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6-Contributor
July 16, 2026
Question

Mermaid Diagram Support or Alternative to use in Codebeamer

  • July 16, 2026
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if there is any supported plugin, extension, or alternative solution available to use Mermaid diagrams within Codebeamer ALM.
 
We would like to understand:

  • Whether Codebeamer natively supports Mermaid or has plans to support it
  • If any official or recommended plugin/extension exists
  • If not, what alternative approaches or tools are recommended by PTC

5 replies

Community Moderator
July 30, 2026

Hi ​@RP_10913264

Thank you for your question. 

Your post has not yet received any response. I am replying to raise awareness. Hopefully, another community member will be able to help.

Also, feel free to add any additional information you think might be relevant. It sometimes helps to have screenshots to better understand what you are trying to do.

Thanks,
Vivek N
Community Moderation Team

7-Bedrock
July 30, 2026

I can see this as potentially helpful - using a diagrams-as-code approach (mermaid, plantuml) means if the diagram is changed in a requirement, it shows up as a diff to the requirement text rather than just a new attachment with an image in it.

Brian Kampling
14-Alexandrite
July 30, 2026

@RP_10913264 currently PTC recommends using PTC Modeler as a modeling tool, otherwise there is a build it diagraming tool that can be used. It has a Draw.io feel.

 

Brian Kampling | Source Allies Inc. | Systems Engineering Consultant
3-Newcomer
August 24, 2026

Hello ​@BKampling_SAI , 

 

due to the spreading of LLMs this is not sufficient anymore. We require a text based plugin to generate our graphs using LLMs. 

 

Is there a way to install a mermaid plugin ourselves? (e.g. External JavaScript extension or similar) 
It is sufficient if codebeamer displays them correctly, an editor is not required. 


Br. 

Brian Kampling
14-Alexandrite
August 24, 2026

Hi ​@VP_10910425 your best bet would be to use the LLMs to generate and export the mermaid diagrams into SVG format and then add them to Codebeamer. There isn’t an existing extension that easily integrates with Codebeamer today, so one would need to be built and then support with each Codebeamer version upgrade. You should also be able to have the LLM “Generate the mermaid digram in a draw.io format for inserting into Codebeamer” and that should allow you to use the integrated diagraming tool and mermaid + LLM tooling.

Brian Kampling | Source Allies Inc. | Systems Engineering Consultant