Getting started with LemonTree.Connect Polarion

The screenshots from this documentation were created with EA version 16.1.1624.

1. Import Requirements from Polarion

1. To start the import of requirements from a Polarion project select a package, where the requirements from Polarion shall be imported to:
   Right-click the package and select Specialize > LemonTree.Connect Polarion > Import from Polarion:

   

2. If the credentials haven't been configured yet, the authentication dialog will appear (see Credentials for the Polarion Server).

3. In the next step, the project (and optionally a space and document) has to be configured for the import.

    

   Handling of Documents

   If you don't select any space and document, all work items will be imported from the selected project.
   If you select a space, you also have to select a document. You cannot import a space only. Only the work items included in the selected document will be imported.
   You can also imported multiple documents from the same project into separate EA packages.

4. After the configuration has been saved, the import will start automatically.

5. After the import was finished, confirm the message box:
   

   This will trigger a reload of the EA project, in order to see the changes done to the EA project file.

Navigate from an imported requirement to Polarion

It is possible to navigate from an imported requirement to the original work item in Polarion.
A simple double-click on the element in EA will open the original work item in Polarion in the configured standard browser.

2. Export Architecture to Polarion

1. To start the export of architecture elements to a Polarion project, select the package from which the architecture elements shall be exported.
   Right-click the package and select Specialize > LemonTree.Connect Polarion > Export to Polarion:
   

2. In the next step, the project for the export has to be configured.

3. After the configuration has been saved, the import will automatically start.

4. After the export was finished, confirm the message box:

   

5. Reload the project in Polarion to see the exported architecture elements.

   Enable the tree view in Polarion

   In order to see the hierarchy between export elements (which is represented thanks to the link role "parent of") you have to do these steps:

   1. Switch to the tree view:

      

   2. Set Show Backlinked, Work Items having has parent and role expanded to a decent amount of levels (depending on how many levels you have in your export package):

      

3. Synchronize Requirement Traces between EA and Polarion

Work item link roles between work items in Polarion, as well as conenctors in Enterprise Architect are synced between the two tools during both import and export.

For more details on the respective functions, please refer to these pages:

Import of Traceability Links between Polarion Elements

Export of Traceability Links between Polarion Requirements and EA Elements