{"id":3376,"date":"2021-08-06T03:35:49","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T07:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/polarion\/?p=3376"},"modified":"2026-03-26T05:41:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T09:41:53","slug":"how-to-add-custom-buttons-to-your-work-items","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/polarion\/how-to-add-custom-buttons-to-your-work-items\/","title":{"rendered":"How to add Custom Buttons to your Work Items"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We will show you in the following video, how you can provide your users a better navigation trough Polarion by adding custom buttons to the work item form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Polarion Cool Stuff -  Custom Buttons for Work Items\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZYREiU82UL4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Polarion Cool Stuff &#8211; Custom Buttons for Work Items<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find the necessary extensions and example scripts in the <a href=\"https:\/\/extensions.polarion.com\/extensions\/364-system-of-systems-template\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SOS Template<\/a> from our extension portal. 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