Gantt View Format of the Assignments Page of the Projects Section

Overview

Use the Gantt chart format to view assignment duration, dates, and progress.

Screen Elements

Right-clicking on the timescale will display:

Timescale list

The Gantt chart time interval options. Select from one of the following intervals:

Week/Day: The Gantt View is divided into weeks which are then divided into days.

Month/Week: The Gantt View is divided into months which are then divided into weeks.

Quarter/Month: The Gantt View is divided into quarters which are then divided into months.

Year/Month: The Gantt View is divided into years which are then divided into months.

Year/Quarter: The Gantt View is divided into years which are then divided into quarters.

Financial Period: The Gantt chart is divided into years which are then divided into financial periods.

Zoom to fit: Adjusts the current view's height and width or timescale to fit as much of the data as possible into the current work area.

Note: If you select to show the Financial Periods timescale, you can hover over a financial period in the timescale to see the start and finish dates of the financial period.

Hovering over an assignment bar will display:

Resource Name field

The name of the resource.

Bar Type field

The type of bar in the Gantt.

Current Bar: Spans the early remaining/actual start to the early remaining/actual finish for each activity, and indicates how the schedule is progressing according to the original plan.

Late Bar: Shows the late start to the late finish of an activity.

Planned Bar: Shows the forecasted status of planned activities, and is used for simulating the outcome of the project schedule as part of project planning.

Start Date field

The start date for the assignment on the activity. For a not started assignment, this is the activity's Planned Start date. For a started assignment, this is the Actual Start date.

Finish Date field

The finish date for the assignment. For not started activities, this is the Planned Finish date. For in progress activities, this is the Remaining Finish date. For completed activities, this is the Actual Finish date.

 Show Legend

Enables you to view a description of the currently defined bars available on the Gantt chart. To hide the legend, click  Hide Legend

Gantt Settings

Enables you to show or hide elements of the Gantt.

Sight Lines   Show or hide vertical sight lines in the Gantt.

Timescale  Select a timescale for the Gantt.

Tips

If financial periods do not exist for part of the duration of your project, the Gantt chart does not show data for the parts of your project whose dates fall outside the existing financial periods.
If financial periods do not exist for the whole of the duration of your project, the Gantt chart does not show any data. Change the Gantt timescale for your view in the Manage Views dialog box, or refresh your view if you are using the Overallocated Resources view.
You cannot zoom the financial period Gantt timescale using Zoom to Fit, nor by dragging the timescale.

Getting Here

Click Projects.
On the Projects navigation bar, click Assignments.
Click Gantt View.

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