RefSense
Inline Matches. One-Click Links.
RefSense automatically detects references in Polarion work item text and lets you link them with a single click — with a companion widget to review invalid and suggested references.
Stop Copy-Pasting IDs. Let Polarion Find the Matches.
RefSense eliminates the tedious, error-prone task of manually creating and maintaining links between Polarion work items. It scans the text of your work item fields against configurable reference sets, recognizes when you are mentioning another item, and enables one-click linking — directly from the work item view and from inside LiveDocs documents. Linked references then display the target item's live information in place, so reviewers never have to click away from the document they're reading.
What You Get
Powerful features that deliver real value — wherever your team writes and reviews Polarion content.
Automatic Reference Detection
RefSense continuously scans work item fields and matches text against configurable reference sets — so references that would otherwise be missed are surfaced automatically.
One-Click Linking
Turn a detected match into a real Polarion link with a single click. No copying IDs, no dialog juggling, no cross-project query building.
Inline Reference Preview
Once linked, references display live information from the target item — title, status, and configured fields — directly in the work item view and inside LiveDoc paragraphs. Reviewers never have to leave the document.
Review Widget
A companion dashboard widget surfaces references that have become invalid and items with suggested matches that have not been linked yet — perfect for audit-style passes across a project.
Flexible Reference Sets
Define what counts as a reference — by ID pattern, by name, by custom expression — per project or globally. RefSense adapts to your existing conventions rather than forcing new ones.
Seamless Polarion Integration
Native look and feel, native link roles, native workflow. RefSense disappears into Polarion — no jarring modals, no external UI.
Reference Information, Right Inside the Document
Once a reference is linked, RefSense displays the target item's live information — title, status, and configured fields — in the same paragraph. Reviewers stop bouncing between tabs and start reading documents the way they were meant to be read.
Inline previews — see linked item details without leaving the LiveDoc paragraph.
Always current — referenced data updates automatically as the target item evolves.
Native rendering — preview content fits naturally into Polarion's document layout.
One Product, Two Ways to Use It
RefSense fits the way your team already works — both at the moment of authoring and during audit-style sweeps.
Work Item View & Document View
For authors and reviewers. RefSense highlights text that matches a reference, offers one-click linking, and displays linked item information inline. This is where links get created and kept accurate as work items evolve.
Dashboard / Page Widget
For reviewers, leads, and quality teams. The widget lists invalid references and suggested references that haven't been linked yet — so the team can do audit-style sweeps in minutes instead of hours.
Built for Real Traceability
For teams that rely on accurate work item links to drive traceability, impact analysis, and compliance.
Effortless Link Creation
Most links that would otherwise get skipped — because the author didn't know the exact ID — get created in seconds, inline.
Keep Links Accurate Over Time
The review widget makes it trivial to spot references that have drifted out of date as work items change, move, or get archived.
Audit-Ready Evidence
Complete, accurate links are part of the evidence demanded by ISO 26262, DO-178C, IEC 62304, and similar standards. RefSense makes 'complete and accurate' the default, not the exception.
Tune It to Your Information Model
Configure source items, reference sets, display fields, and link roles per project or globally — RefSense adapts to your existing conventions rather than forcing new ones on your team.
Source & reference queries — define exactly which items act as sources and which are eligible to be referenced.
Display & reference fields — control what gets matched and what shows up inline.
Link role & exceptions — pick the link role and exclude items where references shouldn't be created.
Ready to make accurate links the default?
See how RefSense turns reference detection and linking into a one-click operation — across work items and LiveDocs alike.