Core Concepts
What is Risksheet? — Overview of Risksheet as a risk analysis tool within Polarion ALM, its relationship to POWERSHEET, and the one-document-per-risksheet design model. Architecture — How the server plugin, client-side grid, and Polarion data layer work together to render interactive risk tables. Data Model and Work Items — How risk items, tasks, and upstream requirements map to Polarion work items with configurable types, fields, and link relationships.Configuration
Configuration System — Therisksheet.json file structure and how columns, formulas, styles, and data types are defined.
Configuration Hierarchy — How global templates, project templates, and document-level configurations inherit and override each other.
Access and Visibility
User Roles and Permissions — Administrator, editor, and reviewer roles, and how permissions control what users can see and modify. Work Item Visibility and Levels — How hierarchical levels determine which work items appear in the grid and how cell merging works across levels.Traceability and Workflow
Traceability and Linking — Upstream links to requirements and downstream links to mitigation tasks, including role-based filtering and cross-project linking. Review Workflows — Comment-based and approval-based review processes for risk analysis documents.System Behavior
Session Management — How Risksheet maintains browser sessions, handles keep-alive, and manages unsaved changes. Data Synchronization — How changes flow between the client grid and Polarion server, including transaction management and conflict resolution.Additional Topics
OData API — The OData service layer for programmatic access to risksheet data and linked work items.