Managing the Gantt chart view

Gantt chart is integrated in the WBS Schedule Gantt viewlet. When you pull up the WBS Schedule Gantt viewlet, the Gantt chart is displayed in the right pane. Gantt chart allows you to view the progress of the project schedule by various timelines. The tool tip on the Gantt chart provides information on project dates and percentage complete.
To perform this task, you must have the required security permission. For more information about security permissions, see User security settings.

Based on the business need, you can customize the timeline view of your project schedule, yearly, quarterly, monthly, or weekly. Later you can quickly come back and view per the current day's schedule.

  1. In the WBS tree of the WBS attributes view, click the WBS element. The Gantt chart is displayed in the right pane.
  2. From the Gantt chart view, select the timeline that you want to view. Based on your timeline selection, the Gantt chart displays by year, by quarter, by month, or by week.
  3. Should you want to switch to a different timeline, click the down arrow down arrow icon, and select the timeline.
  4. If you want to view the Gantt chart for the current day, click the go to today go to today icon. A vertical line specifies the current day.
  5. Hover the mouse over the Gantt chart to see the start date, finish date, and percentage complete tool tip information.
Related concepts
Gantt chart view
Modifying schedules using the Gantt chart view
Dependencies
Related reference
Gantt chart elements

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