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Documents and Derived Documents reports
By Maqsusi Digital Industries Software
For Siemens Polarion ALM.
Overview
- The Derived and Branched Document Live Report in Polarion ALM is a customized reporting solution developed using the Velocity scripting engine to provide real-time insights into document relationships within projects.
- This report is designed to track and display derived and branched documents, enabling users to visualize dependencies, versions, and document lineage across different project modules. When a user runs the report through the Polarion interface, the Velocity script executes and interacts with internal Polarion services such as ProjectService, TrackerService, and the Transaction API. These services collectively retrieve structured data about project configurations, document hierarchies, and relationships between parent and derived documents.
- The retrieved data is then processed, organized, and rendered into an HTML table, offering users a clear, interactive, and structured view of all related documents. By integrating backend data retrieval with frontend presentation, the report ensures seamless traceability and enhances version control efficiency. It minimizes manual tracking efforts, improves visibility into document evolution, and supports better change management and compliance monitoring within Polarion’s environment.
Functinal Flow
- Document Derivation & Branch Creation – Users initiate the creation of a derived or branched document from an existing baseline or master document within Polarion, ensuring the inherited linkage is automatically established.
- Data Retrieval via Polarion Services – The system uses Polarion’s core APIs (ProjectService, TrackerService, Transaction API) to fetch metadata, version details, and parent-child relationships for each document.
- Link Synchronization & Update Tracking – Any modifications made to parent documents are tracked and synchronized with derived or branched versions, maintaining full traceability and change consistency.
- Automated Report Generation – The Velocity scripting engine compiles the fetched data into a structured HTML report displaying document relationships, dependencies, and status updates.
User Review & Impact Assessment – Users and reviewers access the live report to assess version differences, perform audits, and identify potential impacts of changes across branched documentation.
Benefits
- Improved Traceability – Maintains a clear parent-child linkage across all document versions, ensuring regulatory compliance and version control integrity.
- Reduced Manual Effort – Automates synchronization and linkage management, eliminating manual tracking of document inheritance.
- Enhanced Collaboration – Supports parallel authoring and reuse across multiple teams or product lines without disrupting existing workflows.
- Regulatory Readiness – Ensures consistency and alignment with configuration management standards such as ISO 13485 and FDA 21 CFR Part 820.
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Efficiency & Transparency – Provides centralized visibility into document evolution, simplifying audits and improving decision-making.
Future Enchancements
- Automated Change Propagation Alerts – Introduce real-time notifications for users when parent documents are updated, ensuring timely synchronization.
- Visual Lineage Mapping – Implement an interactive graphical interface to visualize document inheritance and branching hierarchies.
- Integration with eSignatures – Enable digital signature workflows for approval tracking and compliance validation.
- Enhanced Version Comparison – Add side-by-side content comparison features for quick identification of revisions and deltas.
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AI-based Impact Prediction – Incorporate AI models to predict downstream impacts of changes across branched documentation for proactive decision-making.
Samples
Vendor
Maqsusi Digital Industries Software
Published by
Dhonagiri Sowmya
Products
- Polarion ALM
- Polarion QA
- Polarion Requirements
- Polarion X
Polarion Version
2506