The documentation covers all features of Polarion ALM Enterprise. Some features described will not be available in other feature-reduced Polarion ALM products such as Polarion ALM Team.
Polarion ALM documentation is provided in two formats:
Online Help, accessible from the Help link in the header of the web interface
Polarion ALM Help is also available on the Polarion Software website at www.polarion.com/products/alm/help/. Any updates, additions, or corrections that may occur between releases are published at this URL, so you always have access to the very latest Help information.
PDF which you can download from the Polarion Software website at http://www.polarion.com/downloads/documentation.php.
Polarion Help is divided into the following major "books":
Administrator's Guide: Provides information for Polarion administrators about configuring Polarion, managing User accounts, setting up and configuring Projects, scheduling jobs, and monitoring system information.
User Guide: Provides information about common tasks and operations, including sections directed towards project managers and developers.
Reference: Provides reference information and a Glossary.
An additional manual, "Polarion Installation Guide" is provided in the installation bundle in HTML format, and is also available in PDF as a separate download at the same URL where you download the software. This guide contains the following information:
system requirements (hardware and software)
installation/uninstallation procedure
startup/shutdown procedure
license installation procedure
portal access instructions
how to change the default password
common problems and solutions
The following information may help you get started with the documentation.
If your role is:
System Administrator: Installation Guide (separate documentation in installation bundle), Administrator's Guide
Project Manager: User Guide
Engineer/Developer: User Guide
Requirements Engineer: User Guide