You can use Contour to track different types of information based on the Projects you’re managing. Depending on how your Organization uses Contour, an Item could represent a feature, a requirement, a use case, a test case, a defect, and/or other Items you need to manage and track within the development process.  Each type of Item is grouped in a Set and has a template with specific fields to complete when adding new Items.  See Adding an Item for more information.

Note: Although Components, Sets, and Folders (container Items) are Items too, most references to Items generally involve document Items as described above.

Common Items managed within Contour include:

Note:  Your Administrator can customize the types of Items and corresponding fields you use in Contour.  See Customizing Item Types for more information.

Behind the Scenes

An Item is defined by an Item Type which can be configured in the Organization Administration. Each Item Type can be configured with a Name, Key identifier, Widgets, and any number of custom Fields. See Customizing Item Types for additional details.

Item Widgets

Item Types can be configured with several different Widgets including: Activities, Relationships, Attachments, Links, Tags, Versions, Test Results, Selenium, and Change Requests. Widgets are visible at the bottom of the screen when an Item is opened.