Widget Parameters covers the most frequently used options — they control what Plans appear as columns, how swimlanes are grouped, and how capacity is tracked. If you are setting up a board for the first time, see Create Your First Planningboard first.
Widget parameters configure each individual board instance embedded in a Polarion page. Set them in the widget editor when inserting the board widget.
Widget Parameters — Overview of all widget parameter groups
Plans (Columns) Parameters — Parameters that control which Plans appear as board columns and how they are queried
Swimlanes (Rows) Parameters — Parameters that control swimlane grouping, assignment type, sorting, and filtering
Work Items Parameters — Parameters that control which work items appear on the board and how cards are rendered
Capacity Parameters — Parameters that configure capacity bars, normalization, and effort tracking per swimlane
UI and Display Parameters — Parameters that control board appearance, card content, and highlighting rules
SAFe Parameters — Parameters specific to SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) planning boards
Advanced Parameters — Low-level and infrequently changed parameters for specialized configurations
Configuration Properties
Configuration properties are system-wide settings applied at the server or project level. They are set in administration properties files rather than per-widget.
Configuration Properties — Overview of all server-side configuration properties
Appearance Properties — Properties that control default board appearance and card display
Capacity Properties — Properties that govern capacity calculation behaviour and normalization defaults
Teams Service Properties — Properties for the integrated Teams service
Scripting Properties — Properties that enable and configure the scripting extension points
API Reference
The scripting and REST interfaces let you extend board behaviour programmatically.
API Reference — Overview of all API surfaces
Scripting API — Entry point for board-level scripting
Item Script API — Methods available in per-card item scripts
Config Script API — Methods available in board configuration scripts
Data Script API — Methods for reading and transforming board data in scripts
REST API — HTTP endpoints exposed by the Planningboard server
Teams Service API — API for the Teams service integration
Assignment Modes
Assignment modes determine how swimlane rows are populated — which field or relationship maps each work item to a swimlane.
Assignment Modes — Overview of all swimlane assignment types
Assignee Mode — Groups work items by their assigned user
Parent Item Mode — Groups work items by their parent work item
Enumeration Field Mode — Groups work items by the value of an enumeration custom field
Project Mode — Groups work items by their Polarion project
SAFe Team Mode — Groups work items by SAFe Agile Team
SAFe Train Team Mode — Groups work items by SAFe Agile Release Train team
SAFe Programs Mode — Groups work items by SAFe Program
No Swimlanes Mode — Displays all work items in a single row with no grouping
Plans Modes
Plans modes control how Plan columns are sourced — from standard Polarion Plans, or from SAFe planning structures.
Plans Modes — Overview of all Plans column source types
Project Plans — Columns sourced from standard Polarion Plans in a project
SAFe Sprints — Columns sourced from SAFe Sprint Plans
SAFe Program Increments — Columns sourced from SAFe Program Increment Plans
SAFe Solution Trains — Columns sourced from SAFe Solution Train Plans
Fields
Field reference pages list the identifiers, types, and descriptions for fields used in widget parameters and scripts.
Fields — Overview of all field categories
Work Item Fields — Field identifiers for work item cards (type, status, priority, assignee, effort, custom fields)
Plan Fields — Field identifiers for Plan columns (name, start date, due date, capacity)
Resource Fields — Field identifiers for resource and capacity data
UI Elements
UI element pages describe each interactive control in the board interface — what it does and where to find it.
UI Elements — Overview of all board UI controls
Toolbar Controls — Buttons and controls in the board toolbar
Unplanned Sidebar — The sidebar panel listing work items not yet assigned to a Plan
Card Quick Actions — Actions available on hover over a card
Swimlane Controls — Controls on each swimlane row (collapse, expand, capacity indicator)
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