Customize the Planningboard appearance

Planningboard offers several ways to adjust its appearance, so it better fits the needs of your team and project. 

This article will gradually expand to cover different visual customization options. For now, let’s start with one of the newest improvements: displaying both Start and Due dates in the plan header.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Display Start and Due date in the plan header
  • How to enable
  • Display format

Display Start and Due date in the plan header

By default, Planningboard columns (representing plans or iterations) show only the Due Date. Starting with version 25.7.0, Planningboard can display both Start and Due dates in the plan header, providing a clearer overview of the iteration timeframe.

How to enable

• Open Polarion Administration → Configuration Properties.
• Add the following property:

nextedy.planningboard.showPlansStartDate=true

• Save the configuration and refresh the Planningboard

Display format

When both Start and Due dates are defined, Planningboard displays them on a single line. The year is not repeated if both dates fall within the same year:

If neither a Start nor a Due Date is defined, no value is shown below the plan name.

Start date only: an infinity symbol (∞) is displayed instead of the missing Due date:

Due date only: only the Due date is displayed, as before:

This setting affects only the visual display of plan headers. It does not impact capacity calculations, sorting, or any other functional behavior.

For any assistance, please don’t hesitate to reach out by submitting a ticket here.