Settings
- Date Format: can be set in the tasks settings, default is YYYY-MM-DD. Dates entered are expected to be in this format.
View
The time units in the chart can be set to 10min, 15min, hour, day, week, month, quarter or year. The time unit determines the width of the bars in the chart. The smaller the time unit, the more detailed the chart is, but also the more space it takes up. This formula can be set to a variable controlled in a button group to allow dynamic changing between different time units.
Data
Tasks
Tasks are the bars displayed in the chart. They have a start and end date, a name and can be assigned to a project and/or swimlane. Dependencies are a comma sepearated list of tasks which have to be completed before the task can start.
- Progress is 0-100% and is displayed as a progress bar in the project bar.
- On Click you can select or trigger a dataplus message
Projects
Projects group multiple tasks or swimlanes together. They can be collapsed, can show progress and a summary of the tasks inside. The ID has to match the Project in the task settings.
- Progress is 0-100% and is displayed as a progress bar in the project bar.
Milestones
Milestones are global events which are displayed as diamonds in the chart. They have a date and a name. Show milestones in header can be used to show milestones in a global header. Else if projects are enabled milestones are shown in the project header of the corresponding project.
Swimlanes
Swimlanes can be used to group multiple tasks together and are displayed as horizontal sections in the Gantt chart. Tasks which don’t overlap are placed next to each other in the same swimlane, while overlapping tasks are placed below each other.
The ID has to match the Swimlane in the task settings.