{"id":6515,"date":"2025-03-31T05:17:59","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T09:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/polarion\/?p=6515"},"modified":"2026-03-26T05:45:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T09:45:55","slug":"siemens-polarion-for-ibm-rational-doors-classic-user","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/polarion\/siemens-polarion-for-ibm-rational-doors-classic-user\/","title":{"rendered":"Siemens Polarion for IBM Rational DOORS Classic user"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Blog-Series 1: <\/strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-color\"><strong>How to work with Table and LiveDoc.<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. General Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-gray-dark-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-66c991bf3eec8296cb223cbb509ab9a0\">In this blog-series we want to show you how to work with Siemens Polarion<a><sup>TM<\/sup><\/a>, especially if you have previously used (or currently use) IBM Rational DOORS<sup>TM<\/sup> Classic during your daily work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following content is intended to support you to use Siemens Polarion<sup>TM<\/sup> (get started easily and quickly) without giving up the basic functions and representations of IBM Rational DOORS<sup>TM<\/sup> Classic. For this purpose, examples are used to explain similarities between both tools and tool-related differences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The simple and lightweight way to use Siemens Polarion<sup>TM<\/sup>, a modern Application Lifecycle Management tool (ALM) which helps you to increase the efficiency throughout the entire ALM-process, will be the focus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><kbd><strong>Did you know<\/strong><\/kbd><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To find out, how easy it is to migrate your existing data from IBM Rational DOORS<sup>TM<\/sup> Classic to Siemens Polarion<sup>TM<\/sup>, please have a look on our <strong>blog-series \u201cHow to Exchange Data from IBM Rational DOORS<sup>TM<\/sup> Classic to Siemens Polarion<sup>TM<\/sup>\u201d<\/strong> by using the following links.<br><br><strong>General Introduction<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/polarion\/how-to-exchange-data-from-ibm-rational-doors-classic-to-siemens-polarion\/\">How to Exchange Data from IBM Rational DOORS Classic to Siemens Polarion | Polarion<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Part 1: The ReqIF-function<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/polarion\/part-1-how-to-exchange-data-from-ibm-rational-doors-classic-to-siemens-polarion\/\">Part 1: How to Exchange Data from IBM Rational DOORS Classic to Siemens Polarion | Polarion<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Part 2: The Polarion \u201cImport-Function\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/polarion\/part-2-how-to-exchange-data-from-ibm-rational-doors-classic-to-siemens-polarion\/\">Part 2: How to Exchange Data from IBM Rational DOORS Classic to Siemens Polarion | Polarion<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Part 3: The Polarion \u201cSynchronizer-Function\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/polarion\/part-3-how-to-exchange-data-from-ibm-rational-doors-classic-to-siemens-polarion\/\">Part 3: How to Exchange Data from IBM Rational DOORS Classic to Siemens Polarion | Polarion<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This blog-series shows Siemens Polarion<sup>TM<\/sup> key functionalities, which are part of the core product. You will see that Siemens Polarion<sup>TM<\/sup> (as a modern and open ALM-tool) offers many functionalities, which are not available in a pure requirement management tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Standard terms to start with<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Both tools use different methods and therefore different terminologies (see Table 1: Different terminologies). It should be mentioned that work items within Siemens Polarion<sup>TM<\/sup> are used as a \u201ccontainer\u201d, which (can) contain more information than a single object within IBM Rational DOORS<sup>TM<\/sup> Classic. This makes Siemens Polarion<sup>TM<\/sup> very flexible and customizable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table alignleft\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>IBM Rational DOORS<\/strong><sup>TM<\/sup><strong> Classic<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Siemens Polarion<\/strong><sup>TM<\/sup><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Object<\/td><td>Work Item<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Attribute<\/td><td>Field<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Object Heading<\/td><td>Title<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Object Text<\/td><td>Description<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Table 1: Different terminologies<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. A first look within the document\/ project structure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Within DOORS<sup>TM<\/sup> Classic, objects are represented as table form only. Objects can include text, OLE objects like tables, pictures etc. and be visualized with different views for different claims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Normally, every DOORS<sup>TM<\/sup> module starts with an \u201cdefault\u201d view, named as Standard view, representing the attributes Chapter, Object Heading and Object Text (see Picture 1: Example Standard-View).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"595\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/Picture1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6549\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Picture 1: Example Standard-View<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For different use cases or needs, customized views can be created. The following example (Picture 2: 00_Overview) shows a customized view, which displays more available attributes within the selected DOORS<sup>TM<\/sup> module than the standard view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"608\" height=\"312\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/Picture2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/Picture2.jpg 608w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/Picture2-600x308.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Picture 2: 00_Overview<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before starting work with Polarion<sup>TM<\/sup> you decide if you want to create a new project from scratch or continue your work within Polarion<sup>TM<\/sup> after a successful data migration from DOORS<sup>TM<\/sup> Classic to use the full power of Polarion<sup>TM<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For this blog and explanation, we are using a project which has been successfully migrated from DOORS<sup>TM<\/sup> Classic to Polarion<sup>TM<\/sup>, using the Polarion<sup>TM<\/sup> Importer-Function, a part of the core-functionality. Further, we\u2019re also using an analog Polarion<sup>TM<\/sup> view, named \u201c00_Overview\u201d like used in DOORS<sup>TM<\/sup> Classic before. The following image (Picture 3: Tree visualization horizontally) shows the representation by using the \u201cTitle Panes Horizontally\u201d configuration within the tree-view in Polarion<sup>TM<\/sup>. <strong>Please note:<\/strong> table or tree representations are available within Polarion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"595\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/Picture3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6553\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Picture 3: Tree visualization horizontally<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Depending on user behavior, the visualization can be modified. As an example, (Picture 4: Tree visualization vertically) shows the view \u201c00_Overview\u201d, modified with the \u201cTitle Panes Vertically\u201d setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"608\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/Picture4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/Picture4.jpg 608w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/Picture4-600x317.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Picture 4: Tree visualization vertically<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Interim result<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Siemens Polarion<sup>TM<\/sup> offers the opportunity, to work with tables like in IBM Rational DOORS<sup>TM<\/sup> Classic to support familiar user habits. Of course, depending on the use case it can be sensible to display data within a table-view (e.g. due to a variety of attributes which must be displayed sensibly). Further, additional functions are available within the Polarion<sup>TM<\/sup> workitems\/ table view to make work as pleasant as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the original \u201csource data\u201d was a table you also have the option of editing these data via a document structure. To be more precise. With one click, the previously shown table structure can be displayed as a document-based-structure (called LiveDoc) in Polarion<sup>TM<\/sup>. The following image (Picture 5: LiveDoc structure in Polarion<sup>TM<\/sup>) shows the previous visualized table-view \u201c00_Overview\u201d as a LiveDoc document in Polarion<sup>TM<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"619\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/Picture5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/Picture5.jpg 619w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/Picture5-600x331.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 619px) 100vw, 619px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Picture 5: LiveDoc structure in Polarion<sup>TM<\/sup> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Within a LiveDoc (document view), you also have the possibilities to modify the representation regarding your needs. For example: you decide whether attributes should be displayed outside of the document within the \u201cWork Item Properties Sidebar\u201d and\/ or within the document. Within the document, attributes can also be displayed as a table. The following images showing a comparison of the different representations. Picture 6: shows selected attributes which are displayed within the sidebar only while Picture 7 shows selected attributes that are displayed as a table inside the document additionally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"608\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/Picture6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/Picture6.jpg 608w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/Picture6-600x263.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Picture 6: Attributes displayed within die \u201cWork Item Properties Sidebar\u201d, only<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"608\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/Picture7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/Picture7.jpg 608w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/Picture7-600x347.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Picture 7: Attributes displayed additionally as a table within the document<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In summary, it is therefore up to you to decide, in which \u201esurface-structure\u201d you want to work within a project. Changes, that are made within a table-view, are transferred\/ visible within the Live-Doc and vice versa. Depending on the use-case or personal feelings, a table or document structure can be useful. With Polarion<sup>TM<\/sup> you have both options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. One more thing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Regardless of the interface selected, data can also be exported within Excel, WORD or PDF format. Excel and WORD documents can used for \u201cRoundtrips\u201d, to exchange data with e.g. customers, suppliers etc. using your own custom templates and predefined read\/ write permissions for individual attributes. As an advantage, your exported and e.g. by customers answered documents can be re-imported easily to Polarion<sup>TM<\/sup> again to automatically visualize all changes. How to use the Roundtrip-function will be described in detail in a following blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You need more information\u2019s? Please visit our websites:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/polarion.plm.automation.siemens.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), Requirements Management, QA Management | Polarion &#8211; Software<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/polarion\/category\/product-updates\/\">Product Updates | Polarion (siemens.com)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em><u>Note<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>DOORS<\/em><sup>TM<\/sup><em> is a registered trademark of IBM.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blog-Series 1: How to work with Table and LiveDoc. 1. 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