item, enumeration field, project, or SAFe team; run in no-swimlanes mode for a flat board
* **Capacity bars per swimlane** — Track capacity load visually with per-swimlane capacity bars and normalization across swimlanes
* **Plan queries** — Select which Plans appear on the board using Lucene-based Plan queries
* **Drag-and-drop planning** — Move work items between Plans and swimlanes directly on the board
* **Prioritization** — Order work items on the board and persist priority within Plans
* **Card content and appearance customization** — Configure which fields appear on cards, apply color rules, and highlight items planned after their due date
* **SAFe integration** — Support for SAFe Sprints, Program Increments, and Solution Train planning views with dedicated swimlane and Plans modes
* **Advanced scripting** — Item scripts, config scripts, data scripts, and template functions for extending board behavior
* **Cross-project planning** — Arrange work items from multiple Polarion projects on a single board
## Documentation Structure
| Section | Purpose | Start Here |
| -------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Getting Started](/planningboard/getting-started/index) | Install Planningboard and create your first board | [Installation](/planningboard/getting-started/installation) |
| [Concepts](/planningboard/concepts/index) | Understand how the board, swimlanes, and capacity work | [Introduction to Planningboard](/planningboard/concepts/introduction) |
| [Guides](/planningboard/guides/index) | Task-oriented how-to guides for all feature areas | [Widget Parameters Overview](/planningboard/guides/configuration/widget-parameters) |
| [Reference](/planningboard/reference/index) | Complete parameter and API lookup | [Widget Parameters](/planningboard/reference/widget-parameters/index) |
| [FAQ](/planningboard/faq/index) | Answers to common questions | [General](/planningboard/faq/general) |
| [Troubleshooting](/planningboard/guides/troubleshooting/index) | Diagnose and fix common problems | [Common Errors](/planningboard/guides/troubleshooting/common-errors) |
## Common Tasks
* [Install Planningboard into a new project](/planningboard/getting-started/installation)
* [Create your first Planningboard](/planningboard/getting-started/first-planning-board)
* [Configure swimlanes (rows)](/planningboard/guides/configuration/swimlanes-configuration)
* [Configure Plans (columns)](/planningboard/guides/configuration/plans-configuration)
* [Track team capacity](/planningboard/guides/capacity/team-capacity)
* [Drag and drop work items between Plans](/planningboard/guides/planning/drag-and-drop)
* [Customize card content and appearance](/planningboard/guides/customization/card-content)
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Start with [Installation](/planningboard/getting-started/installation) to add the widget to your Polarion instance, then follow [Create Your First Planningboard](/planningboard/getting-started/first-planning-board) to set up your first board. The [Board Structure](/planningboard/concepts/board-structure) concept page explains how Plans, swimlanes, and cards relate to each other.